Writing to /system/lib/modules

[RichStevenson]

Upgraded to the latest from the Sholes site v1.1. There's a new mount listed as:
/dev/block/loop0 on /system/lib/modules type squashfs (ro)

I need to be able to write to this directory so I can drop a module in there.
I've remounted the /system dir as rw, as usual and that didn't work. I also tried:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/loop0 /system/lib/modules
and that didn't work either.No errors either time, it just stays ro.

Any idea how I can get rw to this directory and why the new mount is there?

Thanks,
Ricj

[m0bi1e]

Same issue here. I haven't found a fix, but I do know why it is happening. The newer Sholes.info ROMs use compcache. This increases the cache of the system by creating a swap file. That swap file is in the modules directory.

It would be a pain, but you could flash with a virgin ROM, add your module, then apply the Sholes patch.

[ejhart]

What are the commands you guys are using, and what are the errors you are getting? Also have you tried using dd to drop things in there?

[RichStevenson]

Same issue here. I haven't found a fix, but I do know why it is happening. The newer Sholes.info ROMs use compcache. This increases the cache of the system by creating a swap file. That swap file is in the modules directory.

It would be a pain, but you could flash with a virgin ROM, add your module, then apply the Sholes patch.

I had the module already in there prior to applying the new rom. It wipes the system directory so it takes out my module as well during the upgrade.

[RichStevenson]

What are the commands you guys are using, and what are the errors you are getting? Also have you tried using dd to drop things in there?

There are no errors...

[Berzerker]

You can't write to that. The directory doesn't exist in the Sholes 1.1 ROM. It's mounted by the kernel to store files there.

[RichStevenson]

Previously I had the module tun.ko copied there. I understand what you're saying, so where can I place my module and run it? And if I can put it some where else I'm wondering if the app will be ok with that. FYI. The app is VPN Connections.