Kernel 2.5.50 unresolved symbols

[ahumphr]

Gentoo 1.4_rc1 fully emerged and synced. Running fine on 2.4.19_r10 + 8138too.o module for the NIC.

I'm try to build a new development kernel v2.5.50 for testing. The build and install goes OK but my NIC module won't intialise due to unresolved symbols.

I'm following the normal procdure

make menuconfig
make dep && make clean, bzImage, modules, mo8138toodules_install

I then install the bzImage, set up grub. If I then do a

depmod -a 2.5.50

I get a steam of unresolved symbol errors. See end of post for listing.

The kernel boots but I get an error at the "bringing up eth0 stage".

If I login and do a
modprobe 8138too
I get an unresolved symbol error.

What am I doing wrong? Do I need to Upgrade something? Or is my .config wrong?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ depmod -a 2.5.50
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/8139too.o
depmod: pci_bus_write_config_word
depmod: __netdev_watchdog_up
depmod: preempt_schedule
depmod: flush_signals
depmod: eth_type_trans
depmod: __kfree_skb
depmod: alloc_skb
depmod: pci_register_driver
depmod: kmalloc
...
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/crc32.o
...
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/dummy.o
... <and so on for>
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/mii.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/nvram.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/rtc.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/smbfs.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-ainstr-fm.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-ak4531-codec.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-emu8000-synth.odepmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-emux-synth.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-ens1370.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-ens1371.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-hwdep.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-mpu401.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-opl3-lib.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-opl3-synth.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-rtctimer.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-sb-common.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-sb16-csp.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-sb16-dsp.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-sbawe.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-seq-instr.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-seq-midi-emul.odepmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-seq-virmidi.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-serial-u16550.odepmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-util-mem.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/snd-virmidi.o

[lx]

You need different tools (modified modutils), because since 2.5.48 the way modules are named / loaded changed....... (better compile it in, cause I don't now if module-init-tools of rusty work with 2.4.x kernel). If you want to use module-init-tools you should also use the small patch in the NEWS file of the package to patch your kernel.

Cya lX.
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