On Sun, 9 Mar 2003, Shaw, Marco wrote:
> Ignoring the fact I'm using an older kernel...
>
> I've installed kernel-2.4.18-18.7.xbigmem along with the
> kernel-source-2.4.18-18.x. I've compiled a few custom modules, yet I
> get this error for 3 modules I've built:
>
> # insmod esm
> Using /lib/modules/2.4.18-18.7.xbigmem/misc/esm.o
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-18.7.xbigmem/misc/esm.o: kernel-module version mismatch
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-18.7.xbigmem/misc/esm.o was compiled for kernel
> version 2.4.18-18.7.x while this kernel is version 2.4.18-18.7.xbigmem.
>
> I'm sure I found a way around this before, but my memory is failing
> me...
>
> Re-compiling the kernel (to remove the version checking feature, or
> whatever it's called) is not an option.
>
> Marco
>
Using "insmod -f" will disable the version checkning of insmod. You
might also try using modprobe instead of insmod. Reading between the
lines on the modprobe man page, it looks like it is intended to handle
cases where the module was not compiled for the specific kernel you are
running.
Mikkel
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