Re: [SLUG] Cross-Compiling Kernel Modules

From: Daniel Nakov (daniel.nakov@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Nov 15 2008 - 20:59:07 EST


Ugh...

I'm getting this error and I can't trace where the issue is.
insmod: init_module 'ppp_mppe.ko' failed (No such device)
dmesg doesn't show anything.
This module requires some stuff from crypto - I've loaded all of those
modules.
I have PPP built in the kernel.

Any ideas?

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Daniel Nakov <daniel.nakov@gmail.com>wrote:

> This is great - thank you!
> I was able to get the correct ARM gcc. On to resolving symbol dependencies.
> My project is to get PPTP client to work using the 3G network.
> I'm just lacking the PPP_MPPE module but I think I've got it so far...
> Will keep you posted.
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Paul Bransford <draeath@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This may be helpful: http://wiki.debian.org/BuildingCrossCompilers
>>
>> On Sat, 2008-11-15 at 12:14 -0500, Daniel Nakov wrote:
>> > It's Android on the G1 phone. It has a 2.6.25 kernel. I have slapped a
>> > debian image on top of it that I chroot to. Technically, I should be
>> > able to grab the kernel headers and compile the module on the phone
>> > itself but all my attempts have been rather unsuccessful.
>> >
>> > I gave up on that so I could learn how to cross-compile as it seems
>> > elegant. But I am really confused as to how it works and I can't seem
>> > to find any good documentation.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Nov 15, 2008 9:09 AM, "J & k Baudoin"
>> > <jodybaudoin@verizon.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Daniel,
>> >
>> > Are you trying to run embedded Linux?
>> >
>> > My embedded work tends to be without the aid of any off the
>> > shelf OS, but rather foreground/background processing, also
>> > known as the super loop in some circles.
>> >
>> > If I had a slack period of work I might be tinkering with
>> > embedded Linux.
>> >
>> > But I have been busy and never did any hands on with embedded
>> > Linux.
>> >
>> > I have attended seminars (Monta Vista or Freescale ??), and
>> > have become nothing but confused about the legality of burying
>> > Linux in a product with respect to copyright infringement &
>> > the source code disclosure aspects of the licenses.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Jody
>> >
>> > Daniel Nakov wrote: > > Hi! > > I'm trying to compile a kernel
>> > module for ARMv6 from an ubuntu li...
>> >
>> >
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