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 I've now installed kernel-linus-2.6.23.1-1mdv, and the module has built. The module fails to build on all the Mandriva 2.6.22 kernels. The module thats supplied with Virtualbox-1.5.0 open source does build, both with the initial build with DKMS or with the vbox-kernels, that just supplies the kernel module. So you now have Mandriva's latest release MDV2008,04/10/2007, that does not function with Innoteks VititualBox on all the standard kernels ( kernel-2.6.22 variants )its released with. you cant ask anyone who's using Mandriva 2008 to upgrade their kernel so your product becomes useable. -- 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
