error in inserting the module

10-01-2009	#1 (permalink)
geetu Just Joined! Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	error in inserting the module i am trying to create a character driver. i have compiled it using make command and created .ko and .o file but whn i am trying to inssert module usinf insmod command . i am getting error insmod cannt read "memory.ko":no such file or directory. please help in insering this module, thanks

10-01-2009

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Lakshmipathi

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Quote:

"memory.ko":no such file or directory

are you sure .ko file is present at specified directory?

Try using absoulte path name -

Quote:

insmod /path/to/your_module.ko

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10-06-2009	#3 (permalink)
probe Just Joined! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 21	Try to put this Makefile in directory where your files are, and type make, just put your module name instead of module_name.o obj-m += module_name.o all: make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) modules clean: make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) clean

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