Mandrake 10.1 - Can't load v4l modules compiled to "Custom" library

["Alexandro Silva" <alexsilvasc (at) gmail.com>]

Please, check the kernel makefile you use. The line EXTRAVERSION may have de
word custom. Remove it and compile de CVS.
It was a problem to me, to.

Cheers

Alexandro

2005/8/31, Sid Boyce <sboyce (at) blueyonder.co.uk>:
>
> GFarris wrote:
> > Thanks for all the specifics, Sid.  I discovered that what's actually
> > happening is that the make is stopping with errors and I didn't see it
> > Now I have to figure out why.  It looks like I'm missing some .h files
> > which I will try to find and try again.
> >
> If you have the full kernel source package or packages, they should all
> be present. I don't have any Mandrake kernel sources around on my boxes
> 10.1 --> LE 2005 upgrade and LE 2005 fresh install, I'll check later to
> see what they ship.
>
>
> > I can rebuild the Mandrake source OK.  I tried to follow your
> > instructions and build a test boot.  I had to use make menuconfig
> > instead of x and I boot with lilo, so it's possible I did something else
> > wrong because on booting, I got the Kernel panic-No init found. Try
> > passing init=option to kernel. Lots of google entries about this, but
> > nothing I could put to use.
> >
> It's been ages since I've used lilo ... hopefully you ran "lilo -v"
> before rebooting.
> > Back to the drawing board,
> > Greg
> >
> Regards
> Sid.
>
> > */Sid Boyce <sboyce (at) blueyonder.co.uk>/* wrote:
> >
> >     GFarris wrote:
> >      > I I tried depmod -aev 2.6.8.1-12mdkcustom, and that built a
> >     modules.dep
> >      > file, but it is empty.
> >     What's being reported as you execute the command....stuff like....
> >     /lib/modules/2.6.13-rc4/kernel/drivers/media/video/video-buf-dvb.ko
> >     needs "dvb_dmxdev_init":
> >     /lib/modules/2.6.13-rc4/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb-c
> >     ore.ko
> >     /lib/modules/2.6.13-rc4/kernel/drivers/media/video/video-buf-dvb.ko
> >     needs "videobuf_read_stop":
> >     /lib/modules/2.6.13-rc4/kernel/drivers/media/video/video-buf
> >     .ko
> >     /lib/modules/2.6.13-rc4/kernel/drivers/media/video/video-buf-dvb.ko
> >     needs "videobuf_waiton":
> >     /lib/modules/2.6.13-rc4/kernel/drivers/media/video/video-buf.ko
> >     /lib/modules/2.6.13-rc4/kernel/drivers/media/video/video-buf-dvb.ko
> >     needs "dvb_register_adapter":
> >     /lib/modules/2.6.13-rc4/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/
> >     dvb-core.ko
> >
> >     Where does "make install" now put the modules with the command you
> >     entered above?
> >     I found I had to either rebuild kernels without the same modules
> >     selected in .config or manually remove the ones the kernel built if
> >     make
> >     install placed some of them in different module directories
> otherwise
> >     the some original kernel modules and the new ones would load causing
> >     conflicts.
> >     My approach to building new kernels based on an existing one,
> leaving
> >     the original kernel untouched .....
> >     cp -dpR linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk1
> >     cd linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk1 and change the Makefile SUBVERSION to
> -12mdk1
> >     make xconfig (deselecting the modules the new package will build)
> >     Build the new kernel, cp bzImage /boot/2.6.8.1-12mdk1, edit
> >     /boot/grub/menu.lst to add lines for 2.6.8.1-12mdk1, run mkinitrd
> for
> >     the new kernel, then boot it up and make and make install the new
> >     stuff,
> >     followed by depmod -aev and modprobe the modules or do another
> reboot.
> >     You could also try a later kernel from kernel.org, here I'm running
> >     2.6.13-rc4 and later I will be booting 2.6.13, I just copy the
> .config
> >     from the previous kernel to the new one, do make oldconfig so it
> >     prompts
> >     for any new stuff not in the old kernel, then make xconfig to check
> all
> >     is OK.
> >     Regards
> >     Sid.
> >
>
>
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