Hello Jack, hello all,
> I get two warnings during linux 2.0.33 bootup.
>
> Error in symbol table input
> Cannot find map file
Maybe the file the kernel is looking for is System.map ?
Did you compile a new kernel recently? (Just curious then: Why
2.0.33 instead of a newer kernel?)
> As I understand it, the symbol table is a file that compares itself to the
> kernel version.
> But as of yet, I haven't found where it's located, and even then, what
> corrective action
> that needs to be done.
The kernel symbol table is located in /System.map . If cou
compiled a kernel recently, this file must be updated. The correct
version sits in /usr/src/linux in that case and must be copied to / .
To avoid such troubles it is recommended to use
make zlilo
or
make bzlilo
when compiling a new kernel and using lilo.
(I do not know exactly if this option is already available in 2.0.33, though.)
>
> Not sure what the map file does. There is a file called 'map' in /boot and
> in /etc/lilo.conf, I added an entry 'map = /boot/map'. However that didn't
> make the warning message go away.
This map file is something else. AFAIK it has something to do with
the kernel boot procedure, not with the symbols.
Cheers, 73
Gerd
