From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 23 Nov 2001 02:19:54 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 23 Nov 2001 02:19:44 -0500 Received: from ns01.netrox.net ([64.118.231.130]:30348 "EHLO smtp01.netrox.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 23 Nov 2001 02:19:33 -0500 Subject: Re: Kernel-module version mismatch From: Robert Love To: Kashif Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.99.1+cvs.2001.11.14.08.58 (Preview Release) Date: 23 Nov 2001 02:17:58 -0500 Message-Id: <1006499899.1871.4.camel@icbm> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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