Invalid Module format on load of PPath on SLES10SP1

Question

Hi guys

Having trouble getting PP to load on Linux host.
Details:

SLES 10 SP1 Kernel (uname output) Linux moriarty 2.6.16.46-0.12-bigsmp #1 SMP Thu May 17 14:00:09 UTC 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

PP RPM: EMCpower.LINUX-5.1.0-194 from RPM: EMCpower.LINUX-5.1.0-194.sles10sp1.i386.rpm

Probelm is:

moriarty:~ # /etc/init.d/PowerPath start
Starting PowerPath: FATAL: Error inserting emcp (/lib/modules/2.6.16.46-0.12-bigsmp/powerpath/emcp.ko): Invalid module format
PowerPath could not load module emcp
Error loading PowerPath kernel modules
failed

Problem seems to be conflict with Novell NSS. Find this in /var/log/messages:

Dec 17 13:48:11 moriarty kernel: emcp: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
Dec 17 13:48:11 moriarty kernel: emcp: exports duplicate symbol __moddi3 (owned by libnss)

any others having this issue. BTW NSS is a part of the Open Enterprise Server AddOn to SLES from Novell. Storage system driver. Sound likely to be connected.

dynamox · Answer

is this stock kernel ..was not modified/recompiled ?

tksmith1 · Answer

No, not modified. Vanilla server build off the SLES 10 SP1 DVD with OES2 add-on for eDirectory and NSS.

tksmith1 · Answer

Well, it seems that it was a Microsoft type of an issue

No, its is a Linux box but I neckd it today and rebooted,,,, hey presto, PP and NSS both loaded ????

Not a kernel geek so no idea why it would make a difference but it works and thats all I care about.

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Invalid Module format on load of PPath on SLES10SP1

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