[SOLVED] Failure when loading modules, but everything works fine

Question

I've updated Linux from 2.6 to 3.0, everything seems to be working as before, but I'm getting this when booting:
Loading modules [FAIL]
I don't see anything relevant in dmesg output, everything seems to be loaded fine. Is anybody else getting the same error since the kernel update?
Last edited by Camus (2011-08-08 14:07:56)

Answer 1

What's strange is that Tp smapi's functionality seems to be there anyway... It's a module for battery control in Thinkpads and my battery indeed doesn't charge beyond 80%, the way I want it to be.
I'm having the same issue. I think you will find that the "functionality" isn't provided, as you said, /sys/devices/platform/smapi doesn't exist, and that your battery is actually remembering the last charge limits you sent to it. Try to remove the battery and put it back, I'm nearly sure that it'll lose them. This is what happens to me on my second battery, the ultra-bay one, which I occasionally have to remove to insert my CD drive.
No idea why tp_smapi doesn't load when put in MODULES in rc.conf, but workarounds should be easy. Alternatively, if you only use it to update your charge settings, you can just manually load it each time you need to.
EDIT :
Have just found out that by manually adding thinkpad_ec before tp_smapi in MODULES in rc.conf, everything loads. Strange, since thinkpad_ec should be loaded automatically with tp_smapi. But hey, it works.
Last edited by idx (2011-08-19 11:08:08)