Debian Bug report logs - #279718
modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting apm

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting apm

Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 01:26:46 +0800

Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7
Version: 2.6.8-4
Severity: minor
File: /lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/apm.ko

It seems thru several upgrades we are unable to bid adieu to messages
at boot like

modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting apm
(/lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/apm.ko): No such
device

modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting pciehp
(/lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.ko):
Operation not permitted


modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting shpchp
(/lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp.ko):
Operation not permitted
shpchp: can't be loaded
missing kernel or user mode driver shpchp 


Instead of scaring the user, perhaps some checking could like
/usr/bin/apm_available can do, first.  But all that is over my head.

P.S., I notice
apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.16ac)
apm: overridden by ACPI.
Hmmm, and perhaps every 1/2 hour repeated in the logs.

Anyways, one hopes to not see "FATAL" unless something is wrong with
one's hardware.

P.S., reportbug says:
There may be a problem with your installation of kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7;
the following files appear to be missing or changed:
debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.pcimap
debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.dep
debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.ieee1394map
debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.usbmap
debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.isapnpmap
debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.alias
debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.symbols
Do you still want to file a report [y|N|q|?]? y

(P.S., logs also say
pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:\_SB_.PCI0 evaluate _BBN fail=0x
pciehp: acpi_pciehprm:get_device PCI ROOT HID fail=0x5
shpchp: acpi_shpchprm:\_SB_.PCI0 evaluate _BBN fail=0x
shpchp: acpi_shpchprm:get_device PCI ROOT HID fail=0x5
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-k7
Locale: LANG=zh_TW.Big5, LC_CTYPE=zh_TW.Big5 (charmap=BIG5)

Versions of packages kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 depends on:
ii  coreutils [fileutils]         5.2.1-2    The GNU core utilities
ii  initrd-tools                  0.1.74     tools to create initrd image for p
ii  module-init-tools             3.1-pre6-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo

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Message #10 received at 279718@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Horms <horms@debian.org>

To: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>, 279718@bugs.debian.org

Cc: 258979@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#279718: modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting apm

Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 15:34:07 +0900

On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 01:26:46AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7
> Version: 2.6.8-4
> Severity: minor
> File: /lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/apm.ko
> 
> It seems thru several upgrades we are unable to bid adieu to messages
> at boot like
> 
> modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting apm
> (/lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/apm.ko): No such
> device
> 
> modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting pciehp
> (/lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.ko):
> Operation not permitted
> 
> 
> modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting shpchp
> (/lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/kernel/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp.ko):
> Operation not permitted
> shpchp: can't be loaded
> missing kernel or user mode driver shpchp 
> 
> 
> Instead of scaring the user, perhaps some checking could like
> /usr/bin/apm_available can do, first.  But all that is over my head.

I am curious to know what is trying to insert these modules.
Are they in the initrd image, or are the listed in /etc/modules and
/etc/init.d/modutils is trying to insert them? Or both? 
I stronly suspect that it is a configuration problem,
although perhaps making /etc/init.d/modutils a bit smarter would be a
good idea.

> P.S., I notice
> apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.16ac)
> apm: overridden by ACPI.
> Hmmm, and perhaps every 1/2 hour repeated in the logs.

Why do you have the apm module insterted on a system that has ACPI?

> Anyways, one hopes to not see "FATAL" unless something is wrong with
> one's hardware.

Where are you seeing "FATAL" ?
In the logs telling you that modprobe failed?
You could try asking the modprobe maintainer to change the message
if you like. But as far as modprobe is concerned the opperation was
fatal.

> P.S., reportbug says:
> There may be a problem with your installation of kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7;
> the following files appear to be missing or changed:
> debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.pcimap
> debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.dep
> debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.ieee1394map
> debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.usbmap
> debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.isapnpmap
> debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.alias
> debsums: checksum mismatch kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 file lib/modules/2.6.8-1-k7/modules.symbols
> Do you still want to file a report [y|N|q|?]? y

This looks suspiciously similar to 
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=258979
which I haven't had a chance to look into yet.

-- 
Horms

Message #15 received at 279718@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>

To: 279718@bugs.debian.org

Cc: 258979@bugs.debian.org, horms@debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#279718: modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting apm

Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 12:33:34 +0800

H> I am curious to know what is trying to insert these modules.
H> Are they in the initrd image, or are the listed in /etc/modules and
H> /etc/init.d/modutils is trying to insert them? Or both? 
$ grep -v \# /etc/modules
af_packet
$ ls /etc/init.d/mod*
/etc/init.d/module-init-tools
H> Why do you have the apm module insterted on a system that has ACPI?
I don't know. All I know is shutdown -h is how I am supposed to power down.
H> Where are you seeing "FATAL" ?
H> In the logs telling you that modprobe failed?
# grep -l 'modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting apm' /var/log/*
/var/log/daemon.log
/var/log/syslog
# grep -l 'modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting shpchp' /var/log/*
/var/log/boot
/var/log/daemon.log

Message #24 received at 279718-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>

To: 279718-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Kernel from Debian 3.1 no longer supported

Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:14:31 +0200

Version: 2.6.8-99+rm

You reported a bug against the Linux kernel (version 2.6.8) that was
shipped with Debian 3.1 (sarge).  Since Debian 3.1 is no longer
supported and the kernel has changed so much that it would be very
difficult to verify every outstanding bug from 2.6.8, I'm hereby
closing your bug report.

If you still see this issue with the kernel from the upcoming release
of Debian (lenny, version 5.0), then please me know and I'll be happy
to reopen this bug report.

Thanks.

-- 
Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/

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