On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Jeff Johnson n3npq@mac.com wrote:
On Aug 20, 2010, at 11:44 AM, Ross McKerchar wrote:
Does this sound like a valid concern? Where does the attempt to provide 100% binary compatibility end? The source for these kernel modules is actually available but I am trying to avoid having to build custom modules.
Here's one suggestion ...
Look for DKMS (Dell Kernel Module System iirc) which will undertake module rebuilds and more. There's a similar/equivalent system in SuSE iirc but I've forgot the name.
Ross,
If you decide to build your own kernel module, this CentOS wiki article has all the details:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BuildingKernelModules
My personal recommendation is the kmod method, but dkms is also included in there.
Akemi