I think, you already know the solution. Kernel refuses to load a module which has been compiled for different kernel version. You can try "insmod -f <module>". This should work in your case, atleast. Regards Mohanlal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cristina Rivera" <cris_apricot@hotmail.com> To: <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 9:18 PM Subject: problems inserting driver > Hello everybody, > > I'm trying to insert a driver that I've adapted to my needs from one that I > found in a web page and when I try to insert it after doing "make" I got > this error message > > mmap_mod.o: kernel-module version mismatch > mmap_mod.o was compiled for kernel version 2.4.20-8_new_syscall > while this kernel is version 2.4.20-8no_control_version. > > Do you know what am I doing wrong? > > When I try to insert this module in my kernel version 2.4.20-8_new_syscall I > can insert it without any problems. > > Any suggestions? > > _________________________________________________________________ > Dale rienda suelta a tu tiempo libre. Encuentra mil ideas para exprimir tu > ocio con MSN Entretenimiento. http://entretenimiento.msn.es/ > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
