[Asterisk-Users] Zaptel module load errors under stock Fedora Core 2 (2.6.8-1.521 kernel )

[Sean Kennedy]

Got it, that was it.  Thank you so much Adam.

For those searching, here's the solution:

vi /usr/src/linux-2.6/Makefile

Remove the word 'custom' from the version information.

If you've been following along at home, you'll need to `make clean` in 
the kernel source directory.  Then, `make prepare-all`.  Granted, `make 
clean` probably isn't really required, but I do it too often to avoid 
problems.

Then, go `make clean` in the zap directory, and `make linux26`, `make 
install`, and we're gold.

Thanks again for your help Adam.

Sean

Sean Kennedy wrote:

> Thank you, Adam.  I think I see how to do that ( the kernel Makefile 
> has that version information. So either I just change that and 
> recompile zap, or I have to recompile the kernel AND zap.  As long as 
> it works, I'm happy ).
>
> Question:  I can force the zaptel module to load, but I can't force 
> the wcfxo module.  Would this indicate that it's not finding the 
> hardware card, or would this module load regardless of the hardware in 
> the machine?
>
> Thank you again.
>
> Sean
>
> Adam Fineberg wrote:
>
>> This appears to be a module version mismatch.  Notice that the kernel 
>> is linux-2.6.8-1.521 but the modules are 2.6.8-1.521custom.  This 
>> means you need to remake your modules or your kernel to get them to 
>> match.  Also, you should try rebuilding the kernel with preemption 
>> turned off.   It helps avoid a zaptel crash.
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> Sean Kennedy wrote:
>>
>>> Hi folks, start to finish, this is what I did:
>>> cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.8-1.521
>>> make prepare-all
>>> cd ..
>>> wget http://www.asterisk.org/zaptel-1.0.0.tar.gz
>>> tar xfsz zaptel-1.0.0.tar.gz
>>> cd zaptel-1.0.0
>>> less README
>>> less README.Linux26 ( see, I really did RTFM  ;) )
>>> ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.8-1.521 /usr/src/linux-2.6
>>> mv /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build.bak ( 
>>> There was a preexisting build directory )
>>> ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.8-1.521 /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
>>> make linux26
>>> make install
>>> modprobe wcfxo
>>>
>>> And this is what I get when I try to load the modules:
>>> WARNING: Error inserting zaptel 
>>> (/lib/modules/2.6.8-1.521/misc/zaptel.ko): Invalid module format
>>> WARNING: Error inserting zaptel 
>>> (/lib/modules/2.6.8-1.521/misc/zaptel.ko): Invalid module format
>>> FATAL: Error inserting wcfxo 
>>> (/lib/modules/2.6.8-1.521/misc/wcfxo.ko): Invalid module format
>>> FATAL: Error running install command for wcfxo
>>>
>>> And this shows up in my /var/log/messages:
>>> Nov 10 17:25:35 firewall kernel: zaptel: version magic 
>>> '2.6.8-1.521custom 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3' should be 
>>> '2.6.8-1.521 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3'
>>> Nov 10 17:26:11 firewall kernel: zaptel: version magic 
>>> '2.6.8-1.521custom 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3' should be 
>>> '2.6.8-1.521 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3'
>>> Nov 10 17:26:11 firewall kernel: zaptel: version magic 
>>> '2.6.8-1.521custom 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3' should be 
>>> '2.6.8-1.521 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3'
>>> Nov 10 17:26:11 firewall kernel: wcfxo: version magic 
>>> '2.6.8-1.521custom 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3' should be 
>>> '2.6.8-1.521 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3'
>>>
>>> Me being me, and this being a test machine, I tried `modprobe -f 
>>> wcfxo`, and this is what I got:
>>> FATAL: Error inserting wcfxo 
>>> (/lib/modules/2.6.8-1.521/misc/wcfxo.ko): Invalid module format
>>> FATAL: Error running install command for wcfxo
>>>
>>> Now, as to what I am trying to do:  I have a generic intel 537 card 
>>> that I was hoping to use as a generic fxo(?).  It works on Suse 9.1, 
>>> but I am running into problems on this fc2 box.  I imagine if I can 
>>> just get the zaptel module to load without any brute force, I'd be ok.
>>> Any help that can be offered I greatly apprecaite.
>>>
>>> Sean Kennedy 
>>