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From: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
To: Kashif <kashif@and-or.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel-module version mismatch
Date: 23 Nov 2001 02:17:58 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1006499899.1871.4.camel@icbm> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <GOEAKAFMBJEILCMEHMLAIEPACAAA.kashif@and-or.com>
In-Reply-To: <GOEAKAFMBJEILCMEHMLAIEPACAAA.kashif@and-or.com>

On Fri, 2001-11-23 at 02:15, Kashif wrote:
>  I have recently upgraded from Redhat Linux 7.1 kernel
> version 2.4.2 to 2.4.10. I am trying to insert a
> driver module "code.o" (which was perfectly fine in the previous kernel)into
> the new Kernel. But on insmod i get
> an error:-
> 
> "kernel-module version mismatch. code.o was compiled
> for kernel version 2.4.2-2 while this kernel is
> version 2.4.10"
> 
>  Although i am able to insert the driver module with
> the -f(force) switch. But this results in a faulty
> operation of the driver module. Rather i get an OOps message
> I have tried recompiling the source of gcc in this new kernel but
> that has also not solved this problem. Help will be
> appreciated! Thank you.

Not sure what recompiling gcc would achieve ... you need to recompile
this code.o module under your new RedHat kernel.

	Robert Love


      reply	other threads:[~2001-11-23  7:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-11-23  7:15 Kernel-module version mismatch Kashif
2001-11-23  7:17 ` Robert Love [this message]

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