Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:29:53 -0500 From: John DeStefano <john.destefano@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: jason henson <jason@ec.rr.com> Subject: Re: mount_smbfs variable error Message-ID: <f2160e0d05032418291bbbe2bc@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <f2160e0d05032406474fcd4fc1@mail.gmail.com> References: <f2160e0d05032319471f1abff9@mail.gmail.com> <4242449E.5060709@ec.rr.com> <f2160e0d05032406474fcd4fc1@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:47:44 -0500, John DeStefano <john.destefano@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 23:39:58 -0500, jason henson <jason@ec.rr.com> wrote: > > John DeStefano wrote: > > > > >I get the following error when I try to mount_smbfs a LAN file share > > >as root with 5.3-RELEASE and a GENERIC kernel, both cvsup-ed and > > >compiled this past weekend: > > >/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: mount_smbfs: Undefined symbol "vfsisloadable" > > > > > >I can't find a whole lot of information about this error. But > > >apparently, "vfsisloadable" is an outdated parameter that should no > > >longer be referenced in the source. > > > > > >The only other reference I found to this error was a kernel that was > > >missing the proper support, but it seemed that a GENERIC kernel would > > >take care of that. > > > > > >Any ideas on how to verify that my system has got whatever mount_smbfs > > >may need to operate properly, or how to remedy the error? > > > > > >Thank you, > > >~John > > >_______________________________________________ > > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > > > http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/current/2004-04/0699.html > > > > Did you do a kldstat to see if smbfs.ko is there? It is no longer in > > GENERIC. > > > Hi Jason, > > I too found that link, which is where I got the idea that > "vfsisloadable" was an outdated parameter, but I saw that loading the > smb_fs module generated an error for that user, so I didn't follow up > on that information. > > I'm glad you pointed this out though, as loading the kernel module > works for me. > > But without your response, how would I ever have known this? It's > certainly not mentioned in UPDATING, and the error output was not > helpful. Where would I have found this information? > > Thanks, > ~John > Could someone please direct me to where I can read about when and why the smbfs module was removed from the GENERIC kernel? I can't find it, and it's not in UPDATING or the release notes. Thanks.
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