[clug] Building modules

[Brett Wheeler]

First thing... I'm a noob, please be gentle with me.

I have been given the task of compiling a module (network driver) for our imaging software. The version of Linux that runs under PXE is a cutdown version of SLES (or so I'm told) and I can't compile it there.

I have a couple of questions that may help me.

I've been told that I must use the *exact* same version of the kernel, should it matter which distro I have running? Could I use openSuse to build the module?

Are there any tricks to back-reving the kernel? 

I tried to go from 2.6.27.45-0.1.1 back to 2.6.27.29-0.1 using a file from www.kernel.org. It look to be working, the module compiled without error, but when I went to load it, with modprobe, I received an error "FATAL: Error inserting atl1e (/lib/modules/2.6.27.29-0.1-default/initrd/atl1e.ko): invalid module format". I've read that is most likely due to having the incorrect source on the system. 

Any help with this would be appreciated.


Brett Wheeler
Computer Support
Daramalan College
Dickson ACT 2602
brett.wheelerATdaramalan.act.edu.au

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