Re: [pwc] Invalid module format

["buzz lightyear" <>]

I already have kernel-devel-2.6.12-1.1390_FC4 installed

Is there anything else I should be looking at?


> From: Lonni J Friedman <>
> Reply-To: Lonni J Friedman <>,Philips Webcam Linux Driver 
> <>
> To: Philips Webcam Linux Driver <>
> Subject: Re: [pwc] Invalid module format
> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:25:36 -0700
>
> You need to install the kernel-devel RPM for the kernel you're using.
> See the list archives for the last time this came up a couple weeks
> back.
>
> On 7/13/05, buzz lightyear <> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > When I had fc3 installed, my quickcam 4000 pro worked fine with
> > gnomemeeting.
> >
> > When I installed fc4 all I got was a grey screen.
> >
> > I've just downloaded pwc-10.0.7a and compiled ... warnings:
> >
> > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.12-1.1390_FC4-i686'
> >   CC [M]  /home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc-if.o
> >   CC [M]  /home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc-misc.o
> >   CC [M]  /home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc-ctrl.o
> >   CC [M]  /home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc-v4l.o
> >   CC [M]  /home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc-uncompress.o
> >   CC [M]  /home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc-dec1.o
> >   CC [M]  /home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc-dec23.o
> >   CC [M]  /home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc-kiara.o
> >   CC [M]  /home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc-timon.o
> >   LD [M]  /home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc.o
> >   Building modules, stage 2.
> >   MODPOST
> > *** Warning: "_spin_lock_irqsave" [/home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc.ko]
> > undefined!
> > *** Warning: "lock_kernel" [/home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc.ko] 
> undefined!
> > *** Warning: "_spin_unlock_irqrestore" 
> [/home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc.ko]
> > undefined!
> > *** Warning: "unlock_kernel" [/home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc.ko]
> > undefined!
> >   CC      /home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc.mod.o
> >   LD [M]  /home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc.ko
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.12-1.1390_FC4-i686'
> >
> >
> > I then did a find /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ -name "pwc*.ko*"
> > and removed the pwc.ko
> >
> > I then did a make install and got:
> > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1390_FC4smp/source
> > SUBDIRS=/home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a modules
> > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.12-1.1390_FC4-i686'
> >   Building modules, stage 2.
> >   MODPOST
> > *** Warning: "_spin_lock_irqsave" [/home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc.ko]
> > undefined!
> > *** Warning: "lock_kernel" [/home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc.ko] 
> undefined!
> > *** Warning: "_spin_unlock_irqrestore" 
> [/home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc.ko]
> > undefined!
> > *** Warning: "unlock_kernel" [/home/nick/xawtv/pwc-10.0.7a/pwc.ko]
> > undefined!
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.12-1.1390_FC4-i686'
> > install -d /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1390_FC4smp/kernel/drivers/usb/media
> > install -m 644 -c pwc.ko
> > /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1390_FC4smp/kernel/drivers/usb/media
> > /sbin/depmod -a
> >
> > I then did a 'rmmod pwc' follwed by a 'modprobe pwc' and got the 
> following
> > error:
> >
> > FATAL: Error inserting pwc
> > (/lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1390_FC4smp/kernel/drivers/usb/media/pwc.ko): 
> Invalid
> > module format
> >
> >
> > I'd be very grateful for any input as to what I did wrong
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Nick
>
>
> --
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