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by **Luc Lalond** » Mon, 07 Dec 1998 04:00:00

Hello,

Would someone know how to configure modules with the
"/boot/System.map" and "/boot/System.map" files in RedHat 5.2?
I can't seem to find any references on the RedHat site to these files.
In 5.1 all you had to do was rename your kernel with a name like
"vmlinuz-2.0.35.x" and an accompanying modules directory called
"/lib/modules/2.0.35.x" and the modules were loaded properly. It took
me awhile to figure that one out...and RedHat goes and changes the rules
again ;-\

Thanks, Luc.

by **Sydney Weidma** » Mon, 07 Dec 1998 04:00:00

> Hello,

> Would someone know how to configure modules with the
> "/boot/System.map" and "/boot/System.map" files in RedHat 5.2?
> I can't seem to find any references on the RedHat site to these files.
> In 5.1 all you had to do was rename your kernel with a name like
> "vmlinuz-2.0.35.x" and an accompanying modules directory called
> "/lib/modules/2.0.35.x" and the modules were loaded properly. It took
> me awhile to figure that one out...and RedHat goes and changes the rules
> again ;-\

> Thanks, Luc.

If I'm not mistaken, the System.map file is a table listing functions and
their associated memory addresses. It is (or was ) used for some kernel
debugging, but it is being phased out. You don't need to have a system.map
file for each kernel you compile. I've been doing without one since version
2.0.27. Perhaps someone out there has more information on what the
System.map is used for...

Hope this helps.

Very Computer

RedHat 5.2, "/boot/System.map" and "/boot/System.map"

RedHat 5.2, "/boot/System.map" and "/boot/System.map"

RedHat 5.2, "/boot/System.map" and "/boot/System.map"