On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 12:58:49AM +0800, Holden Hao wrote: > > It depends, but you will almost definitely need the kernel sources used > > to build your running kernel. If your kernel has not been built with > > version symbols for modules it may be necessary to do a full recompile > > with the appropriate patches. > > > > A third-party module will usually have instructions on what you're > > supposed to do in order to get it running, and in my experience they > > vary from applying a patch to kernel sources and doing the full rebuild > > What I meant was for example I said "no" to parallel support and then I > changed my mind and wanted to compile the parallel module. Is it > possible to just compile the module and will the previously compiled > kernel accept it (given that the module uses the proper source > versions)?
Well, that's a little more complex. Sometimes, you can. However, you have to make sure that your configuration option doesn't result in other changes to the kernel. Michael -- Michael Darrin Chaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.michaelchaney.com/ -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
