Thanks, your solution works like a charm. Best regards, threadhead > Please read the doc at Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt and > modules.txt in the kernel sources. > > In a nutshell: You have to write a simple makefile as: > > obj-m += your_module.o > your_module-objs := main.o obj1.o obj2.o # if needed > > where main.o, obj1.o and so are the objects that have to be linked in > your module. If there is only an object named as your module, you can > ommit that line. > > Then, you have to do make from your module's directory: > > make -C path/to/kernel/src SUBDIRS=$PWD modules > > Regards, > Jaime Medrano > > On Fri, Jan 02, 2004 at 05:05:00PM +0100, threadhead@web.de wrote: > > dear list, > > > > i was compiling/booting the new 2.6.0 stable kernel release. > > everything worked fine, i am able to load modules etc. > > > > one problem remains unsolved: > > i was working on a module for the 2.4.20 kernel, that i previously used. > > > > compilation flags for that module: > > "gcc -c -O2 -W -I/mnt/src/linux-2.4.20/include -fomit-frame-pointer bleh.c" > > __KERNEL__ and MODULE were defined in the source file directly. > > > > when i am compiling that module under the 2.6.0 kernel, i cannot insmod it because > > it is an 'invalid module format'. i've read a dozen articles about that the modules are > > named .ko since 2.6.0 or 2.5.0; but obviously, simply renaming the object file doesnt fix that. > > > > i've also read, that it is required to link the module, against the current > > source tree of the configured and compiled kernel tree. > > > > my question is now, how am i able to build my module in a simple way so that i can insmod it? > > there has to be a way to write a simple makefile that will build your module, no? > > > > thanks for your time > > threadhead > > > > PS: yes i read > > http://lwn.net/Articles/21823/ > > http://lwn.net/Articles/driver-porting/ > > > > i tried the makefile posted in one of the articles, but it doesnt work because: > > "no rule to make bleh.c". > > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > > Nachrichten, Musik und Spiele schnell und einfach per Quickstart im > > WEB.DE Screensaver - Gratis downloaden: http://screensaver.web.de/?mc=021110 > > > > -- > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ ______________________________________________________________________________ Erdbeben im Iran: Zehntausende Kinder brauchen Hilfe. UNICEF hilft den Kindern - helfen Sie mit! https://www.unicef.de/spe/spe_03.php -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
