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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
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Subject: Re: HEADS UP: linux module breaks current 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 07 Sep 2000 16:04:11 +0200."
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On Thu, 07 Sep 2000 16:04:11 +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote:

> Just a warning to anyone wanting to try out SMPng -- make sure that you
> hdon't have ``linux_enable="YES"'' in /etc/rc.conf.
> 
> I got a kernel trap when /etc/rc tried to load the linux module.  I
> haven't had time to get a panic and backtrace to Marcel, but I thought
> I'd send this warning for now.

I'd like to feed back that this was pilot error.  Although I had
up-to-date modules in /boot/kernel, I still had stale modules in
/modules.

The bottom line?  Be sure to remove your /modules when you upgrade.  If
you want to keep your old modules around to support an old kernel, do
this:

	if [ ! -d /boot/kernel.old ]; then
		mv /modules /boot/kernel.old
		chflags noschg /kernel
		mv /kernel /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
		chflags noschg /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
	fi

The linuxulator is working just fine for me under the new SMPng. :-)

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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