The kernel sources are compiled - not plain. But - this 'make scripts' was new for me, tried asap: video:/usr/local/src # cd /usr/src/linux video:/usr/src/linux # make scripts video:/usr/src/linux # cd - /usr/local/src video:/usr/local/src # cd v4l-dvb/ video:/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb # make distclean make -C /usr/local/src/v4l-dvb/v4l distclean make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb/v4l' rm -f *~ *.o *.ko .*.o.cmd .*.ko.cmd *.mod.c av7110_firm.h fdump rm -f .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d rm -rf .tmp_versions make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb/v4l' video:/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb # video:/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb # make make -C /usr/local/src/v4l-dvb/v4l make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb/v4l' echo "No version yet." No version yet. uname -r|perl -ne 'if (/^([0-9]*)\.([0-9])*\.([0-9]*)(.*)$/) { printf ("VERSION=%s\nPATCHLEVEL:=%s\nSUBLEVEL:=%s\nKERNELRELEASE:=%s.%s.%s%s\n",$1, $2,$3,$1,$2,$3,$4); };' > ./.version make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb/v4l' make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb/v4l' creating symbolic links... make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-jad2-default/build SUBDIRS=/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb/v4l modules make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15-jad2-obj/i386/default' make -C ../../../linux-2.6.15-jad2 O=../linux-2.6.15-jad2-obj/i386/default modules CC [M] /usr/local/src/v4l-dvb/v4l/video-buf.o /bin/sh: scripts/genksyms/genksyms: No such file or directory make[5]: *** [/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb/v4l/video-buf.o] Error 1 make[4]: *** [_module_/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb/v4l] Error 2 make[3]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15-jad2-obj/i386/default' make[1]: *** [default] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb/v4l' make: *** [all] Error 2 video:/usr/local/src/v4l-dvb # No success :-( > -----Original Message----- > From: linux-dvb-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:linux-dvb-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Holger Hees > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:40 AM > To: linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] Problem compiling cvs > > you use plain kernel sources. > > try 'make scripts' first in the kernel source directory. >