Re: cannot link module as non root

[Warren Togami <warren togami com>]

Dennis Gilmore wrote:
> My understanding of how modules are built in 2.6 kernels  and definetly from 
> my experience  the user building modules needs write access to the kernel 
> source tree to be able to build modules succesfully.  and your errors are 
> consistent with what i have experienced the only way as a user to build is to 
> change the owner to yourself of the tree or give all write access to the tree

2.6 kernel modules DO NOT NEED the kernel source in order to build.  The 
headers supplied in /lib/modules/VERSION/build/include are generally all 
kernel modules need to build against.  In most cases a module needs 
fixing if it does not live up to this rule, or maybe just the build 
procedure.

Warren