Re: [gentoo-user] xtables-addons : Invalid module format

[Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 20:32, Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info> wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 20:24, Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> That sounds like a symbol conflict, such as if you were to try to
>>> insert a module into a kernel, where the kernel already had the code
>>> built-in.
>>>
>>> Check your kernel configuration and ensure that all of the iptables
>>> stuff is built as modules, rather than built-in. Then (I suspect) it
>>> should be a matter of figuring out which module conflicts.
>>>
>>
>> Hmmm... okay, I'll try to build another kernel.
>>
>> There's this whole page of "IPset" in `make menuconfig` that I had
>> naively set to built-in.
>>
>> I'll post updates.
>>
>
> Well, whaddaya know...
>
> I set `CONFIG_IP_SET=m`, rebuild the kernel, and re-emerged
> xtables-addons, and...
>
> It works ! ! !
>
> Thank you so much :-)
>
> (If we ever meet, remind me to treat you to a nice mug o'beer -- or
> your preferred cold drink)

Not necessary. :)

Well, I do hope to be at Dragon*Con this year, so if you're in the area. ;)

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