I tried to compile a small external module for my amd_64 2.6.11 kernel. The module code is: --------------------------ZIP #include <linux/init.h> #include <linux/kernel.h> #include <linux/module.h> #include <linux/vermagic.h> #include <linux/compiler.h> MODULE_INFO(vermagic,VERMAGIC_STRING); MODULE_AUTHOR("Sko"); MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NoP"); static int __init demo_init(void) { printk("initializing..\n"); return 0; } static void __exit demo_exit(void) { printk("goodbye!\n"); } module_init(demo_init); module_exit(demo_exit); MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); --------------------------------- and the Makefile I used: obj-m := ex0.o #ex0-y := KDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build PWD := $(shell pwd) default: $(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) SUBDIRS=$(PWD) modules ----------------------------- I module compiles succesfully but when I try to insmod it I get the following message at the console: #insmod -f ./ex0.o insmod: error inserting 'ex0.o': -1 Invalid module format and at /var/log/messages the following: kernel: No module found in object I use module-init-tools 3.2.2 #modprobe -V module-init-tools version 3.2.2 Could anyone tell me what am I doing wrong.. Thanks in advance! :) -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/