Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 19 Feb 2002 04:03:14 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 19 Feb 2002 04:03:05 -0500 Received: from smtp02do.de.uu.net ([192.76.144.69]:55689 "EHLO smtp02do.de.uu.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id convert rfc822-to-8bit; Tue, 19 Feb 2002 04:02:57 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII From: Tobias Wollgam Organization: Materna GmbH To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Q: use of new modules in old kernel Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 10:02:52 +0100 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Encoded: Changed encoding from 8bit for 7bit transmission Message-Id: <20020219090253.CD89D67ED@penelope.materna.de> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, how is it possible to use modules of newer kernels in an old kernel system? To use new drivers, we want not recompile the kernel. I tried to load the module 8139too from 2.4.17 into a 2.4.9 kernel with modprobe, but there are many unresolved symbols. The flag "Set version information on all module symbols" is set. TIA for all information, hyperlinks are welcome too, Tobias -- Tobias Wollgam * Softwaredevelopment * Business Unit Information MATERNA GmbH Information & Communications Vosskuhle 37 * 44141 Dortmund http://www.materna.de - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/