[MPlayer-matrox] mga-vid-2.6.11 does not compile on 2.6.11.6

[Wilfred de Bondt]

Hi all,

On Tuesday 29 March 2005 09:52, Attila Kinali wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:04:14 +0200
>
> Wilfred de Bondt <wilfred at cambridgelaan.nl> wrote:
> > root at piccolo:misc# insmod /lib/modules/2.6.11/misc/mga_vid.ko
> > insmod: error inserting '/lib/modules/2.6.11/misc/mga_vid.ko': -1
> > Invalid module format
> > root at piccolo:misc# insmod /lib/modules/2.6.11.6/misc/mga_vid.ko
> >
> > Perhaps this should be documented?
>
> This is already documented in the kernel docu. insmod refuses
> to load modules whos kernel version number does not match the
> currently running kernel. Though i think it's strange that
> insmod doesn't produce an apropriate error msg.

I forgot to mention, that it did work for 2.6.11.3. That was most likely a 
bug and not a feature. Nah well, I'll remember it next time.

Kind regards,

Wilfred de Bondt

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