On Fri, 7 Jan 2011, Rekcut_Nod wrote:
> Frustrated at the inability to resolve this problem, I attempted to
> modify the .config file to set CONFIG_BRIDGE=y, rather than =m. This
> option is not given on the "make menuconfig" menu,
Yes it is.
Networking Options
802.1d Ethernet Bridging
sandwiched between DECnet support and CCIT X.25 Packet Layer
But to be honest I seriously cannot see it being useful.
> so I had to manually
> edit the file to do it.
Never a safe thing to do with kernel compilation.
> Depmod then worked without any unresolved symbol errors.
>
> However, when I then tried to use bridge-utils by typing:
>
> :modules# brctl addbr br0
> add bridge failed: Package not installed
>
> D'OH! An FAQ on the web indicates:
>
> Q: I get the error "br_add_bridge: Package not installed" when trying to add
> a bridge, why is that?
> A: This happens if you don't have bridging support compiled into your kernel,
> or the module isn't loaded.
>
> Sigh... So, neither CONFIG_BRIDGE=y or CONFIG_BRIDGE=m works. How the heck
> does one compile bridging support into the kernel if not by doing one of
> those?
>
> Confused (obviously),
> Don
>
>
> --- In "Rekcut_Nod" <> wrote:
> >
> > I recently rebuilt the default TS7260 kernel and added a few modules to the
> > kernel configuration:
> >
> > [M] IP: tunneling
> > [M] IP: GRE tunnels over IP
> > [M] 802.1d Ethernet Bridging
> > [*] Network packet filtering
> >
> > The "make modules_install" step fails, but Kris at Tehnologic indicated
> > that this was not a problem. One needs only to run depmod on the TS7260
> > once all of the modules have been copied over. I did this, and this was
> > the response:
> >
> > :root# depmod -ae
> > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> > /lib/modules/2.4.26-ts11/kernel/net/bridge/bridge.o
> > depmod: br_ioctl_hook
> > depmod: nf_hooks
> > depmod: br_handle_frame_hook
> > depmod: nf_hook_slow
> > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> > /lib/modules/2.4.26-ts11/kernel/net/bridge.o
> > depmod: br_ioctl_hook
> > depmod: br_handle_frame_hook
> > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> > /lib/modules/2.4.26-ts11/kernel/net/ipv4/ip_gre.o
> > depmod: nf_hooks
> > depmod: nf_hook_slow
> > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> > /lib/modules/2.4.26-ts11/kernel/net/ipv4/ipip.o
> > depmod: nf_hooks
> > depmod: nf_hook_slow
> > depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> > /lib/modules/2.4.26-ts11/kernel/net/packet/af_packet.o
> > depmod: br_ioctl_hook
> >
> > I thought perhaps the problem might be because depmod was using an old
> > /etc/modules.conf file, but when I attempt to run update-modules I receive
> > the same errors. Can someone tell me what else I need to do to enable the
> > new modules?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Don
> >
>
>
>
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