> > I build the source code of bttv (0.7.94) and insert the module successfully > > on one platform (red hat 7.3 (kernel 2.4.18-3) + VIA C3 800 CPU). But when I > > then try to insert the same binary module directly on the other platform > > (red hat 7.3 (kernel 2.4.18-3) + P4 1.4G CPU), the system always shows a lot > > of error messages like "unresolved symbol xxx" and fails to insert the > > module. Does anyone has the same experience or know why? Thanks a lot! > > > > Regards, > > Kevin > > Umm... silly question, but do you mean that you built the bttv module on the C3-800 and then tried to run it on the P4-1.4? > Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that the kernels for Cyrix (C3) and P4 processors are different, and a module compiled for one won't run on the other. > You need to compile the bttv module on the P4. > > Steve Thanks a lot for you advice. I will try it. But one thing I am still curious about is why the built-in bttv.o in red hat 7.3 can be loaded without any problem on both C3 and P4 platform? How do they build the driver so that it can be machine independent? Regards, Kevin
