modprobe error (ignoring bad line...)

[kookay]

Hi everybody

since a few days ago, (I think it was after a emerge -avu world) everytime I load a module (that means about a dozen times during system boot) I get the following four messages:

[PaulBredbury]

Look at the lines in /etc/modprobe.conf, and trace them back to the particular files in /etc/modules.d/.

Fix the files in /etc/modules.d/, then run update-modules to recreate /etc/modprobe.conf.

[musv]

Nice answer but it doesn't solve the problem.

I think, the origin of the problem is modules-init-tools version 3.2.2-r1. Either it's a bug or the commad probeall is banned out of the package.

[romildo]

I am having the same problem for a while now.

[JohnBlbec]

the same problem

[PaulBredbury]

Saying "me too" is useless. Provide some information. Show the output of:

[JohnBlbec]

[UTgamer]

[surveyor]

I have the first described problem too.

I looked into "modprobe.conf" and there is a hint, that this file generated by "update-modules" from the files in

/etc/modules.d/ - config snippets for old module utilities (<= linux-2.4)
/etc/modules.conf - sum of all files in /etc/modules.d/

/etc/modprobe.d/ - config snippets for new module utilities (>= linux-2.6)
/etc/modprobe.conf - sum of all files in /etc/modprobe.d/

I use kernel 2.6.21.x, but there is no directory "/etc/modprobe.d/".

Is it possible to create the directory "/etc/modprobe.d" and copy all files from "/etc/modules.d" and run "update-modules"?

[PaulBredbury]

[Dabljuh]

You don't seem to be understanding the issue.

How should you fix what isn't broken?

Why is "probeall" no longer recognized?

How should (if) a line that begins with probeall be changed?

[redtoade]

Apparently there is no PROBEALL in the man for modprobe.conf

So you have your choice: ALIAS or INSTALL.

I found this in the TODO for module-init-tools
+ generate-modprobe.conf: convert "probeall" to a sequence of "alias" lines
perhaps it's a clue as to what to do.

although I would think INSTALL makes more sense.

Can someone please take a look at this?!

[oliver2104]

Hello,
I had the same problem: if you have a line in /etc/modprobe.conf starting with "probeall"
this will give you error messages during boot-time.
In my case it was the line: probeall /dev/svga svgalib_helper
if that is the same with you, you need to edit the file /etc/modules.d/svgalib_helper
Change the line :
probeall /dev/svga svgalib_helper
to:
install /dev/svga svgalib_helper
Now run:
# update-modules
Next time you boot, that error messages should not appear.
But I cannot say, if this changes the system behavior.
Maybe it is only a "cosmetic" solution (no ugly errror messages)

[gary]

Umm...any update on this subject? I have the same bit with svgalib - which is mentioned twice in my modules.conf, for whatever reason.
Is changing from probeall to install or alias the right solution?
Thanks for any thoughts...

[man in the hill]

[gary]