--- Rajaram Suryanarayanan <rajaram_linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I am getting some problem in inserting a module > even after compiling it for the running kernel. > > [root@localhost kernel-modules]# insmod hello-1.ko > insmod: error inserting 'hello-1.ko': -1 Invalid > module format > [root@localhost kernel-modules]# > > This does not seem to be related with the common > vermagic problem, as I see the following message in > dmesg. > hello_1: disagrees about version of symbol > struct_module > > Please see the Makefile and make output below. > Please clarify me what goes wrong. > > Makefile : > > obj-m += hello-1.o > all: > make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname > -r)/build M=$(PWD) EXTRA_CFLAGS="-g" modules > > > > [root@localhost kernel-modules]# make > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.14.4-kdbnew/build > M=/root/kernel-modules EXTRA_CFLAGS="-g" modules > make[1]: Entering directory > `/linux-source/linux-2.6.14.4' > CC [M] /root/kernel-modules/hello-1.o > /root/kernel-modules/hello-1.c: In function > `init_module': > /root/kernel-modules/hello-1.c:10: warning: int > format, long unsigned int arg (arg 2) > Building modules, stage 2. > MODPOST > LD [M] /root/kernel-modules/hello-1.ko > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/linux-source/linux-2.6.14.4' > [root@localhost kernel-modules]# > > [root@localhost kernel-modules]# uname -a > Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.14.4-kdbnew #7 SMP > PREEMPT Sun Jan 22 17:02:06 IST 2006 i686 i686 i386 > GNU/Linux > [root@localhost kernel-modules]# > u r probably trying to insert the module into a different kernel ,for which u had compiled. for e.g u might be inserting it into the kernel which had come with ur installation not the linux-2.6.14.4 compiled kernel. so boot into the newly compiled kernel then try inserting it. regards kanishk > Thanks, > Rajaram. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
