> hi, > I have just started to learn Kernel Module Programming from Linux kernel > Module Programming Guide.But I am facing a problem in loading the module > in the kernel. > > The source file is hello.c > The kernel version against which it is compiled is : 2.6.4 > The kernel against which it is loaded is : 2.6.4 > The command and command line options used for compiling are as follows: > > gcc -o2 -c hello.c -Wall -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ > -isystem/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include > > But when i try to load the module in the kernel it gives the following > error : > > No module found in object > insmod : error inserting 'hello.o ' : -1 invalid module format > > Am I missing something ? Perhap, I make a mistake, but in 2.6.x kernel version, module and object are .ko. Or it seems you try to insmod with : $ insmod hello.o no? If you would like to begin in this beautiful land, you should begin by 2.4.x , because there is more HOWTO,... to read :-) * http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/ Regards -- Amicalement Christophe * GNU/Linux & UNIX developer and network administrator * Membre RotomaLUG (http://www.rotomalug.org) * Registered User #271267 * Email: c.lucas@ifrance.com * Web Site: http://odie.mcom.fr/~clucas/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
