> So he maitains the driver but doesn't release the source? if the
> source is available, recompiling for each kernel you want to support
> is rather trivial.
If the source was available, then there wouldn't be any issue of insmod -f ...
No, the source is not available, nor the documentation for t
On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 12:37:53AM +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
> > Did you (or anyone else) consider reverse engineering the driver? is
> > documentation available?
>
> Well, I don't know how much (if any) got to reverse engineer the algorithm
> inside. There are no documentation available, as t
> It's the Unix philosophy to give you enough rope to shoot yourself in
> the feet. I certainly do not object to it. I do believe in informed
> decisions - just telling people to 'use insmod -f, it works' without
> mentioning the risks is inappropriate.
>
> Did you (or anyone else) consider reverse
On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 11:02:16PM +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
> The pwcx-i386.o module itself worked for me when insmod -f without any
> problems on several kernels. I also tested it on kernel 2.5.61 and it worked
> without a problem with insmod -f
>
> And yes, I know it's dangeous, but:
>
>
On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 10:48:15PM +0200, Shaul Karl wrote:
> Does CONFIG_MODVERSIONS relevant to this discussion?
>
> CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
> Usually, modules have to be recompiled whenever you switch to a new
> kernel. Saying Y here makes it possible, and safe, to use the
> same modules
> Does CONFIG_MODVERSIONS relevant to this discussion?
>
> CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
> Usually, modules have to be recompiled whenever you switch to a new
> kernel. Saying Y here makes it possible, and safe, to use the
> same modules even after compiling a new kernel; this requires the
> progra
On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 07:54:41PM +0200, Muli Ben-Yehuda wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 03:26:15PM +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
>
> > You don't need it to match your kernel - just use insmod -f to install the
> > module. I'm using the module (I assume you mean pwcx-i386.o) on several
> > kerne
