Onkar 写道: > let me tell the sequence of step I followed before I got that error : > > (1) I compiled the kernel with the CONFIG_B44=m option > (2) then I booted with this new kernel 2.6.18 > (3) at his time lsmod |grep b44 showed b44 (that means module loaded at boot > time) > (4) then , I removed the module : modprobe -r b44 (at this point I lost the > network connection) > (5) then I took b44.c and b44.h from drivers folder of the kernel and > compiled them seperately (away from the kernel) -> this compiled > successfully > (6) insmod b44.ko gave me those errors !!! > > Any clue , why ? > make -C <path-to-kernel> M=`pwd` Did you specify the correct kernel path ? This should be the kernel you boot with. > > > On Jan 29, 2008 12:05 PM, Manish Katiyar <mkatiyar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Have you compiled with the same kernel version which you are running ? >> I guess u are using 2.4 kernel. >> >> On Jan 29, 2008 12:02 PM, Onkar <onkar.n.m@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> I was experimenting with the etnernet driver code : Broadcom b44 NIC . I >>> took the code from the linux kernel /drivers directory and tried to >> compile >>> it seperately and insert into the running kernel. >>> the kernel is just freshly compiled ?? >>> >>> insmod: error inserting './b44.o': -1 Invalid module format ?? >>> >>> Can I not do it like that ?? I even tried to insert the module compiled >>> during kernel compilation in the drivers directoy .. but that too is >> giving >>> the same results. >>> >>> Please guide me to point out whats going wrong ? >>> >>> >>> >> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
