On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:52:42 +0200 Frank Mehnert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Richard, > > On Monday 22 October 2007, Richard wrote: > > your guide is probably very good, but the problem is Innotek have > > supplied a kernel module which is not compatible with their product. > > > > And their proprietary module does NOT build on all distros. > > Kernel modules should be generic, and definitely a kernel module for > > version 1.5.0 should function with version 1.5.2. Furthermore its > > not an old kernel 2.6.22, considering some people are still using > > 2.4 kernels, and distros which hold back are still using 2.6.18. > > > > If kernel modules are supplies and distributed with released kernels > > they should be expected to function with the end product, surely > > thats not too much to ask. > > I'm sorry but this is not true. The kernel module has to be compatible > with _your installed Linux kernel_. Even one Linux distribution may > have different kernels since every distribution fixes bugs over the > time. > > Yes, we are supplying precompiled kernel modules in some of our > packages but we cannot guarantee that these kernel modules fit your > current kernel. > > I guess that you simply did not install the kernel sources matching to > your current kernel. Please have a look at /var/log/vbox-install.log. > > Kind regards, > > Frank Hi Frank yes the correct source has been installed for the kernel in use, as well as the kernel devel files. I'm now downloading kernel-linus-2.6.23.1-1mdv, complete with source. your kernel module refuses to build on the current kernel, yet I'm able to build the vboxdrv module that supplied for ver 1.5.0, but 1.5.2 wont accept it. I'll reboot with the new kernel and try again -- Best Wishes Richard Bown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Registered Linux User 365161 OS Mandriva 2008.0 Kernel 2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv HAM Callsign G8JVM : Locator IO82SP QRV all bands 80mtrs to 3 cms ,( non WARC ) http://www.software-radio.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
