[CentOS] problems building appletalk module with new kernel
Craig White
craigwhite at azapple.com
Tue Dec 25 22:10:52 UTC 2007
On Tue, 2007-12-25 at 10:20 -0800, Akemi Yagi wrote:
> On Dec 25, 2007 9:47 AM, Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com> wrote:
> > I've been doing this on CentOS 4 and CentOS 5 but after installing
> > 2.6.18-53.1.4el kernel, I'm having a bit of a struggle...
> >
> > # make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-53.1.4.el5/build \
> > SUBDIRS=/usr/src/appletalk modules
> > make: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-53.1.4.el5-i686'
> > CC [M] /usr/src/appletalk/aarp.o
> > CC [M] /usr/src/appletalk/ddp.o
> > CC [M] /usr/src/appletalk/dev.o
> > CC [M] /usr/src/appletalk/atalk_proc.o
> > CC [M] /usr/src/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.o
> > LD [M] /usr/src/appletalk/appletalk.o
> > Building modules, stage 2.
> > MODPOST
> > CC /usr/src/appletalk/appletalk.mod.o
> > LD [M] /usr/src/appletalk/appletalk.ko
> > make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-53.1.4.el5-i686'
> >
> > # make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-53.1.4.el5/build \
> > SUBDIRS=/usr/src/appletalk modules_install
> > make: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-53.1.4.el5-i686'
> > INSTALL /usr/src/appletalk/appletalk.ko
> > DEPMOD 2.6.18-53.1.4.el5
> > make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-53.1.4.el5-i686'
> >
> > and here is my problem...
> > # insmod /lib/modules/2.6.18-53.1.4.el5/extra/appletalk.ko
> > insmod: error inserting
> > '/lib/modules/2.6.18-53.1.4.el5/extra/appletalk.ko': -1 Invalid module
> > format
> >
> > The above reflects an adjustment in my Makefile but it didn't seem to
> > help
> >
> > why all of a sudden, this 'Invalid module format' ?
> >
> > Craig
>
> I was able to build and install appletalk.ko under 2.6.18-53.1.4.
>
> What do you see with:
>
> /sbin/modinfo /lib/modules/2.6.18-53.1.4.el5/extra/appletalk.ko
>
> Does the vermagic agree with your running kernel? Also, where did you
> get the source for appletalk? Is that the stuff from net/appletalk in
> your kernel's source tree?
>
> Another option may be to follow the wiki:
>
> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BuildingKernelModules
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I think I see the problem...it appears that it installed and booted the
xen kernel
Will change and reboot with non-xen kernel
Thanks
Craig
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