Re: System.map error after Kernel update

[Stephen J. Turnbull <nospam [at] sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>]

>>>>> Will == Will Newton <will [at] south-of-heaven.demon.co.uk> writes:

Will> sheflug - http://www.sheflug.co.uk
>> The system boots and runs OK, except for the fact that I`m
>> getting various messages (during boot and strangely when I run
>> top) telling me that /boot/System.map has the incorrect kernel
>> version...

Will> cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /boot It's only the latest
Will> procps (psmisc?) tools that do this. Very annoying IMO.

Oh, yeah, I think I remember why top needs it. ps and top are
supposed to be able to tell you which routine a program is
running/sleeping/waiting in; in the kernel this would require
debugging information which it gets from the System.map.

Just a guess....

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