On 22 Feb 2001, (regarding Re: [plex86] RE:kernel-module misma) cogagni_plex86_list
wrote:
> > Did you also recompile *and* install your kernel?
> no - I am using whatever kernel the redhat installer gave me
Then that's the problem.
>
> however I take it that for plex86 to work - I need to have compiled the
> kernel that is being used?
Yes.
> which is why I am getting kernel mismatch errors...
Yes.
> why does compiling and installing my kernel different from what the redhat
> installer did?
RH normally install a kernel which has the extension -BOOT or their
source-version (ie vmlinuz-2.0.36-0.7). In that case, your running
kernel for Fisher is probably version 2.4.0-BOOT or 2.4.0-0.x
(maybe uname -r gives you that). However, the sources do not have
that label (it's defined in /usr/src/Makefile as EXTRAVERSION), so
compiling plex86 causes the binairies *not* to use that label, but the
running kernel *is*, so they don't match -> kernel version mismatch.
There is a possibility it'll work without recompiling/installing your
kernel by changing /usr/include/linux/version.h, changing the line
with the UTS_RELEASE to whatever your uname -r gives you and
then recompile Plex86.
Regards,
Paul
BTW: I would appriciate it if you would sign your messages with
your name.
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