Re: RPMs vs Kernel recompile

[Keith C <mythtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mar 11, 2005, at 3:20 AM, matt kidd wrote:
> There are now rpms available for v4l here:
> http://atrpms.net/dist/fc3/video4linux-20050113-172233/ for instance.
> If I install in the following way...
> # apt-get install video4linux-kmdl-$KVER
> # apt-get install video4linux
> # apt-get install cx88-kmdl-$KVER
> # apt-get install cx88
>
> Does this mean I can use a cx88 based card without recompiling the 
> kernel?
> Surely this would make sense as all I want to do is update some 
> modules?
> I thought it would but no...
> #dmesg
> cx88_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol mt352_attach
> cx88_dvb: Unknown symbol mt352_attach

I'm no expert, but when I compiled my own kernel and snapshots, I still 
had to verify that the correct modules were loading.  Make sure that 
the modules from the rpms are being loaded instead of the original ones 
in the kernel.  I believe Axel usually uses an /updates/ directory for 
his modules.  lsmod and modinfo will be your tools for doing this (at 
least thats how I did it).  You can also use a script that checks for 
module duplicates and deletes or renames the overlapping ones in the 
kernel (email me directly if you want a copy - I got it from someone on 
this list).

Keith


> So where does the problem lie? In the precomiled code or my 
> implementation?
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Matt

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