Hi, on 2.6 kernesl you can build module with following command make -C /lib/modules/2.6.9-22.ELsmp/build M=/home/kishore where its assumed that u have your kernel module C file under /home/kishore and you can replace for whatever kernel you want to bulid module instaed of 2.6.9-22.ELsmp regards, Parag. On 12/29/05, kishore <kishore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi all, > > In kernel version 2.6.9-16.EL, the loadable modules will have an > extension .ko rather than .o > > My module name is pw_module.c, am using > gcc -c -Wall -O2 -DLINUX -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ > pw_module.c -I/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include > will result in pw_module.o > > Its working fine on kernel version 2.4.18-14. > If i tried to load the same module on kernel version 2.6.9-16.EL, > resulting an "error : Invalid module format." > > Can any one suggest, how to build .ko file on kernel version > 2.6.9-16.EL . > Thanks, in advance. > > regards, > kishore,packetware. > > > > > -- > 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/
