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Date:      Thu, 04 Jan 2001 11:39:27 +1030 (CST)
From:      "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
To:        wkt@cs.adfa.edu.au
Cc:        stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: kldload: Exec format error, is 4.2 problem?
Message-ID:  <XFMail.010104113927.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <200101030104.f03143902756@henry.cs.adfa.edu.au>

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On 03-Jan-01 Warren Toomey wrote:
> # kldload /usr/local/modules/rtc.ko
>  kldload: can't load /usr/local/modules/rtc.ko: Exec format error
>  
>  Fortunately, I kept a copy of rtc.ko from before the rebuild, and it
>  loads fine.
>  
>  -r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  6087 Jan  3 12:00 good_rtc.ko
>  -r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  6095 Jan  3 12:02 rtc.ko
>  
>  I also can't load vmmon.ko nor vmnet.ko, same problem.
>  
>  Is this a 4.2-thing, or have I just done something wrong? I've
>  searched the FreeBSD mail lists for clues, with no luck.

Do you see any messages in the kernel log about missing symbols?

Also, have you updated the port recently?

Disclaimer: I don't use the vmware port :)

---
Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer
for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au
"The nice thing about standards is that there
are so many of them to choose from."
  -- Andrew Tanenbaum


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