Tried forcing the kernel install and still get the error, just without any reference to the missing driver module. Uninstalled the kernel rpm and at least the system reboots with the original kernel. Will now try my laborious multi-drive, multi-install idea.
Thanks, Stuart > -----Original Message----- > From: David Hollister [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:36 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: how difficult is compiling a driver? > > > On Mon, 2003-03-31 at 07:18, Douglas, Stuart wrote: > > Thanks again, Mike, but I think this IS a catch-22... > > > > It seems I can't make the module without the kernel, and I > can't install > > the kernel without the module. > > > > I'm running on kernel 2.4-18-14 and tried making the module > after only > > installing the most recent kernel-source package > (2.4.18-27.8.0), but it > > runs off this long litany of error messages. I then tried > installing > > the most recent kernel package (2.4.18-27.8.0), thinking I > could then > > successfully make the new module before rebooting, but the > kernel install > > errors out due to the lacking module. > > > > Unless you have some more brilliance to share with me, I > think I'm done > > and will have to wait on the vendor to release the properly compiled > > driver. > > > > Thanks for all your help, regardless of how doomed or not I am. > > > > Stuart > > I don't understand why the kernel would have a dependency on > a module. > I forget what kind of module it is you want to build. Are you > installing the kernel source from an RPM? If the module is the only > problem, why not just "rpm -i --force ..."? > > -- > David Hollister > Furthurnet - Free, legal P2P - share the tunes: http://furthurnet.org > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
