2003-06-17 12:00:24

by Collen

Subject: trying to use a 2.4.18 module in 2.5.71

g'day just wandering if some one can help me out here...

i'm trying to use a module from a 2.4.18 kernel
it's for my promise fasttrack s150 tx4 sata cart..

now i updated to kernel 2.5.71 and installed the module init tools
copyed the ft3xx.o from 2.4.18 to 2.5.71, made a new initrd

but it keeps bugging around, i get a "invalid module format"

i built-in all the loadable module support options (incl. module version
support)

but i can't get the module loaded..
annyone anny idea ??

Greetz.
Collen Blijenberg'

2003-06-17 12:07:02

by Stefan Smietanowski

Subject: Re: trying to use a 2.4.18 module in 2.5.71

Collen wrote:
> g'day just wandering if some one can help me out here...
>
> i'm trying to use a module from a 2.4.18 kernel
> it's for my promise fasttrack s150 tx4 sata cart..
>
> now i updated to kernel 2.5.71 and installed the module init tools
> copyed the ft3xx.o from 2.4.18 to 2.5.71, made a new initrd
>
> but it keeps bugging around, i get a "invalid module format"
>
> i built-in all the loadable module support options (incl. module version
> support)
>
> but i can't get the module loaded..
> annyone anny idea ??

Usually the fact that it's for 2.4.18 should ring a bell.

You can't use modules across versions and definately not across minors.

// Stefan