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Driver does not
auto-build into new
kernel after customer
updates.
This error is a generic problem for DKMS and
applies to all DKMS-enabled driver packages.
This issue occurs when you perform the
following steps:
1
Install a DKMS-enabled driver package.
2
Run
up2date
or a similar tool to upgrade the
kernel into the latest version.
3
Reboot into the new kernel.
The driver running in the new kernel is the
native driver in the new kernel. The driver
package you installed previously in the new
kernel does not take effect in the new kernel.
Perform the following procedure to make the
driver auto-build into the new kernel:
1
Type:
dkms build -m <module_name> -v
<module version> -k <kernel
version>
2
Type:
dkms install -m <module_name> -
v <module version> -k <kernel
version>
3
Type the following to check whether the driver
is successfully installed in the new kernel:
DKMS
The following details appear:
<driver name>, <driver
version>, <new kernel version>:
installed
Table 7-8. Linux Operating System Errors (continued)
Error Message Suggested Solution
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