On Saturday 11 November 2006 13:27, Bill Davidsen wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Tuesday 07 November 2006 23:04, Ric Moore wrote: > >> On Tue, 2006-11-07 at 22:21 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > >>> On Tuesday 07 November 2006 20:24, Warren Sturm wrote: > >>>> That will probably be kernel-devel package. However, on mine it > >>>> points to /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-xen-i686 > >>>> but i have > >>>> /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686/ from the devel package. So > >>>> there is some fun waiting when I try to compile new kernel modules. > >>>> > >>>>> ls -al /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build > >>>>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 47 Nov 1 > >>>>> 12:15 /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build -> > >>>>> ../../../usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i586 > >>> > >>> And this still lists in a flashing red. I must be missing something > >>> obvious. The 'build' file is definitely there. > >> > >> I usually delete that link... no need for all the ../../../ stuff. > >> then I relink: > >> ln -s /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i586 build > >> which will fix the link/filename 'source' which points to 'build'. > >> You are using i586 and not i686? Plenty of strangeness going around. I'm > >> gonna reboot to see if my glibc was the culprit of some of my problems. > > > > OK - done that, but still > > > > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686' > > CC [M] /home/anne/Downloads/gspcav1-20060925/gspca_core.o > > /home/anne/Downloads/gspcav1-20060925/gspca_core.c:36:26: error: > > linux/config.h: No such file or directory > > > > I've built things in the past and never got this stuck. Am I still > > missing some package/conf or is it just a brain-fart? > > Kernel change? Haven't built against 2.6.18, so I can't say. Did you > look at the include line and check that the file is there? Has it moved? > Is it no longer the "right way" to get config? Did you need to make > clean, or even menuconfig or xconfig? > I don't know, Bill. However, it seems atrpms have built this for FC6, so I've installed that. I plugged the webcam in again, but no success. Then I wondered whether it needed a modprobe to load it, so I tried that. Still nothing. I did find this in /var/log/messages: Nov 12 12:09:41 david Installed: gspcav1-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686 1.00.04-2.fc6.at Nov 12 12:09:41 david Installed: gspcav1.i386 1.00.04-2.fc6.at Nov 12 12:12:23 david kernel: usb 5-1.2: new full speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5 Nov 12 12:12:23 david kernel: usb 5-1.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Nov 12 12:12:24 david kernel: gspca: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel tainted. Nov 12 12:12:24 david kernel: gspca: version magic '2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1' should be '2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 SMP mod_unload 586 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1' I'm sure the clue is there, if I were only able to interpret it :-( Anne
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