Unable to insert bridge kernel module

[robthebob]

Hi,

I'm trying to setup openvpn with bridging (I need IPX to work over the connection). I changed bridge to be built as a module (this is the only change I made to the kernel), and then ran make modules_install. When I try "modprobe bridge", I get the following error:

FATAL: Error inserting bridge (/lib/modules/2.6.17-gentoo-r8/kernel/net/bridge/bridge.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

And in dmesg:

bridge: Unknown symbol br_handle_frame_hook
bridge: Unknown symbol br_fdb_put_hook
bridge: Unknown symbol br_fdb_get_hook

I have not rebooted or installed the "new" kernel (although surely it is the same as I only compiled an extra module) because previously I have been able to avoid it by compiling as a module. Is this not always the case. I have not done so because this machine is in use as a router at the moment and I am not the only one depending on it.

Thanks for any help,

Robin

[bugg_tb]

Adding single modules to the kernel does not always require a reboot but if your adding a new function it has been known to require a new bzImage as it may need to reference other items in the TCP/IP stack(in this case).

HTH

Tom
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[dnikola]

I have also same problems for two days.

Those are the error messages:

When I try to start bridge: