[OpenAFS] problem with openafs on a recompiled 2.4.20-8 kernel

[Derek Atkins]

If you are going to reconfigure a Red Hat kernel then you MUST
remove the pre-computed ksyms from include/linux/modules/*

-derek

Johann Cohen-Tanugi <johann.cohen@pi.infn.it> writes:

> Hi, 
> thanks for answering quickly.
> 
> On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 16:20, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > Did you completely remove Red Hat's ksyms before you rebuilt your
> > kernel with a different configuration?
> > 
> I had no clue about it until you mentioned it. Then I looked at the man
> of ksyms, etc.... So, to answer your question I never did anything about
> these symbols. Can you tell me more about removing ksyms? I never saw
> any mention of it before! I just make xconfig,, make dep, make bzImage,
> modules etc... 
> But as a matter of fact I am currently experiencing problems compiling
> kernel 2.4.20-18.9 modules andit seems to be a config problems because
> it incorrectly parse kernel.h  and/or module.h, starting at lines using
> "extern"
> 
> > Were your kernel sources available when you rebuilt AFS?  Did
> > AFS find them?
> > 
> yes to both questions.
> 
> 
> Please let me know what you expect me to do about these ksyms before
> compiling.... Note that I also tried the binaries provided by openAFS...
> Why would these also fail?
> 
> thanks,
> Johann
> 
> > -derek
> > 
> > Johann Cohen-Tanugi <johann.cohen@pi.infn.it> writes:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 	I recompiled 2.4.20-8 in order to get acpi support on my laptop. Now I
> > > would like to get afs to work. I tried both the binary release and the
> > > sources that I recompiled using rpmbuild -bb 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > In both cases, I get the following:
> > > 
> > > [root@localhost redhat]# service afs start
> > > Hmm...  I can't seem to find an AFS kernel module suitable for your
> > > Linux
> > > kernel.  That means you will need to build or obtain a suitable module.
> > > The following information may be of some use in obtaining assistance:
> > > CPU Type:       1586.intel.2
> > > Linux version:  2.4.20-8 #7 Wed May 21 19:26:33 CEST 2003
> > > RedHat release: Red Hat Linux release 9 (Shrike)
> > > Symbol versions:
> > >   iget4      7b369432
> > >   iget4      7b369432
> > >   sock_create 7a0451b7
> > > Did not find matching module in SymTable
> > > Failed to load AFS client, not starting AFS services.
> > > 
> > > [root@localhost redhat]# insmod
> > > /usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.20-8-i586.o
> > > /usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.20-8-i586.o: unresolved symbol
> > > sock_release_R69bcec9f
> > > /usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.20-8-i586.o: unresolved symbol
> > > sock_create_R13178b72
> > > /usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.20-8-i586.o: unresolved symbol
> > > zone_table_R4b76a6ed
> > > /usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.20-8-i586.o: unresolved symbol
> > > sock_recvmsg_R1244a0c2
> > > /usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.20-8-i586.o: unresolved symbol
> > > sock_sendmsg_R57ce31c5
> > > /usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.20-8-i586.o:
> > > Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
> > >       and it has unresolved symbols.  The module may be trying to access
> > >       GPLONLY symbols but the problem is more likely to be a coding or
> > >       user error.  Contact the module supplier for assistance, only they
> > >       can help you.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > note that all the drivers fail with these types of messages. This one
> > > has the fewest....
> > > thanks for any  help.
> > > 
> > > Johann
> > > 
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