[Techtalk] compiling an external kernel module

[Devdas Bhagat]

On 07/04/04 11:53 -0700, Carla Schroder wrote:
> O Great Kernel Geeks,
> 
> I've been butting my head on this for a week now, therefore I appeal to 
> greater minds than mine. How do you compile a kernel module that is not 
> included in the kernel sources? Do you have to get the sources, and write a 
If source for the drivers is provided, you also generally have a
Makefile. So just run make as instructed. You do need sources for your
kernel version though.

> makefile, and invoke gcc, and horrid stuff like that? What's a person who 
> wants to run a hardware device that is not supported in the kernel to do?
Knowing a few more details would help. Such as what device, whether you
have driver source, or if it is third party source...

Devdas Bhagat