Re: [Nolug] Modprobe unresolved symbol errors

When you install the kernel source rpm, redhat assumes you are building a
custom kernel, so adds "-10custom" as the EXTRAVERSION string in the top
level Makefile (really version.h). uname -r probably shows you're not
running a custom kernel, so the modules you compile don't match the kernel
version you're running.

You can either: 1. compile the whole kernel so uname -r reports
"2.4.7-10custom". or 2. Edit /usr/src/linux-2.4/Makefile and remove the
EXTRAVERSION at the top of the file before you make modules.

I haven't tried #2 so don't know if it'd work. I'd just compile the whole
kernel... you can use one of Redhat's configs from
/usr/src/linux-2.4/configs.

-ray

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Ray DeJean  				       	 http://www.r-a-y.org
Systems Engineer                    Southeastern Louisiana University
IBM Certified Specialist  	      AIX Administration, AIX Support
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On Sun, 16 Feb 2003, Michael Flora wrote:
> 
> I seem to remember a recent thread on this problem but
> I can't recall the details.  I have been making minor
> modifications to the ibmcam driver in my RH7.3
> installation (hoping to get a Veo Stingray USB webcam
> working under Linux).  After I make modules and make
> modules_install, I find that the new object files are
> in a subdirectory with the name "2.4.7-10custom". 
> When I move the object files to their correct location
> (under /lib/modules) and do "modprobe ibmcam", I get a
> lot of unresolved symbol errors in usbvideo.o.  These
> errors predominately (possibly exclusively) involve
> usb functions.  I have to admit I'm stumped right now.
>  Anybody have any idea what the problem is?
> 
> Thanks,
> Michael Flora
> 
> 
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