i have compiled a new kernel for fedora core 6 and installed it, i have tried to load modules i compiles into the kernels as modules i.e toshiba_acpi and i get the following errors


[root@localhost ~]# insmod /lib/modules/2.6.18.6-custom/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko
insmod: error inserting '/lib/modules/2.6.18.6-custom/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko': -1 Invalid module format
[root@localhost ~]# modprobe /lib/modules/2.6.18.6-custom/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko
FATAL: Module /lib/modules/2.6.18.6_custom/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko not found.

[root@localhost Desktop]# insmod /lib/modules/2.6.18.6-custom/kernel/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.ko
insmod: error inserting '/lib/modules/2.6.18.6-custom/kernel/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.ko': -1 No such device
[root@localhost Desktop]# modprobe /lib/modules/2.6.18.6-custom/kernel/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.ko
FATAL: Module /lib/modules/2.6.18.6_custom/kernel/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.ko not found


I built the kernel as an rpm make rpm, am i getting the error messages because i have not make modules??? or is that just for making the kernel and installing it straight away, really confused.

Thanks in advance

Does this exist. /lib/modules/2.6.18.6-custom
Also exactly how did you do it?

Extract the kernel source to /usr/src/linux-2.6.18.6-custom based on your info. Have you modified the versions file to reflect this name linux-2.6.18.6-custom?
Also usage of modprobe is modprobe module_name. Not modprobe module_name.ko. That is only used with insmod. Also if the system.map exist for the newly installed kernel then no path is required to the module with modprobe.

Brian