On 18.02.2015 12:45, Meikel wrote: > Am 17.02.2015 um 19:45 schrieb poma: >> $ su -c 'yum install kernel-devel' >> >> ~~~~~~~~ >> >> $ wget \ >> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/plain/drivers/net/ethernet/agere/et131x.h \ >> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/plain/drivers/net/ethernet/agere/et131x.c >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> $ cat Makefile >> obj-m += et131x.o >> >> KDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build >> PWD := $(shell pwd) >> >> default: >> $(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$(PWD) modules >> >> ~~~~~~ >> >> $ make >> $ su >> >> # cp et131x.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates >> # depmod >> >> # modinfo et131x >> filename: /lib/modules/3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64/updates/et131x.ko >> description: 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet Driver for the ET1310 by Agere Systems >> license: Dual BSD/GPL >> author: Mark Einon <mark.einon@xxxxxxxxx> >> author: Victor Soriano <vjsoriano@xxxxxxxxx> >> alias: pci:v000011C1d0000ED01sv*sd*bc*sc*i* >> alias: pci:v000011C1d0000ED00sv*sd*bc*sc*i* >> depends: >> vermagic: 3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64 SMP mod_unload >> >> # modprobe -v et131x >> insmod /lib/modules/3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64/updates/et131x.ko >> >> # dmesg -t >> et131x: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel >> >> >> Works? >> >> > > First I have to say that the machine running Fedora 21 is not connected > to network (since Agere Et-131x is the only network card). From my > understanding commands like "yum install ..." or "wget ..." will not run > on that machine without network connectivity. Therefore I installed a > Fedora 21 into a virtualbox on my Win 7 and followed the steps you > described there: > > It went fine until the "cp et131x.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates" > command. When reaching that step I did transfer the et131x.ko via USB > stick to the target machine. There I did continue with the procedure you > described. > > When running "modprobe -v et131x" on the target machine it failed with > the following message: > > sudo modprobe -v et131x > insmod /lib/modules/3.17.4-301.fc21.i686/updates/et131x.ko > modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'et131x': Exec format error > > To get some more information I then ran "file" and "uname" commands: > > file /lib/modules/3.17.4-301.fc21.i686/updates/et131x.ko > /lib/modules/3.17.4-301.fc21.i686/updates/et131x.ko: ELF 32-bit LSB > relocatable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), > BuildID[sha1]=fa9fe5876be08f1c23a9873e78460196bc67effb, not stripped > > uname -a > Linux thetarget.localdomain 3.17.4-301.fc21.i686 #1 SMP Thu Nov 27 > 19:32:52 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > On the machine where I built the et131x.ko file I also ran "uname" command: > > uname -a > Linux thebuilder.localdomain 3.18.7-200.fc21.i686 #1 SMP Wed Feb 11 > 22:26:31 UTC 2015 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > I installed it from the same installation media but unfortunately ran > "yum update" before building the et131x.ko file. So the kernel versions > on the two machines differ. Before following your recipe I started > building a custom kernel, so I have some ~/rpmbuild directory, perhaps > this does in some way conflict with your description. > > Whenever you used "su" command in your description I used "sudo" > command, I hope that this will not lead to problems. > > I'm not sure if it is valid to build the et131x.ko file on another > machine, so I'll try to find an USB-Ethernet-Card to bring the target > machine to the network and then again run thoses steps you described > directly on the target machine. > > Thanks, > > Meikel > You mixed versions of the kernel. Sync them and it should go. ;) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org