You probably installed the kernel-source package, go to /usr/src/linux and edit your Makefile, inside is a line that says CUSTOMVERSION or something similar. Remove the 'custom' from the end of '20-8custom' and recompile the kernel modules you're working on. On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 06:55:00AM -0800, Tushar Rai wrote: > > Jamie , > i'm a university student and new in the field of device drivers for linux kernel,which i'm implementing for my project. i'm refering the book LINUX DEVICE DRIVERS Ed.2.(O'Reilly) which is written according to LINUX KERNEL 2.0-2.4 but the system i'm working on has got KERNEL 2.4.20-8(Red Hat 9.0).....in which the examples are not working... i wanted to know what kind of modification needed to run these examples or shall i have to change the kernel...The reply from O'Reilly was to downgrade the kernel . > My question is : How to downgrade my kernel ? or > HOW TO DISABLE VERSION SUPPORT IN LINUX KERNEL . Please give the exact step by step procedure . > > Hoping to get a reply soon, > Thanking you , > Tushar > CUSAT > India > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- Matthew S. Hallacy FUBAR, LART, BOFH Certified http://www.poptix.net GPG public key 0x01938203 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list