Short version. OS: Fedora 13 Kernel: 2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE Hardware: Lenovo x100e Problem:Trying to build drivers for realtec wireless lan. When I tried to build drivers initally with rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0018.1025.2010 every time I would try to load the driver with modprobe it would error and say " Invalid module format" modprobe r8192se_pci FATAL: Error inserting r8192se_pci (/lib/modules/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/r8192se_pci.ko): Invalid module format I modified /usr/src/kernel/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686/Makefile and changed EXTRAVERSION = .7-61.fc13.i686 TO EXTRAVERSION = .7-61.fc13.i686.PAE I then did "make modules" which generated a new version of version.h & utsrelease.h which had the correct PAE version in it. The build error out after that. Went back to my sources and did a make clean, make and then make install. modprobe r8192se_pci now cause a core dump. I have built kernels in the past but it has been a long time and never had to build a PAE version. What else would be required for me to change in order to build the kernel modules correctly and then build the driver? In the end I am not trying to compile a custom kernel I simply want to use the kernel I have and be able to build drivers against it as needed. Thanks in advance. I included core dumps and other info in the long version below. LONG VERSION: Built driver rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0018.1025.2010 make make install All finished ok. modprobe generates this error. [root@etop rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0018.1025.2010]# modprobe r8192se_pci WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release. FATAL: Error inserting r8192se_pci (/lib/modules/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/r8192se_pci.ko): Invalid module format dmesg output r8192se_pci: version magic '2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be '2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE SMP mod_unload 686 ' vim Makefile and changed /usr/src/kernel/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686/Makefile EXTRAVERSION = .7-61.fc13.i686 TO EXTRAVERSION = .7-61.fc13.i686.PAE [root@etop 2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686]# make modules CHK include/linux/version.h CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h make[1]: *** No rule to make target `missing-syscalls'. Stop. make: *** [prepare0] Error 2 Finally modprobe and coresponding core dump from dmesg modprobe r8192se_pci dmesg: Linux kernel driver for RTL8192 based WLAN cards Copyright (c) 2007-2008, Realsil Wlan Driver rtl819xSE 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 rtl819xSE 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 rtl819xSE:region #1 not a MMIO resource, aborting ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: at net/core/dev.c:4888 rollback_registered_many+0x88/0x1ad() Hardware name: 3508CTO Modules linked in: r8192se_pci(+) nls_utf8 fuse rfcomm sco bridge stp llc bnep l2cap sunrpc cpufreq_ondemand powernow_k8 ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 ip6table_filter ip6_tables ipv6 uinput snd_hda_codec_conexant snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm btusb thinkpad_acpi r8169 bluetooth uvcvideo snd_timer cfg80211 wmi snd_page_alloc snd mii videodev rfkill v4l1_compat joydev i2c_piix4 serio_raw soundcore k8temp microcode aes_i586 aes_generic xts gf128mul dm_crypt video output usb_storage radeon ttm drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit i2c_core [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] Pid: 6777, comm: insmod Not tainted 2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE #1 Call Trace: [<c043f30a>] warn_slowpath_common+0x6a/0x81 [<c07174a2>] ? rollback_registered_many+0x88/0x1ad [<c043f333>] warn_slowpath_null+0x12/0x15 [<c07174a2>] rollback_registered_many+0x88/0x1ad [<c0717636>] rollback_registered+0x28/0x2d [<c071768e>] unregister_netdevice_queue+0x53/0x70 [<c0717754>] unregister_netdev+0x1d/0x24 [<f8cbe707>] rtl8192_pci_probe+0x579/0x5b7 [r8192se_pci] [<c05c2d70>] local_pci_probe+0x13/0x15 [<c05c3940>] pci_device_probe+0x48/0x6b [<c065366b>] driver_probe_device+0xca/0x1d2 [<c06537bb>] __driver_attach+0x48/0x64 [<c0652c78>] bus_for_each_dev+0x42/0x6c [<c065345b>] driver_attach+0x19/0x1b [<c0653773>] ? __driver_attach+0x0/0x64 [<c0652f04>] bus_add_driver+0xfe/0x244 [<c05ae22b>] ? kset_find_obj+0x23/0x4e [<c0653a26>] driver_register+0x81/0xe8 [<c05c3b00>] __pci_register_driver+0x3d/0x9a [<f7f24000>] ? rtl8192_pci_module_init+0x0/0x118 [r8192se_pci] [<f7f24107>] rtl8192_pci_module_init+0x107/0x118 [r8192se_pci] [<c040305b>] do_one_initcall+0x51/0x13f [<c0468fa1>] sys_init_module+0xac/0x1e3 [<c0408c9f>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x28 ---[ end trace 71022fdbb6758c02 ]--- BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 000000d8 IP: [<c0781fcb>] packet_notifier+0x19/0x12b *pdpt = 0000000032966001 *pde = 000000013e737067 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP last sysfs file: /sys/devices/virtual/net/pan0/statistics/collisions Modules linked in: r8192se_pci(+) nls_utf8 fuse rfcomm sco bridge stp llc bnep l2cap sunrpc cpufreq_ondemand powernow_k8 ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 ip6table_filter ip6_tables ipv6 uinput snd_hda_codec_conexant snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm btusb thinkpad_acpi r8169 bluetooth uvcvideo snd_timer cfg80211 wmi snd_page_alloc snd mii videodev rfkill v4l1_compat joydev i2c_piix4 serio_raw soundcore k8temp microcode aes_i586 aes_generic xts gf128mul dm_crypt video output usb_storage radeon ttm drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit i2c_core [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] Pid: 6777, comm: insmod Tainted: G W 2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE #1 3508CTO/3508CTO EIP: 0060:[<c0781fcb>] EFLAGS: 00210286 CPU: 0 EIP is at packet_notifier+0x19/0x12b EAX: 00000000 EBX: c09d2648 ECX: f2a3fe04 EDX: 00000011 ESI: f2a3fe04 EDI: 00000011 EBP: f2a3fdf4 ESP: f2a3fde4 DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 00e0 SS: 0068 Process insmod (pid -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines