5.2.1-RC floppy install: many if_X.ko modules failed to load

[Rostislav Krasny]

Rostislav Krasny wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> When I boot from the installation floppies of 5.2.1-RC, at the beginning 
> of sysinstall is starting I get a window on the blue background with 
> following error message on it:
> 
> Loading module if_pcn.ko failed
> AMD Am79c79x PCI ethernet card
> 
> then next window with the same error message:
> 
> Loading module if_vr.ko failed
> VIA VT3043/VT86C100A Rhide PCI ethernet card
> 
> and so on about if_ste.ko, if_xl.ko, if_ed.ko, if_bge.ko, if_re.ko, 
> if_wb.ko, if_rl.ko, if_sis.ko, if_dc.ko, if_bfe.ko, if_aue.ko, if_fxp.ko 
> and if_sf.ko modules.
> 
> Previously I successfully installed FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE from the 
> floppies. Now, when I'm trying to install FreeBSD 5.2.1-RC by the same 
> way, I'm geting the above error messages, so I'm forbearing to continue 
> this installation. This problem is always repeatable, even after I made 
> the floppies on different diskettes. This system doesn't have any AMD or 
> VIA chip on it.

Could it be a result of revision 1.825.2.2 of the /src/release/Makefile 
that adds a 'strip -x' run on the kernel modules on the mfsroot floppy?