Linux - DistributionsThis forum is for Distribution specific questions.
Red Hat, Slackware, Debian, Novell, LFS, Mandriva, Ubuntu, Fedora - the list goes on and on...
Note: An (*) indicates there is no official participation from that distribution here at LQ.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
Distribution: Slackware 10.1 and Gentoo 2005.1 from Stage 1
Posts: 84
Rep:
SuSE 8.2 Athlon kernel source problems
Ok I have an Athlon 1500+ and SuSE installed the 2.4.20-4GB-athlon kernel. I have a acx100 WLAN PCMCIA card. I am trying to install the driver and I get this very strange error and I can't seem to fix the problem. Here is the error message:
/../src/acx100_pci.o: kernel-module version mismatch
./../src/acx100_pci.o was compiled for kernel version 2.4.20-4GB
while this kernel is version 2.4.20-4GB-athlon.
Error while inserting module! Bailing...
I have the non athlon source installed, I even tried uninstalling the original 2.4.20-4GB source and install the athlon source and the source seems to install. However, if I go back into YaST, the source selection is unchecked once again. Any ideas whatsoever?
Well, there is only one kernel-source, regardless of the kernel you are using (athlon or standard). Did you compile this driver yourself on your machine? Are you trying to install a module that was present with the system out of the box or did you recompile the kernel to provide module support for this card? Explain in a little more detail what you are trying to do.
Also, with a pcmcia lan card, you generally only have to specify pcmcia through the network devices module in YaST and the appropriate module is loaded. But then I'm not familiar with your card.
I'm struggling to get my orinoco usb client to work too, on suse 8.2. I just managed past the stage you're stuck at, and managed to get the light to flash on my usb device !!! Still can't ping yet, now need to figure how to configure the network ..
Anyway, here's what you have to do to resolve the 2.4.20-4GB Vs 2.4.20-4GB-athlon issue:
In your linux source distribution, edit version.h and add in the 'athlon' bit.
e.g. pico /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h
Add the "-athlon" to "2.4.20-4GB"
Now recompile your source with the kernel code - you should be able to load the modules now.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.