On Mon, 30 Jun 1997 13:35:59 BST Matthew ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: [snip]
> I compiled the 'module' and did an insmod. Lo and Behold my CDROM drive > worked. I'm impressed. It took some digging, but I got it to work. > > Now. The only problem I have is that when I insmod the 'module' I get a > warning saying that it was compiled under kernel version 2.0.29 and I > have to force it to load. > Am I right in thinking that this is because of the headers of libc5 (I > read the unofficial e-mail from Linus about Debians attitude towards > kernel headers). And if so, is there any way that I can compile this > module so that it doesn't matter what kernel version I am running? Yes ! It's the library headers's fault ! When you compile this modules, compile it with -I<whatever directory your kernel sources are in>/include. The kernel sources are the current kernel source. For me it would be -I/usr/local/src/linux/include/. Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
