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Kienja Kenobi

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Registered: 2007-08-17

Posts: 62

Changing Drivers for the Kernel

I notice in the repositories that there are often multiple versions of the same driver, each for a different kernel (kernel26, kernel26ck…).  If I patch my kernel with the –mm patchset, does that mean I can only use drivers from that repositories that were specifically made for the –mm kernel, and if there is no driver in the repository for the –mm kernel, will I always have to compile the driver from source?  Are there any other programs that must be tailored to the specific kernel that is being used?

Last edited by Kienja Kenobi (2007-09-16 18:09:44)

Cerebral

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

Registered: 2005-04-08

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Re: Changing Drivers for the Kernel

If you custom-build your kernel, then you have to custom-build any kernel modules too - you can't use the ones from the repos.

Kienja Kenobi

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Registered: 2007-08-17

Posts: 62

Re: Changing Drivers for the Kernel

Thanks.