LinuxQuestions.org - Makefile problems/Simple kernel module

I am creating a simple hello/goodbye kernel module and I am having problems with the Makefile. The Makefile is as follows:

Code:

ifneq ($(KERNELRELEASE),)

obj-m        := message.o



else

KDIR        := /lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic

PWD        := $(shell pwd)



default:

        $(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) SUBDIRS=$(PWD) modules

endif

The error I am getting is:

Code:

bill@bill-i9400:~/message$ make

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic SUBDIRS=/home/bill/message modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic'

make[1]: *** No rule to make target `modules'.  Stop.

make[1]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic'

I read somewhere that it may have something to do with not having a Makefile in the "2.6.17-10-generic" directory, but I am totally lost. Can anyone offer me a solution?

Thanks.