kmod won't execve()?

Daniel R Risacher (risacher@worldnet.att.net)
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 13:48:26 -0500


I've tried every kernel that had kmod in it (up to 2.1.95), and have
upgraded to kmod.c.v6 as well. I've compiled with SMP and without.

No matter what, on my UP pentium, kmod won't load anything, and in
fact, won't execve() at all. For example, my (slightly modified)
kmod.c.v6 kernel sez:

Modprobe load failed - couldn't load "vfat" with "/sbin/modprobe"
Error code -1

/sbin/modprobe is version 2.1.85, and runs fine from the command
line. If I do `echo /bin/hostname > /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe`, it
likewise fails to execve() that also.

Everything else that I've seen of this kernel works correctly, except
getcwd().

-Puzzled,
Dan Risacher

# cat /proc/version /proc/cpuinfo
Linux version 2.1.95 (root@risacher) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #29 Sun Apr 12 13:06:21 CDT 1998
processor : 0
cpu family : 5
model : Pentium 75+
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
stepping : 12
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : yes
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8
bogomips : 47.92

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