On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:47, you wrote:
> Thanks, I kept my original installation of RH 7.3 on another hdd but it
> bugs me that I've got to swap if I want to have 450Kb/s downloads. It is
> easier to use XP on the other partition, it can run sm200d no sweat! But
> ther's a principle involved here...I will not give up but I need to know a
> lot more about Linux than I do. I might write to Telemann or Diego
> Picciani, they can only tell me to get lost. I did not know that it is
> possible to use 7.3's kernel to run the newer apps.
>
> On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:42, you (Zane) wrote:
> > I had this exact problem too. In the end I used the kernel from RH7.3
> > (which is still compatible with RH9). I realise this is not ideal but
> > owing to the fact that either insmod or gcc steadfastly told me filthy
> > lies about what version they were or were compiled on.
> >
> > The RH9 kernel reported having been compiled on gcc v3
> > And I recompiled the sm200dtp driver on a gcc that claimed to be v3
> >
> > So in the end after spending X days trying to find out what was going on
> > I just reinstalled my 7.3 kernel and ran all of the RH9 stuff on top.
> >
> > If you work it out I'd love to hear how you licked it :-/
> >
> > (I suspect RH of compiler/kernel bug insertion)
man insmod he say:-
-f, --force
Attempt load the module even if the version of the running
kernel and the version of the kernel for which the module was
compiled do not match. This only overrides the kernel version
check, it has no effect on symbol name checks. If the symbol
names in the module do not match the kernel then there is no way
to force insmod to load the module.
It's a huge kludge, but it might work.
--
Sincerely etc.,
Christopher Sawtell
