modprobe problem

**acsmith** · 05-12-2005

Hey everyone,
I'm having a problem with modprobe. Whenever I run modprobe (I'm trying to load rt2500.ko) it's looking for the driver in the 2.6.11-gentoo-r3 folder BUT I'm running 2.6.11-gentoo-r8. How did this get mixed up and can I change it?

**Cabhan** · 05-12-2005

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uname -r

Does that say r8?

If not, you're not in the r8 kernel.

If it does, check that your /usr/src/linux symlink is pointing to the r8 sources. If it's not, repoint it and recompile the modules that you need.

**acsmith** · 05-13-2005

When I do a uname -r it says r3 but my symlink is pointing to r8. I don't understand why it isn't r8.

**Cabhan** · 05-13-2005

Make sure that your bootloader is set to boot the correct kernel image.

Are you using GRUB or LILO?

Either way, if you need help, post your bootloader config file. For LILO, that's /etc/lilo.conf, and for GRUB, I think it's /boot/grub/grub.conf.

**acsmith** · 05-14-2005

It boots fine, but I just don't understand why uname -r is r3 and modprobe and junk. I can get it all to work it't just a pain.

**budman7** · 05-14-2005

Is it possible that your bootloader is booting the kernel -r3 instead of -r8.

Check /boot/grub/menu.lst to find out what kernel is being booted.

If it is lilo, it would be /etc/lilo.conf

**jaboua** · 05-14-2005

If you're using lilo and forgot to run /sbin/lilo after compiling+installing the kernel, the computer will still be booting r3. In that case, just run /sbin/lilo and reboot.

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