Re: make modules_install : unknown symbols

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To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 20:23:53 -0500

On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 20:02, John Francis Lee wrote:
> Alexander,
>
> Yes I
> cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1
> make mrproper
> cp /boot/.config-2.6.5-1.358 .config

You are in the directory for kernel 2.6.8.1 and using the config file
for kernel 2.6.5-1

This usually will not work.

You need the config file for the kernel modules you are compiling.

> make oldconfig
> make xconfig
> make
> make modules_install
>
> When the script runs depmod after all the INSTALLs I get the same
> torrent of unknown symbols I got originally.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 07:53, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> > Am Fr, den 15.10.2004 schrieb John Francis Lee um 2:24:
> >
> > > Emile,
> > >
> > > I did as you suggested... same result.
> >
> > So you did take the kernel config of the Fedora Core kernel? What else
> > did you change?
> >
> > > But I did not do "what Alexander Dalloz said".
> > > Where can I find "what Alexander Dalloz said"?
> >
> > I did reply to your initial posting.
> >
> > > What is an OP?
> >
> > OP == original poster
> >
> > > John Francis Lee <jfl@robinlea.com>
> >
> > Alexander
> --
> John Francis Lee <jfl@robinlea.com>

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