On 10/12/06, Shakthi Kannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,
--- Mohan Nayaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Please do not use /root.
Why not?
Because /root is typically the home directory of root.
Please correct me if i am wrong, but i think if the driver & kernel
sources are kept in some directory owned by user, root access is
required only for inserting & removing the module.
It doesn't matter where you keep the kernel sources.
The driver Makefile has to have the kernel sources
path set accordingly.
The use of /usr/src is just to keep it under one
directory so one doesn't need to keep searching for
different kernel sources in the system.
true
i keep it in ~/linux-x.y.z
--- "The Xirtna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> what does it means to have a configured and built
kernel?
1. To have the kernel sources installed.
2. To have MODULE load/unload support in the kernel
(usually enabld by default).
3. To have the kernel installed and running on the
system.
> Please help I am totally new to device drivers!
Try my simple Linux device driver examples:
http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads.html
SK
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