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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 20:33:16 -0600
From: Chris Costello <chris@holly.dyndns.org>
To: John Smith <cr@eta.ee.fit.edu>
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Subject: Re: /dev/lkm
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On Tue, Feb 23, 1999, John Smith put this into my mailbox:
> 
> 	Hello All;
> 	
> 	I am on 3.1; and when I try to do modload. i get /dev/lkm not
> configured. 
> 
> 	Do I need to compile my kernel with a special keyword so that it
> supports loadable kernel modules, (/dev/lkm exists); or lkm does not exist
> anymore?

   lkm exists, but it's apparently broken and *SHOULD* be removed.  I added
the LKM device to my kernel config and modload does not work.  I get a bunch
of ld errors

> 
> 	Any ideas?
> 
> 	Thanks;
> 	-John

-Chris

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