multiple kernel versions and module loading

[Justin]

> Good morning. Maybe it's just the Turkey Day effect.
> I installed the 2.6 test-11 kernel on my new debian box
> and compiled it and the modules and installed them.
> I copied the kernel to the /boot directory and added a
> menu entry for my grub loader. The kernel boots, but
> doesn't load any of the modules. I gives me some arcane
> error message about it. I can't remember now what is was.
> I even tried loading the module, by giving it the full
> path [probably needed to use an option for that]. Anyway,
> I know I'm forgetting something basic here [like adding
> a path to include the 2.6 libraries in the modules.conf].
> Can someone clue me in?
>

Do you have the latest version of modules-init-tools installed?  In 2.6
modules are loaded from /etc/modprobe.conf instead of modules.conf.