Trying to compile pcwd_pci kernel module in Fedora 7
 

I recently purchased a watchdog timer card from Berkshire products. I have followed two different instruction sets and neither one has given me any results. The instructions that came with it are as follows:

INSTALL PCWD_PCI DRIVER AS KERNEL MODULE

Copy pcwd_pci.c in /usr/src/linux/drivers/char/watchdog
Compile kernel with pcwd_pci as a module:
make modules
make modules_install
depmod -a
modprobe pcwd_pci

There is no "/usr/src/linux/drivers/char/watchdog" directory in Fedora so I created a symlink from "/usr/src/linux/" -> "/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.17-88.fc7-i686/"
where "2.6.23.17-88.fc7-i686" is my current kernel.

However, when I type in "make modules" it gives me
"make: *** No rule to make target `modules'. Stop."

I also followed a set of instructions from the fedora project website on compiling kernel modules. I modified the Makefile in /usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.17-88.fc7-i686/drivers/char/watchdog/ to include the following lines:

# Added on August 30, 2008
obj-m:= pcwd_pci.o
KDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
PWD := $(shell pwd)
default:
$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$(PWD) modules
# End of additions

When I try running the make command it says
"make: Nothing to be done for `default'."
even though the module was not created.

The pcwd_pci.c file I'm using can be found here.

Any help would be great.

It seems to be working for the most part now. The second method must have worked, but I just didn't realize it. The README file that came with it says I should be able to check the status by entering
"echo /proc/pcwd"
However there is no /proc/pcwd.
I'm able to check the boot status via "dmesg | grep pcwd", though. It's working well enough for me at least.