Re: [proaudio] FATAL: Error inserting realtime module

[Brad Fuller <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dominique Michel wrote:
> Le Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:20:15 -0700,
> Brad Fuller <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
>   
> > I'm following the directions on the wiki for the RT kernel at:
> > http://proaudio.tuxfamily.org/wiki/index.php?title=Realtime_%28RT%29_Kernel
> >
> > and I'm at the point of modprobe'ing the realtime module:
> > # modprobe realtime gid=18
> >
> > But, I receive this error:
> >
> > FATAL: Error inserting realtime
> > (/lib/modules/2.6.16-rt29-tglx4/extra/realtime.ko): Invalid module format--
> >
> > I've seen some messages after googling that the module might be compiled
> > with a different version of the compiler, but I compiled the kernel and
> > then the module seconds later. Does anyone know what this is and how to
> > fix it?
> >
> > thanks,
> > brad
> >
> >
> >
> >     
> Sometime, a simple reboot can fix it. But more generally, it mean at something
> goes wrong when compiling the kernel or the realtime-lsm. It can append
> sometime when you modify the config and recompile the kernel. It is
> recommended in such cases to run mrproper as explained in the README in the
> sources. For that, move your .config in another directory as the kernel sources
> (it will be erased otherwise), issue a "make mrproper", move back the .config
> file, run
>
> make oldconfig; make
>
> remove /lib/modules/2.6.16-rt29-tglx4
>
> run "make modules_install and reinstall the kernel. Reinstall
> the realtime-lsm.
>
> If you are lucky, it will be enough to remove /lib/modules/2.6.16-rt29-tglx4,
> "make modules_install" and reinstall the realtime-lsm.
>
> Be sure at /usr/linux point on the right kernel sources too.
>   

Thanks Dominique. That did indeed get rid of the error.
# modprobe realtime gid=18

came back with no problem.

But, another one cropped up!

# modprobe commoncap
FATAL: Error inserting commoncap 
(/lib/modules/2.6.16-rt29-tglx4/kernel/security/commoncap.ko): Invalid 
module format