Re: Missing modpost when trying to compile kernel module on 2.6.15

["Jakub Ružička" <yaccobb at centrum dot cz>]

In the end I simply compiled the kernel and everyting worked. A bit lame procedure, but... It works.
Thanks anyway, I'll get fglrx >= 8.22.5 ASAP.

Have a nice day

On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 17:22:55 +0100
"Arne Anka" <arne dot anka at gmx dot net> wrote:

> you probably need to install the sources of your kernel as well and even  
> to do a make configure before the building of the module will work.
> remember, that officially fglrx 8.22.5 is the first version to support  
> kernel 2.6.15 fully!
>
> regards
>
> On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 10:20:30 +0100, Jakub Ružička <yaccobb at centrum dot cz>  
> wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone.
> >
> > I read through mailing list about modpost and there are some people with  
> > same problem as me, but no solvation. I have Etch with 2.6.15-1-k7 stock  
> > kernel, x.org 6.8 and and fglrx packages (8.20.8) from sid. I am  
> > folowing Flavio's howto (I successfuly compiled module in 2.6.12 that  
> > way) - I configure kernel sources with make-kpkg(I wonder how to do it  
> > so default values from .config would be used without asking me on each  
> > option), and run 'module-assistant a-i fglrx'. Everything seems ok but  
> > compilation fails because it can't find scripts/mod/modpost. Modpost  
> > source is here so I guess it is just not compiled... If is it so, how  
> > can I compile modpost without compiling whole kernel? Any other Ideas ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Jakub Ružička
>
>
>
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