can't locate modules ip_tables problem

[David Christensen]

Here's what I get from depmod -a

depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/fs/nfsd/nfsd.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/bridge/bridge.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_core.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_ftp.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_proto_icmp.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_proto_tcp.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_proto_udp.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_standalone.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_core.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_ftp.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_helper.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_proto_icmp.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_proto_tcp.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_proto_udp.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_rule.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_standalone.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_LOG.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_MASQUERADE.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_REJECT.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_TCPMSS.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_unclean.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/netfilter.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.7/kernel/net/ipv6/ipv6.o


Derrik Pates wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Jul 2001, David Christensen wrote:
> 
> 
>>I have done all the things you mention. I've actually spent half the day
>>rebuilding my kernel and the modules (much to the dismay of my wife) with
>>zero success.
>>
> 
>>I've wiped out the /lib/modules/2.4.7 dir and rebuilt the kernel and the
>>modules so many times I can 't remember how many. I've copied the file:
>>"ip_tables.o" to the modules directory as well. I followed the new HOWTO
>>(located at http://ipmasq.cjb.net) to the letter when it came to kernel
>>configuration and again, same error.
>>
> 
> Are you _sure_ you ran 'depmod -a'? You must run it to rebuild the module
> depeendency lists before modprobe will work. If you manually do 'modprobe
> ip_tables', what is the output?
> 
> Derrik Pates      |   Sysadmin, Douglas School   |    #linuxOS on EFnet
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