"failed to load kernel module"

[Samuel Rydh]

On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 07:23:30PM -0400, David Rostenne wrote:
> I have just installed Gentoo on a Powermac 7300, dual cpu 200mhz 
> 604e, 384 mb ram, No extras...
> 
> I have also built a new kernel using linux-2.4.20-ppc-r3 and it's 
> associated modules.
> 
> The error I get when starting mol;
> 
> spike root # startmol
> Mac-on-Linux 0.9.68 Copyright (C) 1997-2003 Samuel Rydh
> Starting MOL session 0
> Loading Mac-on-Linux kernel module:
>    /usr/lib/mol/0.9.68/modules/2.4.20-ppc-r3-smp-noav/mol.o
> /usr/lib/mol/0.9.68/modules/2.4.20-ppc-r3-smp-noav/mol.o: unresolved 
> symbol __global_save_flags
> /usr/lib/mol/0.9.68/modules/2.4.20-ppc-r3-smp-noav/mol.o: unresolved 
> symbol __global_restore_flags
> ====================================================================
>   Failed to load the module - try recompiling the MOL kernel
>   module. Instructions (and information about common problems)
>   are available at <http://www.maconlinux.org>.
> ====================================================================
> 
> Any ideas would be most welcome!
> 
Try doing something like

	cd /usr/src/linux
	cp .config /tmp/config-bak
	make mrproper
	cp /tmp/config-bak
	make oldconfig
	make dep
	make

and then recompile the MOL kernel module.

Cheers,

/Samuel