Thanks mr Rodrigues with the make file you have provided the previous error was gone but gave a new error error message ================== cc hello-1.c -o hello-1 hello-1.c: In function ‘cleanup_module’: hello-1.c:16: error: ‘KERN_ALERT’ undeclared (first use in this function) hello-1.c:16: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once hello-1.c:16: error: for each function it appears in.) hello-1.c:16: error: syntax error before string constant make: *** [hello-1] Error 1 end of error message ============= file ================= #include <linux/module.h> #include <linux/kernel.h> int module_init(void) { printk("<1> Hello World 1. \n"); // a non zero return means loaded failed ; module can't be loaded return 0; } void cleanup_module(void) { printk(KERN_ALERT "Goodbye world 1, \n"); } end of file ======================== Based on above error message when i replace KERN_ALERT TO <1> . try to compile , Iam getting a different error message. error message======================= make hello-1 cc hello-1.c -o hello-1 /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/4.0.2/../../../crt1.o(.text+0x18): In function `_start': : undefined reference to `main' /tmp/cc0SuMYZ.o(.text+0xf): In function `module_init': hello-1.c: undefined reference to `printk' /tmp/cc0SuMYZ.o(.text+0x2c): In function `cleanup_module': hello-1.c: undefined reference to `printk' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [hello-1] Error 1 end error message ================= I have no clue what to do . regards Gowri On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 13:44 +0900, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote: > On 2/21/06, Gowri Satish Adimulam <gowri@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Thanks every body , > > Now the make problem has been solved but a new problem has been emerged > > > > > > gcc -c -O2 -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes > > -Wmissing-prototypes -isystem /lib/modules/'uname -r'/build/include -c > > -o hello-1.o hello-1.c > > In file included from /usr/include/linux/module.h:10, > > from hello-1.c:1: > > /usr/include/linux/config.h:5:2: error: #error Incorrectly using glibc > > headers for a kernel module > > hello-1.c: In function 'module_init': > > hello-1.c:6: warning: implicit declaration of function 'printk' > > hello-1.c: At top level: > > hello-1.c:15: warning: no previous prototype for 'cleanup_module' > > hello-1.c: In function 'cleanup_module': > > hello-1.c:16: error: 'KERN_ALERT' undeclared (first use in this > > function) > > hello-1.c:16: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once > > hello-1.c:16: error: for each function it appears in.) > > hello-1.c:16: error: syntax error before string constant > > make: *** [hello-1.o] Error 1 > > > > i tried to search in google but could get the exact solution > > > > Iam using FC4 , kernel 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4. > > > > Try this as the makefile contents: > > obj-m += hello-1.o > > all: > make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) modules > > clean: > make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) clean > > > > As Arjan said, your Makefile is broken. The one I hacve picked is from > the latest LKMPG. I think you are compiling it according to the 2.4 > LKMPG. > > > -- > Goldwyn -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/