Re: tlug: Loading modules

[Jim Tittsler <jwt-tlug@example.com>]

On Thu, Jan 21, 1999 at 05:48:15PM +0900, Renaud ITIER wrote:
> I can now boot the machine with the new kernel, but having those messages at
> boot time:
> 
> modprob can't find module net-pf-4
> modprob can't find module net-pf-5
> modprob can't find module net-pf-4
> modprob can't find module net-pf-5

These messages are ugly, but don't hurt anything (if you aren't trying to
use IPX or AppleTalk :-).  You can make the messages go away by adding these
lines to your /etc/conf.modules file:

alias net-pf-3 off      # if you don't need amateur radio support
alias net-pf-4 off      # if you don't use the ipx module
alias net-pf-5 off      # if you don't use the appletalk module

(This is a frequently asked question.  I believe it is documented in the
/usr/src/linux/Documentation tree somewhere.)

> Would this module not found be responsible for the machine to freeze?

I don't think so, but certain types of auto-probing can cause unexpected
results when it is looking for your network card.  You can add 'alias'
and 'options' lines to /etc/conf.modules to tell it explicitly where
to find your card.

-- 
Jim Tittsler, Tokyo   ICQ: 5981586

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