/lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc - shouldn't this be a directory?

[Sam Varshavchik]

Ben Lancaster writes:

> Hey,
> 
> I can't seem to install the standalone imon_vfd drivers from http:// 
> venky.ws:
> 
> # make install
> depmod
> /usr/bin/install imon_vfd.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc
> 
> Following that:
> # modprobe imon_vfd
> FATAL: Module imon_vfd not found.
> 
> By my logic, shouldn't the install process have effectively copied  
> the imon_vfd driver to a directory called misc within my running kernel?

Correct.

> 
> Here's what stat says:
> 
> It's an executable file! Is that right??

No.

The driver makefile is broken.  It assumes that the misc subdirectory 
already exists.

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