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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On one computer, in BL2 or BL3, using kernels 2.2.16 (mine) or 2.2.26
(Steven's), ext2, no modules will insert.  (Yes they are there in ./misc
or ./net).

Function not implemented
no module by that name found

Loop BL3.40 works properly.  I can chroot from there to ext2 BL3 and the
modules insert.  If I chroot to BL2 they still do not insert.

With my kernel 2.4.31 (BL2 or BL3) they insert properly.

In ext BL3 (which may be 3.32 with updates, not 3.40) I am using busybox
insmod.  417820 bytes.  version 1.0.1  (I think from BL3.40).

BL2 has /sbin/insmod 88 bytes (from Slackware 7.1?), which also does not
insert slhc.

It also has a busybox 1.01 insmod (from BL3?)
cd /busybox101
./insmod slhc
Illegal instruction.

And a busybox 1.10 which I compiled.
cd /busybox110
./insmod slhc

THIS WORKED.

I symlinked /sbin/insmod to /busybox110/busybox and now insmod works with
my 2.2.16 kernel (as tested in BL2).



On the other computer there are no such problems with insmod and older
kernels.  It has the /sbin 88 byte insmod.



So there appears to be some hardware problem specific to the first
computer which causes the BL3 busybox 1.0.1 and the SW7.1 /sbin/insmod not
to work with older kernels but to work with the 2.4.31 kernel.  Busybox
1.1.0 insmod works on both computers with all kernels.  I have symlinked
/bin/busybox to busybox 1.1.0 now in BL2.

The computer that had problems also sometimes refuses to umount mounted
partitions.  The busybox 1.1.0 umount just worked.


Steven, please consider updating busybox for BL3.40 to a later stable
version than 1.0.1.

My busybox should be at http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl  (busybox110?).


The next door neighbor is taking care of 5 young grandchildren for the
summer and they would love to have a computer for the internet and to play
games.  Steven, which of the games for BL3 are suitable for 3 to 10 year
olds?  We also have some DOS games and are booting with loadlin.  We can
add a second 120MB or even 200MB hard disk.

Sindi