RE: how difficult is compiling a driver?

["Douglas, Stuart" <stuart douglas agt com>]

Thanks a bunch, Mike...I'll let you know if I need your modules.  I'm sure
you're right in that it SHOULD work...the fact that it doesn't for me is
merely testimony to my lack of Linux knowledge/experience (it's good for
me to stumble through things like this...the best way to learn!).

Stay tuned...

Thanks again!

Stuart


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Fratoni [mailto:mfratoni tuxfan homeip net]
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 6:13 PM
> To: redhat-list redhat com
> Subject: Re: how difficult is compiling a driver?
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> On Monday 31 March 2003 09:18 am, Douglas, Stuart wrote:
> > Thanks again, Mike, but I think this IS a catch-22...
> >
> > It seems I can't make the module without the kernel, and I can't
> > install the kernel without the module.
> >
> > I'm running on kernel 2.4-18-14 and tried making the module 
> after only
> > installing the most recent kernel-source package 
> (2.4.18-27.8.0), but
> > it runs off this long litany of error messages.  I then tried
> > installing the most recent kernel package (2.4.18-27.8.0), 
> thinking I
> > could then successfully make the new module before 
> rebooting, but the
> > kernel install errors out due to the lacking module.
> 
> Hrmm, this should work.
> Can you post the Makefile, and the errors you are seeing?
> 
> If you are using the hpt302-opensource-v10.tgz file, I've 
> built modules 
> for the 2.4.18-27.8.0 kernel. I can make them available on my 
> webserver.
> 
> $ /sbin/modinfo hpt302.o
> filename:    hpt302.o
> description: "Driver for HPT302"
> author:      "HighPoint Technologies, Inc."
> license:     <none>
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