[NTLUG:Discuss] No kernel, no Cisco, no webcam

[Dennis Daupert]

If three is charmed, then everything should be fine from
now on.

My webcam driver says he needs 2.4.19, and the vpn installation
messages complained, said he needs the same thing. When my
2.4.19 kernel compile didn't go, I tried installing vpn against
SuSE's stock 8.1 kernel (linux-2.4.19.SuSE):

<vpn startup attempt>
Everything seemed to go well with the installation, but when I ran
/etc/init.d/vpnclient_init start
I got this error dump:

Starting /usr/local/bin/vpnclient:
/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/CiscoVPN/cisco_ipsec: kernel-module version
mismatch
        /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/CiscoVPN/cisco_ipsec was compiled for
kernel version 2.4.19
        while this kernel is version 2.4.19-4GB.
Failed (insmod)
</vpn startup attempt>

When I tried to compile the 2.4.19 kernel, on the 'make dep' step
(I learned how to spell it this time :) I got tons of "undefined
reference to `rwsem_wake'" messages; following is the end of the run:

ipc/ipc.o(.text+0x444e): undefined reference to
`rwsem_down_write_failed'
ipc/ipc.o(.text+0x4462): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake'
ipc/ipc.o(.text+0x4482): undefined reference to
`rwsem_down_write_failed'
ipc/ipc.o(.text+0x4496): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake'
drivers/char/char.o: In function `.text.lock.mem':
drivers/char/char.o(.text+0x892): undefined reference to
`rwsem_down_read_failed'
drivers/char/char.o(.text+0x8a3): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake'
drivers/char/char.o(.text+0x8b3): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake'
make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1

I tried to just forge ahead and make the modules, etc, but he didn't
create a bzImage.

Should I quit my day job?

/dennis

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