Re: packaging e1000e from intel

2008-12-05 Thread Jayen Ashar
Instead of overwriting the module that comes with the kernel, you should install the replacement in /lib/modules/$(KVER)/updates (depmod automatically gives this directory higher priority). It is not the first time I heard about priority for directories in /lib/modules/$(KVER). Do you know wher

Re: packaging e1000e from intel

2008-12-05 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 04:43:47PM +0100, Vincent Danjean wrote: > Hi, > > Ben Hutchings wrote: > > Instead of overwriting the module that comes with the kernel, you should > > install the replacement in /lib/modules/$(KVER)/updates (depmod > > automatically gives this directory higher priority)

Re: packaging e1000e from intel

2008-12-05 Thread Vincent Danjean
Hi, Ben Hutchings wrote: > Instead of overwriting the module that comes with the kernel, you should > install the replacement in /lib/modules/$(KVER)/updates (depmod > automatically gives this directory higher priority). It is not the first time I heard about priority for directories in /lib/

Re: packaging e1000e from intel

2008-12-04 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Thu, 2008-12-04 at 12:36 +1100, Jayen Ashar wrote: > Hi, > > I've found that the e1000e driver isn't up-to-date for some new hardware > our school has received. I'm trying to package it [properly], but I'm > having trouble finding instructions on packaging a kernel module. You should build

packaging e1000e from intel

2008-12-03 Thread Jayen Ashar
Hi, I've found that the e1000e driver isn't up-to-date for some new hardware our school has received. I'm trying to package it [properly], but I'm having trouble finding instructions on packaging a kernel module. If someone could look at what I tried (below) and tell me what I'm doing wrong