Kernel module errors on boot...

[VR53]

I've just compiled 2.4.31 kernel for Debian sarge and when booting, it gives me errors like:

Loading modules : ide-cd modprobe: Can't locate module ide-cd (I don't have a CD-ROM)
ide-detect modprobe: Can't locate module ide-detect
ide-disk modprobe: Can't locate module ide-disk
psmouse modprobe: Can't locate module psmouse (Don't have a mouse nor ps2 port)
Skipping unavailable hardware/built-in 8139too module.
Skipping unavailable hardware/built-in piix module.
Skipping unavailable hardware/built-in usb-uhci module.
Kernel hotplug support not enabled.

Firewall: Loading kernel modules: ip_tables, modprobe: Can't locate module ip_tables, ip_conntrack, ip_conntrack version 2.1 (512 buckets, 4096 max) - 288 bytes per conntrack
ip_conntrack_ftp, iptables_nat, ip_nat_ftp

but these modules are in the kernel! blink.gif
here's a list of the configuration.

and how do I get the full boot log?

[lakerdonald]

Well for one, you might want to build hotplug support into your kernel.

[VR53]

Why would I need this? What does it do?
I believe I didn't had it with my last kernel either, that worked just fine...

[lakerdonald]

It's just a suggestion, probably won't fix your problem, but hotplug helps detect when a device is plugged in, and tries to load the appropriate modules/firmware for it.

[VR53]

This is just an old computer - for internet gateway, no monitor, no x, no usb devices etc. But thanks.

[loft306]

check the file prob somewhere in /etc/ that the list of modules to load on boot and remove all the ones that you didnt build in the new kernel that are in there the file might be /etc/modules

[VR53]

/etc/modules contains these:
ide-cd
ide-detect
ide-disk
psmouse

I'm guessing I just miss the modules somehow. Although I did "make modules_install". /lib/modules/2.4.31 folder is missing some modules... like 8139too Why aren't they there? This didn't happen in 2.4.22

I believe the problem is with "make modules_install" since many modules are missing? What should I do about this?

[cyl20]

This reply may be a bit late regarding the original posting date.

I just had the same kind of problem with a new kernel (2.6.13) I compiled for my debian distro. I have used a .config file that I downloaded expected to offer just the right settings for my laptop and I had to cope messages about missing modules.

Actually, the missing modules were either absent (useless for my computer) or were built in the kernel. There were two kinds of problems though:

- some modules were to be loaded at boot because they appeared in the /etc/modules file.
- discover wanted to load other modules at boot since the corresponding hardware was detected but could not load "modules" because drivers were built-in.

What I did was :
- I removed every unnecessary module name in /etc/module
- I created a new file /etc/discover.d/built-in where I put the following lines, asking not to try to load any modules that is already built-in
skip usb-uhci
skip ehci-hcd
skip i810_rng
skip piix

Now I no longer have the previous error messages at boot time !