Bug 238316 - boot shows numerous fatal: module off not found messages.
Summary: boot shows numerous fatal: module off not found messages.
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: initscripts
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Brock Organ
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-04-29 08:42 UTC by David Timms
Modified: 2014-03-17 03:06 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2007-05-01 04:53:56 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
serial console boot showing the location timing of the message (19.77 KB, text/plain)
2007-04-29 11:43 UTC, David Timms
no flags Details

Description David Timms 2007-04-29 08:42:09 UTC
Description of problem:
rhgb had flipped to show the problem text screen {for sendmail}. Just before
networking line on the screen, the fatal message was shown. Also further down in
the boot it repeated.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
initscripts-8.53-1  {fc6+updates+upgrade>f7t4}

How reproducible:
each time it boots.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. bootup f7t4
  
Actual results:
"fatal: module off not found"

Expected results:
""

Additional info:
Appears to be inconsequential = unwanted noise ? during boot

Comment 1 David Timms 2007-04-29 11:43:07 UTC
Created attachment 153732 [details]
serial console boot showing the location timing of the message

While the machine is close to fc6 default, there was one mod performed:
disabling ipv6, according to
http://fedorasolved.org/network-solutions/disable-ipv6

In /etc/modprobe.conf:
if neither net-profile-10 nor ipv6 are included: ok
if net-profile-10 included: ok
if ipv6 included: error
if net-profile-10 and ipv6 are included: error

With both included, ipv6 doesn't get loaded {ifconfig}.

The error may be due to some other application attempting to load ipv6.

Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 2007-05-01 04:53:56 UTC
You should not use alias XXX off; you should use 'install XXX /bin/true'.

The docs you referred to are wrong.

Comment 3 David Timms 2007-05-01 13:56:07 UTC
Unfortunately, the same info is provided by many sites.
in modprobe.conf: Adding just the single:
install ipv6 /bin/true
is successful at disabling ipv6 {ifconfig}.

Knowing what command line to put in /etc/modprobe.conf, it is much easier to
find the same answers:
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showpost.php?p=244155&postcount=4
{still do the NETWORKING_IPV6=off and service disable for ip6tables}

Comment 4 Bill Nottingham 2007-05-01 15:21:01 UTC
Note that NETWORKING_IPV6=no has no effect - it needs to be done in
modprobe.conf or /etc/modprobe.d.


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