[Voyage-linux] Compiling a kernel module for Voyage 0.6

[Kim-man 'Punky' TSE]

Hi Benny,

Meanwhile, please change UTS_RELEASE to "2.6.26-486-voyage" in 
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-voyage/include/linux/utsrelease.h.

I will repackage it for correct version.

Regards,
Punky


benny.tops at skynet.be wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to update the Sierra Wireless USB driver for kernel 2.6.26 
> in Voyage Version: 0.6 (Build Date 20090708) and I get an 'Invalid 
> module format' error.
>
> This is what I do after a clean installation of Voyage 0.6:
> - download 
> http://fr.voyage.hk/dists/0.6/linux/linux-headers-2.6.26-voyage_6.0-2_i386.deb 
> and install it using dpkg -i <package name>. This installs the package 
> in /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-voyage
> - make sierra.c. The make file points to 
> /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-voyage for the kernel headers; build is 
> successful
> - when I try to install sierra.ko, I get this error message:
> [ 1693.833588] sierra: version magic '2.6.26-voyage preempt mod_unload 
> 486 ' should be '2.6.26-486-voyage preempt mod_unload 486 '
> FATAL: Error inserting sierra 
> (/lib/modules/2.6.26-486-voyage/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.ko): 
> Invalid module format
>
> modinfo sierra returns 'vermagic:       2.6.26-voyage preempt 
> mod_unload 486'
> uname -r returns '2.6.26-486-voyage'
>
> Do I use the wrong kernel headers (can't find another package ...)? Do 
> I make a mistake somewhere?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Benny
>
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Punky

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