Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Q: use of new modules in old kernel | From | NyQuist <> | Date | 19 Feb 2002 10:53:57 +0000 |
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On Tue, 2002-02-19 at 09:02, Tobias Wollgam wrote: > Hi, > > how is it possible to use modules of newer kernels in an old kernel > system? > > To use new drivers, we want not recompile the kernel. > > I tried to load the module 8139too from 2.4.17 into a 2.4.9 kernel with > modprobe, but there are many unresolved symbols. > > The flag "Set version information on all module symbols" is set. > > TIA for all information, hyperlinks are welcome too, > > Tobias >
<short version> What worked for me (see later), is moving the newer module and appropriate includes across to the older kernel and performing a make modules && make modules_install.
<long version> This worked for me when using a patched nm256_audio and ac97 module to get my sound working. I couldn't get the patch to apply properly to the whole kernel, so I nicked those files I knew were needed and moved them over to a clean kernel. hope this helps, and yeh, I've got no idea if this will work for you. I would first try copying the 8139too.c from drivers/net to the 2.4.9 kernel, and if you've already setup your config you should just be able to make modules and then insmod (with luck). > -- > Tobias Wollgam * Softwaredevelopment * Business Unit Information > MATERNA GmbH Information & Communications > Vosskuhle 37 * 44141 Dortmund > http://www.materna.de > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- NyQuist | Matthew Hall -- NyQuist at ntlworld dot com Sig: Microsoft sells you Windows. Linux gives you the whole house.
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