Re: [RELEASE] module-init-tools 0.8

[Gerd Knorr]

>  alias char-major-6 lp
>  alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
>  
>  Smells like a deadlock due to request_module() in some modules init
>  function or something like this.

Next try:  Changed "alias char-major-6" to "off".  Works better, at
least the system comes up with all network stuff working and I can
login as user (with $HOME at nfs).  Various modules still fail to
load (bttv driver, matroxfb):

WARNING: Error inserting v4l2_common (/lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/v4l2-common.o): Invalid module format
WARNING: Error inserting video_buf (/lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/video-buf.o): Invalid module format
FATAL: Error inserting bttv (/lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/bttv.o): Unknown symbol in module

WARNING: Error inserting matroxfb_misc (/lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/matroxfb_misc.o): Invalid module format
WARNING: Error inserting matroxfb_accel (/lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/matroxfb_accel.o): Invalid module format
WARNING: Error inserting matroxfb_DAC1064 (/lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/matroxfb_DAC1064.o): Invalid module format
FATAL: Error inserting matroxfb_base (/lib/modules/2.5.50/kernel/matroxfb_base.o): Unknown symbol in module

  Gerd

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