[ovs-discuss] FATAL: Module brcompat not found

Jose A. Posada joseaporo at gmail.com
Sat Jun 8 16:53:00 UTC 2013


On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 5:22 PM, Jose Alberto Posada <joseaporo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, I´m trying to install OVS 1.9.0 in Ubuntu 13.04 Server 64Bits from mirror.
> Wen I do:
> module-assistant auto-install openvswitch-datapath I have an error 
> like that:
>
> ââââââââââââââââ⤠module-assistant, mensaje de fallo âââââââââââââââââ
>      â
>                                                  â
>      â
>      â
>  Mala suerte, no se pudo encontrar los encabezados del núcleo para la 
> versión del núcleo indicada y no ha especificado algún otro válido 
> para usar.
>      â
>      â
>      â
>      â
>      â
>      â
>      â
>      â                               <Ok>
>      â
>      
> ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ
>
> I can´t find brcompat module, when i use the command modprobe 
> brcompat. Then adding BRCOMPAT=yes in /etc/default/openvswitch-switch 
> to enable bridge compatibility and restart the service, I got:
>
> * ovs-brcompatd is not running
>  * Killing ovs-vswitchd (17685)
>  * Killing ovsdb-server (17667)
> FATAL: Module brcompat not found
>  * Inserting brcompat module
>  * could not load brcompat module, disabling bridge compatibility
>  * Starting ovsdb-server
>  * Configuring Open vSwitch system IDs
> FATAL: Module brcompat not found
>  * Inserting brcompat module
>  * could not load brcompat module, disabling bridge compatibility
>  * Starting ovs-vswitchd
>
> What I have to do?
>
> Best regards
> Jose Posada
>
> pd: Sorry, the English is not my first language.

>>It wasn't able to find the headers for your running kernel for some reason. If you know the correct headers for your kernel you could >>try installing them manually ahead of time.


I installed the headers, I also updated and upgraded my Ubuntu version and I still get the same message.
I read that it is a problem (bug or something) with the module-assistant 0.11.4 (this is the version in Ubuntu 13.04) with some packages.
Thanks.




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