kernel mismatch

[Sebastien MENGIN - Editions Agone]

At 12:25 -0500 6/12/02, David Paul BELANGER wrote:
>I am assuming you are using Debian.  I did it a few weeks ago, I hope I
>got it right.

Yes, I use Debian since last summer (it is a plenty of things to learn, but
it's good and motivating)
>
>You need the packages:
>- mol-modules-source
>- your kernel headers: kernel-headers-(your kernel version)

This is the critical point : my kernel version : 2.4.18-newpmac
I can not find any kernel-headers corresponding to this kernel version...

>
>instructions are in:
>- /usr/share/doc/mol-modules-source/README.Debian
>Do:
>1) Unpacking the source
>2) Then I would suggest that you compile with kernel-package instead of
>make.  (you need to install kernel-package).
>You install it and it should work.

I am sure it should work, I've just have to fix this question of
kernel-version / kernel-headers...
Moreover, it works all right on a powerbook I have here (but unfortunately
the one who installed it on is far away and can not help)

Well, thanks for the help anyway,
S=E9bastien

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>
>
>David
>
>
>On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 05:49:57PM +0100, S=E9bastien Mengin wrote:
>> The point is that I am not sure what I have to do to recompile the mol
>> module for my kernel...
>>
>> I try recompiling it this morning (the mol module), but without success
>> : simply because I do not know really how to manage it.
>>
>> In one word: if you remember/know how to do so, it will be very welcome
>> ;)
>>
>> S=E9bastien
>>
>> Le ven 06 d=E9c 02 =E0 11:47, David Paul BELANGER a =E9crit:
>> >
>> > I am not sure, but I think the reason is that it will not consider that
>> > "2.4.18" matches to "2.4.18-newpmac".  i.e. it includes the
>> > suffix as part of the version.
>> >
>> > You may want to recompile the mol modules for your kernel.  It's not th=
at
>> > difficult and it worked for me.
>> >
>> > David
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:17:31AM +0100, S=E9bastien Mengin wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > I have just installed debian on a G4 here.
>> > >
>> > > I got mol & mol-modules right after that and compiled following the
>> > > instruction found in the doc but... I must have done something wrong =
:
>> > > mol does not load and returns a kernel mismatch error : "kernel-modul=
e
>> > > version mismatch /lib/modules/2.4.18-newpmac/misc/mol.o was compiled =
for
>> > > kernel version 2.4.18 while this kernel is version 2.4.18-newpmac".
>> > >
>> > > Is there anything to do but recompiling the whole kernel ?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks in advance,
>> > >
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