[ale] Help from kernel-mod gurus...

[Dow Hurst]

I think you have to recompile all the modules to fix this, right?  The 
modules are labeled with the kernel they were compiled for, correct?  
Haven't looked at this in a while but that sounds right from my memory.
Dow


da Black Baron wrote:

>Thanx to both you guys for the info.  Worked like a charm...  Of course,
>I had to patch my 2.4.18 kernel up to 2.4.19 first, but that was as
>simple as applying the final patch..
>
>What I need to know now is how does one upgrade one's system  to refelct
>the change from 2.4.18 to 2.4.19?  (i.e. make  everything  all cushy
>like you'd just installed the 2.4.19 kernel from a distribution disk, so
>that you've got your modules in /lib/modules/2.4.19, and your source
>reside in /usr/src/linux-2.4.19?  Because after I compiled the new
>kernel, freshly-patched to 2.4.19, and with the further patching done by
>the .diff file discussed here, the new kernel kept complaining that the
>mods in /lib/modules/2.4.18 were for the previous kernel image- and the
>modules were obviously not updated since even if I linked 2.4.18 to
>2.4.19 it still complained...  Hmmmm...
>
>I'm off the the FAQ to see what I can gather on my own, but if anyone
>knows a quick way to accomplish this, I'll be mucho grateful...
>
>
>On Wed, 2003-01-15 at 11:13, Stephen Leonard wrote:
>  
>
>>da Black Baron <dbaron13 at atl.bellsouth.net> writes:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>I  just found a  patch that will let me compile a mod to support the KB
>>>Gear Jam Studio USB tablet- however, I don't have a clue as to what
>>>exact  file I need  to patch under the src/linux directory.  Anybody 
>>>able to point me in the right direction?
>>>      
>>>
>>Assuming you've cd'd into your kernel source directory, try
>>the following:
>>
>>cat somepatch.diff | patch -p1 --dry-run
>>
>>patch(1) gives you more options, but assuming you don't
>>get any rejects, try the command again without --dry-run.
>>
>>hth,
>>stephen
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