[ubuntu-cloud] DRBD Kernel Module?

Adroit Technologies info at atws.ca
Mon Nov 14 22:32:02 UTC 2011


On Mon, 2011-11-14 at 17:06 -0500, Scott Moser wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Nov 2011, Thomas Oatess wrote:
> 
> > Hi Paul ...
> >
> > This is precisely the guide I used to install DRBD.  While attempting to
> > start the process,  it failed with DRBD module not loaded.  I tried to
> > modprobe drbd.  Didn't work.  Doesn't exist in the virtual image.
> 
> $ sudo apt-get install linux-image-extra-virtual
> $ sudo depmod -a
> $ sudo modprobe drbd
> 
> This '-extra' package is only available in oneiric and beyond, but its
> basically the rest of the modules that did not make the -virtual kernel.
> 
> I opened bug 890447 (http://pad.lv/890447) as you should not have to run
> depmod.
> 

When you mention the -extra is only available for oneiric and newer
versions, what is the method to gain these modules in older versions
than oneiric?

Thanks,
Tyler Guthrie.




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