I've decided to try to see if I ccan figure out what the speakup_ltlk module does this: make: *** [debian/stamp/build/kernel] Error 2 root at vv507k:/usr/src# !! ./make-kernel TASK: TASK: kernel exec make kpkg_version=12.036+nmu1 -f /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/minimal. mk debian APPEND_TO_VERSION=-2 INITRD=YES ====== making target debian/stamp/conf/minimal_debian [new prereqs: ]====== This is kernel package version 12.036+nmu1. test -d debian || mkdir debian test ! -e stamp-building || rm -f stamp-building install -p -m 755 /usr/share/kernel-package/rules debian/rules for file in ChangeLog Control Control.bin86 config templates.in rules; do \ cp -f /usr/share/kernel-package/$file ./debian/; \ done for dir in Config docs examples ruleset scripts pkg po; do \ cp -af /usr/share/kernel-package/$dir ./debian/; \ done test -f debian/control || sed -e 's/=V/3.2.2-2/g' \ -e 's/=D/3.2.2-2-10.00.Custom/g' -e 's/=A/amd64/g' \ -e 's/=SA//g' \ -e 's/=I//g' \ -e 's/=CV/3.2/g' \ -e 's/=M/Unknown Kernel Package Maintainer <unknown at unconfigured .in.etc.kernel-pkg.conf>/g' \ -e 's/=ST/linux/g' -e 's/=B/x86_64/g' \ /usr/share/kernel-package/Control > debian/control test -f debian/changelog || sed -e 's/=V/3.2.2-2/g' \ -e 's/=D/3.2.2-2-10.00.Custom/g' -e 's/=A/amd64/g' \ -e 's/=ST/linux/g' -e 's/=B/x86_64/g' \ -e 's/=M/Unknown Kernel Package Maintainer <unknown at unconfigured.in. etc.kernel-pkg.conf>/g' \ /usr/share/kernel-package/changelog > debian/changelog chmod 0644 debian/control debian/changelog test -d ./debian/stamp || mkdir debian/stamp make -f debian/rules debian/stamp/conf/kernel-conf make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' ====== making target debian/stamp/conf/kernel-conf [new prereqs: ]====== make EXTRAVERSION=-2 ARCH=x86_64 \ oldconfig; make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' scripts/kconfig/conf --oldconfig Kconfig # # configuration written to .config # make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' make EXTRAVERSION=-2 ARCH=x86_64 prepare make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' scripts/kconfig/conf --silentoldconfig Kconfig make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' CHK include/linux/version.h CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' echo done > debian/stamp/conf/kernel-conf make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' make -f debian/rules debian/stamp/conf/full-changelog make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' ====== making target debian/stamp/conf/full-changelog [new prereqs: ]====== for file in ChangeLog Control Control.bin86 config templates.in rules; do\ cp -f /usr/share/kernel-package/$file ./debian/; \ done for dir in Config docs examples ruleset scripts pkg po; do \ cp -af /usr/share/kernel-package/$dir ./debian/; \ done install -p -m 755 /usr/share/kernel-package/rules debian/rules sed -e 's/=V/3.2.2-2/g' \ -e 's/=D/3.2.2-2-10.00.Custom/g' -e 's/=A/amd64/g' \ -e 's/=SA//g' \ -e 's/=I//g' \ -e 's/=CV/3.2/g' \ -e 's/=M/Unknown Kernel Package Maintainer <unknown at unconfigured .in.etc.kernel-pkg.conf>/g' \ -e 's/=ST/linux/g' -e 's/=B/x86_64/g' \ /usr/share/kernel-package/Control > debian/control sed -e 's/=V/3.2.2-2/g' -e 's/=D/3.2.2-2-10.00.Custom/g' \ -e 's/=A/amd64/g' -e 's/=M/Unknown Kernel Package Maintainer <unknow n at unconfigured.in.etc.kernel-pkg.conf>/g' \ -e 's/=ST/linux/g' -e 's/=B/x86_64/g' \ /usr/share/kernel-package/changelog > debian/changelog chmod 0644 debian/control debian/changelog make -f debian/rules debian/stamp/conf/kernel-conf make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' make[2]: `debian/stamp/conf/kernel-conf' is up to date. make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' echo done > debian/stamp/conf/minimal_debian exec debian/rules APPEND_TO_VERSION=-2 INITRD=YES kernel_image modules_image ====== making target debian/stamp/conf/vars [new prereqs: ]====== ====== making target debian/stamp/build/kernel [new prereqs: vars]====== This is kernel package version 12.036+nmu1. restore_upstream_debianization test ! -f scripts/package/builddeb.kpkg-dist || mv -f scripts/package/builddeb.k pkg-dist scripts/package/builddeb test ! -f scripts/package/Makefile.kpkg-dist || mv -f scripts/package/Makefile.k pkg-dist scripts/package/Makefile /usr/bin/make EXTRAVERSION=-2 ARCH=x86_64 \ bzImage make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' scripts/kconfig/conf --silentoldconfig Kconfig make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' CHK include/linux/version.h CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh CHK include/generated/compile.h VDSOSYM arch/x86/vdso/vdso-syms.lds VDSOSYM arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-int80-syms.lds VDSOSYM arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-syscall-syms.lds VDSOSYM arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-sysenter-syms.lds VDSOSYM arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-syms.lds LD arch/x86/vdso/built-in.o LD arch/x86/built-in.o LD vmlinux.o root at vv507k:/usr/src# modprobe speakup_ltlk FATAL: Error inserting speakup_ltlk (/lib/modules/3.2.2-1/kernel/drivers/staging /speakup/speakup_ltlk.ko): No such device root at vv507k:/usr/src# !. ./make-kernel TASK: TASK: kernel exec make kpkg_version=12.036+nmu1 -f /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/minimal. mk debian APPEND_TO_VERSION=-2 INITRD=YES ====== making target debian/stamp/conf/minimal_debian [new prereqs: ]====== This is kernel package version 12.036+nmu1. test -d debian || mkdir debian test ! -e stamp-building || rm -f stamp-building install -p -m 755 /usr/share/kernel-package/rules debian/rules for file in ChangeLog Control Control.bin86 config templates.in rules; do \ cp -f /usr/share/kernel-package/$file ./debian/; \ done for dir in Config docs examples ruleset scripts pkg po; do \ cp -af /usr/share/kernel-package/$dir ./debian/; \ done test -f debian/control || sed -e 's/=V/3.2.2-2/g' \ -e 's/=D/3.2.2-2-10.00.Custom/g' -e 's/=A/amd64/g' \ -e 's/=SA//g' \ -e 's/=I//g' \ -e 's/=CV/3.2/g' \ -e 's/=M/Unknown Kernel Package Maintainer <unknown at unconfigured .in.etc.kernel-pkg.conf>/g' \ -e 's/=ST/linux/g' -e 's/=B/x86_64/g' \ /usr/share/kernel-package/Control > debian/control test -f debian/changelog || sed -e 's/=V/3.2.2-2/g' \ -e 's/=D/3.2.2-2-10.00.Custom/g' -e 's/=A/amd64/g' \ -e 's/=ST/linux/g' -e 's/=B/x86_64/g' \ -e 's/=M/Unknown Kernel Package Maintainer <unknown at unconfigured.in. etc.kernel-pkg.conf>/g' \ /usr/share/kernel-package/changelog > debian/changelog chmod 0644 debian/control debian/changelog test -d ./debian/stamp || mkdir debian/stamp make -f debian/rules debian/stamp/conf/kernel-conf make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' ====== making target debian/stamp/conf/kernel-conf [new prereqs: ]====== make EXTRAVERSION=-2 ARCH=x86_64 \ oldconfig; make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' scripts/kconfig/conf --oldconfig Kconfig # # configuration written to .config # make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' make EXTRAVERSION=-2 ARCH=x86_64 prepare make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' scripts/kconfig/conf --silentoldconfig Kconfig make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' CHK include/linux/version.h CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' echo done > debian/stamp/conf/kernel-conf make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' make -f debian/rules debian/stamp/conf/full-changelog make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' ====== making target debian/stamp/conf/full-changelog [new prereqs: ]====== for file in ChangeLog Control Control.bin86 config templates.in rules; do\ cp -f /usr/share/kernel-package/$file ./debian/; \ done for dir in Config docs examples ruleset scripts pkg po; do \ cp -af /usr/share/kernel-package/$dir ./debian/; \ done install -p -m 755 /usr/share/kernel-package/rules debian/rules sed -e 's/=V/3.2.2-2/g' \ -e 's/=D/3.2.2-2-10.00.Custom/g' -e 's/=A/amd64/g' \ -e 's/=SA//g' \ -e 's/=I//g' \ -e 's/=CV/3.2/g' \ -e 's/=M/Unknown Kernel Package Maintainer <unknown at unconfigured .in.etc.kernel-pkg.conf>/g' \ -e 's/=ST/linux/g' -e 's/=B/x86_64/g' \ /usr/share/kernel-package/Control > debian/control sed -e 's/=V/3.2.2-2/g' -e 's/=D/3.2.2-2-10.00.Custom/g' \ -e 's/=A/amd64/g' -e 's/=M/Unknown Kernel Package Maintainer <unknow n at unconfigured.in.etc.kernel-pkg.conf>/g' \ -e 's/=ST/linux/g' -e 's/=B/x86_64/g' \ /usr/share/kernel-package/changelog > debian/changelog chmod 0644 debian/control debian/changelog make -f debian/rules debian/stamp/conf/kernel-conf make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' make[2]: `debian/stamp/conf/kernel-conf' is up to date. make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' echo done > debian/stamp/conf/minimal_debian exec debian/rules APPEND_TO_VERSION=-2 INITRD=YES kernel_image modules_image ====== making target debian/stamp/conf/vars [new prereqs: ]====== ====== making target debian/stamp/build/kernel [new prereqs: vars]====== This is kernel package version 12.036+nmu1. restore_upstream_debianization test ! -f scripts/package/builddeb.kpkg-dist || mv -f scripts/package/builddeb.k pkg-dist scripts/package/builddeb test ! -f scripts/package/Makefile.kpkg-dist || mv -f scripts/package/Makefile.k pkg-dist scripts/package/Makefile /usr/bin/make EXTRAVERSION=-2 ARCH=x86_64 \ bzImage make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' scripts/kconfig/conf --silentoldconfig Kconfig make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.2.2' CHK include/linux/version.h CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh CHK include/generated/compile.h VDSOSYM arch/x86/vdso/vdso-syms.lds VDSOSYM arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-int80-syms.lds VDSOSYM arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-syscall-syms.lds VDSOSYM arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-sysenter-syms.lds VDSOSYM arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-syms.lds LD arch/x86/vdso/built-in.o LD arch/x86/built-in.o # modprobe speakup_ltlk FATAL: Error inserting speakup_ltlk (/lib/modules/3.2.2-1/kernel/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_ltlk.ko): No such device All I've done so far is put a printf statement in the synth_probe function. # diff speakup_ltlk.c speakup_ltlk.old 25,26d24 < < #include <stdio.h> 165d162 < printf("%d\n", failed); But I'm getting a compile error saying "incompatible implicit redeclaration of built-in function 'printf'". Anybody know what I'm doing wrong?