> >Now that this is clear, could you start again explaining to us which > >kernel you are using, which version of i2c and lm_sensors you are > > using, and what the problem is? > > Humm, I've been building both 2.4.22-pre's and 2.6.0-test2 here and > it gets confusing at times. But basicly, in the 2.4.22-pre10 tree, > i2c-viapro seems to have disappeared. If I build in the i2c-2.7.0 > tree (and in the lm_sensors-2.7.0 tree, both externally but in my > compiler driver script as a ps to making the targeted kernel, it all > works with some of the i2c stuff in the kernel turned on, this for > kernel 2.4.22-pre8. Skip to pre10, and the viapro module is gone for > both 2.7.0 and 2.8.0 builds of both, and 2.8.0 gives me lots of > depmod errors, so I've reverted to the 2.7.0 family when trying the > last couple of 2.4.22-pre10 builds. I admit I'm not sure to understand everything you are trying to do. > Q's: In the i2c dir tree there is a mkpatch, but unless I'm getting > blind in my old age, I cannot find any howto instructs to use just in > case the 2.7.0 (or the 2.8.0) versions are newer than whats in the > 2.4.22-pre10 tree. Since 2.7.0 is getting a bit long in the tooth > now, I need my perception of whats what sorted out, so be my guest > and sort me out if you have the time. I suggest you start from the very beginning with the separate compilation option. This is the way I personnally use, and the one I recommend too. You need to have a kernel tree matching your running kernel. This kernel must not have any I2C element hard-compiled. If it has some as modules, it's OK, they'll be overriden. Then, install i2c-2.8.0. Don't patch your kernel, just compile separately. It's as easy as: make, make install. Then, install lm_sensors-2.8.0. Same as for i2c, don't patch your kernel, compile separately. It's as easy as: make, make install, ldconfig. There will be depmod errors, we know about them, but unless you can't live with a module they appear on (i2c-matroxfb and such), just don't care. These errors won't be fixed before Linux 2.4.23 is released. If this is a real problem to you, then stick to i2c and lm_sensors-2.7.0. This method is far easier than using mkpatch, and I expect it to work even with preX kernels. Hope this helps. -- Jean Delvare http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/
