You probably installed the kernel-source package, go to /usr/src/linux
and edit your Makefile, inside is a line that says CUSTOMVERSION or something
similar.

Remove the 'custom' from the end of '20-8custom' and recompile the
kernel modules you're working on.

On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 06:55:00AM -0800, Tushar Rai wrote:
> 
> Jamie , 
>  i'm a university student and new in the field of device  drivers for  linux kernel,which i'm implementing  for my project. i'm refering the book LINUX DEVICE DRIVERS Ed.2.(O'Reilly) which is written according to LINUX KERNEL 2.0-2.4  but the system i'm working on has got KERNEL 2.4.20-8(Red Hat 9.0).....in which the  examples are not working... i wanted to know what kind of  modification  needed to run these examples or shall i have to change the kernel...The reply from O'Reilly was to downgrade the kernel .
> My question is : How to downgrade my kernel ? or 
> HOW TO DISABLE VERSION SUPPORT IN LINUX KERNEL . Please give the exact step by step procedure . 
>  
> Hoping to get a reply soon,
> Thanking you ,
>  Tushar
> CUSAT
> India
> 
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