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

On 10/28/2010 11:17 AM, JD wrote: > On 10/27/2010 06:03 PM, EredicatorX wrote: > >> 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. >> >> > After you edited the Makefile so the extra version has the PAE, > does not guarantee to you that the kernel config file you chose > chose is the i686-PAE config file. > If you really want to build the kernel from source correctly, > follow the instructions at > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel > Thanks JD, My goal is not to build a custom kernel. My goal is to build drivers for the current kernel that work. The problem is the PAE extension on the current kernel name keeps me from being able to do it and have the drivers load. Is there another way to do this, besides building a custom kernel? E./