[arch-dev-public] Issue on kernel 2.6.25 upgrade

Alexander Baldeck kth5 at archlinuxppc.org
Mon Apr 21 06:29:37 EDT 2008


Thomas Bächler wrote:
> Thomas Bächler schrieb:
>> Dan McGee schrieb:
>>> I've pasted the full output below, but what I wanted to point out is
>>> the "missing ide-cd module" part. Some of us unfortunately still have
>>> to use IDE.
>>
>> How is it the sis driver is still not stable? (So glad my old board is 
>> broken).
>>
>>  > /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26.img
>>  > :: Begin build
>>  > :: Parsing hook [base]
>>  > :: Parsing hook [udev]
>>  > :: Parsing hook [autodetect]
>>  > :: Parsing hook [ide]
>>  > ERROR: module 'ide[-_]cd' not found
>>
>> Okay, it has been renamed to ide-cd_mod. I always wondered why we add 
>> the CD modules in there anyway: Nobody needs CD drives during 
>> initramfs. If he/she does (live cd), one can add it by hand. I will 
>> drop the CD modules from the mkinitcpio hooks completely.
>>
>>> In addition, the kernel26.preset.pacnew file was installed with 600
>>> permissions...any reason why it is so restrictive?
>>
>> No idea. I am using install -D -m644 to install the .preset, so it is 
>> your turn to tell me why.
> 
> http://projects.archlinux.org/git/?p=mkinitcpio.git;a=summary
> 

With Catalyst I'm getting tons of these in dmesg [1]. They don't seem to 
be harmful though as my system runs just fine.

Cheers,

Alex

[1]

mtrr: type mismatch for c0000000,8000000 old: write-back new: 
write-combining
mtrr: type mismatch for c8000000,8000000 old: write-back new: 
write-combining
fglrx: Unknown symbol flush_tlb_page
Symbol init_mm is marked as UNUSED, however this module is using it.
This symbol will go away in the future.
Please evalute if this is the right api to use, and if it really is, 
submit a report the linux kernel mailinglist together with submitting 
your code for inclusion.
mtrr: type mismatch for c0000000,8000000 old: write-back new: 
write-combining
mtrr: type mismatch for c8000000,8000000 old: write-back new: 
write-combining
fglrx: Unknown symbol flush_tlb_page
Symbol init_mm is marked as UNUSED, however this module is using it.
This symbol will go away in the future.
Please evalute if this is the right api to use, and if it really is, 
submit a report the linux kernel mailinglist together with submitting 
your code for inclusion.
mtrr: type mismatch for c0000000,8000000 old: write-back new: 
write-combining
mtrr: type mismatch for c8000000,8000000 old: write-back new: 
write-combining




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