[Pkg-uml-devel] Re: modprobe problem with rootstrap?

[Stefano Melchior]

On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 08:45:16PM +0100, Andreas Schuldei wrote:
Hi all,

> now i try to run my testbox with your rootstrap and uml package. 
> 
> (first i was confused because they still had mdz as the
> maintainer. feel free to fix that and set me as the uploader.)
of course: I left mdz with respect of his great work and because I didn't
yet received an ack to my pings to him.
Now with his bless we can drive the pkg through the way to Etch :))
> 
> however i have a problem with modprobe in rootstrap. here is the
> output of the relevant dmesg:
[...]
> 
> Initialized stdio console driver
> Console initialized on /dev/tty0
> Initializing software serial port version 1
> Failed to open 'root_fs', errno = 2
>  /dev/ubd/disc1: unknown partition table
> VFS: Mounted root (hostfs filesystem) readonly.
> Mounted devfs on /dev
> builder running...^M
> request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-1
> modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.12/modules.dep: No such file or directory^M

Andreas: when you install u-m-l-2.6.12-1um you can have a linux kernel
with some modules compiled in order to accomplish the configuration I
included in the pkg.
You can find them in /usr/lib/uml/modules/x.y.z (of course x.y.z=2.6.12 in
you case).

What you need to do now is to:

host# mount -o loop root_fs /mnt;
host# cp -r /usr/lib/uml/modules/x.y.z /mnt/lib/modules/
host# umount /mnt

Thus EVERYTIME you use a new root_fs you need to do the same, ok?
> 
> Since this happens inside the UML, passing environment vars like
> MODPROBE_OPTIONS does not help either. before i go and dig in
> roostrap for this: do you have a clue about this?
> 
> btw: i extended rootstrap a bit and plan to relase a new and
> improved version with more modules (and have mdz's blessing).
> did you do work on it, too?

I actually tried an already done root_fs (stupid workaround for someone
who does't have time: me!) from u-m-l.sf.net :))

Cheers

SteX

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