To use the dkms-agrsm_2.1.80-5_i386.deb package,
don't run
$ sudo make module
in the code folder.
Rather run:
$ sudo dpkg -i dkms-agrsm_2.1.80-5_i386.deb
with output shown below.
If done within /usr/src/agrsm-2.1.80-4mdv2009.0, there is the reported
error, though I'm not sure why
See below.
MarvS
/usr/src/agrsm-2.1.80-4mdv2009.0$ sudo make module
make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/ SUBDIRS= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-9-generic'
CHK include/linux/version.h
CHK include/linux/utsrelease.h
make[2]: *** No rule to make target `kernel/bounds.c', needed by
`kernel/bounds.s'. Stop.
make[1]: *** [prepare0] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-9-generic'
make: *** [module] Error 2
In contrast:
$ sudo dpkg -i dkms-agrsm_2.1.80-5_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 154066 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace dkms-agrsm 2.1.80-5 (using
dkms-agrsm_2.1.80-5_i386.deb) ...
-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module: agrsm
Version: 2.1.80-4mdv2009.0
Kernel: 2.6.27-9-generic (i686)
-------------------------------------
Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.
agrmodem.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/updates/dkms/
- Original module
- Archived original module found in the DKMS tree
- Moving it to: /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/kernel/drivers/char/
agrserial.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/updates/dkms/
- Original module
- Archived original module found in the DKMS tree
- Moving it to: /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/kernel/drivers/char/
depmod......
Removing original_module from DKMS tree for kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (i686)
DKMS: uninstall Completed.
------------------------------
Deleting module version: 2.1.80-4mdv2009.0
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.
Unpacking replacement dkms-agrsm ...
Setting up dkms-agrsm (2.1.80-5) ...
Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/agrsm/2.1.80-4mdv2009.0/source ->
/usr/src/agrsm-2.1.80-4mdv2009.0
DKMS: add Completed.
Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...
Building module:
cleaning build area....
make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.27-9-generic -C
/lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/build
M=/var/lib/dkms/agrsm/2.1.80-4mdv2009.0/build......
cleaning build area....
DKMS: build Completed.
Running module version sanity check.
agrmodem.ko:
- Original module
- Found /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/kernel/drivers/char/agrmodem.ko
- Storing in /var/lib/dkms/agrsm/original_module/2.6.27-9-generic/i686/
- Archiving for uninstallation purposes
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/updates/dkms/
agrserial.ko:
- Original module
- Found /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/kernel/drivers/char/agrserial.ko
- Storing in /var/lib/dkms/agrsm/original_module/2.6.27-9-generic/i686/
- Archiving for uninstallation purposes
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/updates/dkms/
depmod....
DKMS: install Completed.
0$ ls -l /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/updates/dkms/agr*.ko
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1563628 2009-01-08 18:40
/lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/updates/dkms/agrmodem.ko
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 26844 2009-01-08 18:40
/lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/updates/dkms/agrserial.ko
