Re: Kernel Source - Fedora Core 3

Hi,

On Sun, 6 Mar 2005, Mark Sansome wrote:

> ...
> Building the at76c503 against this kernel failed.

How did it fail? Please post the steps and error outputs during the driver
build.


> I have tried (really!) to follow the instructions here http://wftp.tu-
> chemnitz.de/pub/linux/fedora-core/3/i386/os/RELEASE-NOTES-en.html, and
> have done so as faithfully as I could as far as step 4. I'm not sure if
> I should do step 5 (make oldconfig) or even if I've done steps 1-4
> correctly.

You must exec. step 5 in order to generate header files containing the
kernel configuration (among other things).

> The bottom line is that when I build the driver I still get the
> following error :
>
> [root@localhost ~]# /sbin/modprobe at76c503-rfmd
> WARNING: Error inserting at76c503
> (/lib/modules/2.6.10-1.770_FC3/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/at76c503/at76c503.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
> FATAL: Error inserting at76c503_rfmd
> (/lib/modules/2.6.10-1.770_FC3/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/at76c503/at76c503-rfmd.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
> [root@localhost ~]#

Which symbol is missing (look into dmesg output)?

/Jörg