From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 25 16:39:04 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80F601065942 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:39:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3157F8FC2D for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:39:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.3/8.14.2) with ESMTP id o0PGctag003488; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:38:55 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 1ISKTGoW3eLJ; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:38:54 -0600 (CST) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (ezekiel.daleco.biz [66.76.92.18]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o0PGclhs003483; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:38:48 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <4B5DC917.3080605@daleco.biz> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:38:47 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090929) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Anton Shterenlikht References: <20100125142430.GF1355@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <20100125142430.GF1355@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't load smbfs kernel module X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:39:04 -0000 Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > This is on FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT #0 r202964M ia64 > > I've built a kernel with smbfs module: > > # ls -al /boot/kernel/smb* > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 265579 25 Jan 13:36 /boot/kernel/smbfs.ko > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 680186 25 Jan 13:36 /boot/kernel/smbfs.ko.symbols > > but can't load it: > > # kldload smbfs > kldload: can't load smbfs: No such file or directory > > > Other modules load fine with kldload, e.g.: Does it make any difference to use the ".ko" extension, to call it by absolute path, or to use "-v" for more information, per The Friendly Manual? Certainly no expert. Wondering tho, as I don't know if the kernel maintains a list of "new" objects if they've been recently added. Hate to ask if you've done a reboot :-) Also, for curiosity, `file /boot/kernel/smbfs.ko`? > All I need is to mount an MS WIndows partition to my fbsd box. > > Please advise > > many thanks > anton