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Re: Debian testing kernel for use with pwcx.o (webcam) module.



On Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 07:30:04PM +0000, Adam Funk wrote:
> I have a Logitech QuickCam 4000 Pro and a Debian sarge system on an
> Athlon 1100 with the 2.4.23-1-386 kernel.  I've tried to use the pwcx
> module from http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/ by copying
> pwcx-8.4/2.4.23/gcc-3.2/pwcx.o
> to /lib/modules/2.4.23-1-386/kernel/drivers/usb/
> but I got the following:
> 
> # update-modules 
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols
> in /lib/modules/2.4.23-1-386/kernel/drivers/usb/pwcx.o
> 
> # modprobe pwcx
> /lib/modules/2.4.23-1-386/kernel/drivers/usb/pwcx.o: kernel-module
> version mismatch
>         /lib/modules/2.4.23-1-386/kernel/drivers/usb/pwcx.o was compiled
> for kernel version 2.4.23
>         while this kernel is version 2.4.23-1-386.
> /lib/modules/2.4.23-1-386/kernel/drivers/usb/pwcx.o:
> insmod /lib/modules/2.4.23-1-386/kernel/drivers/usb/pwcx.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.4.23-1-386/kernel/drivers/usb/pwcx.o: insmod pwcx failed
> 
> According to the module's FAQ
> (http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/faq.html#L10) this means "you have a
> kernel with version information on module symbols turned on. Recompile
> and/or install a kernel with this option turned off. And yes, that is
> the only way."
> 
> I would prefer not to dabble in recompiling my kernel yet since I have
> no experience of this.  Is there a suitable kernel package available?

Dunno, but I'd have thought it would be worth trying installing the
kernel-headers package appropriate to your kernel, downloading the
source for the module and building the module locally.

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