#66 drivers won't load with kernel compiled under gcc 3+

[Kevin Bryan]

./au8810.o: The module you are trying to load
(./au8810.o) is compiled with a gcc version 2 compiler,
while the kernel you are running is compiled with a gcc
version 3 compiler. This is known to not work.

This is apprently because of the binary only asp10.o
file. Is there a workaround this besides recompiling
the kernel with an ancient compiler?

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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I was able to load the CVS version with an insmod -f and
have it work, despite the warnings, just fyi.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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will that work? if i compile with an older complier will the
driver work?

[Henry Arthur Garcia]

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Well. I don't think so--despite what the other guy said.

I believe you have to have a kernel built with gcc-2.95.3.
And then compile the modules with gcc-2.95.3 also. This works.

It soundsYour distro has a gcc-3.x. Your distro may have a
gcc-2.95.3 available as a package. Just make sure the
Makefile in the kernel-source points to the older gcc. Do
the same while compiling the aureal driver. You're looking
for "gcc" in the makefile.

You might have to download the source from ftp.gnu.org for
gcc-2.95.3 and compile it yourself for your system. That's
what I had to do for Slackware 9.1. Once I had a kernel
compiled with gcc-2.95.3 and aureal compiled with the same,
the au88xx module worked without problems and without
warnings and no special parameters added to insmod,
modprobe, or whatever.

Hank

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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Why doesn't anybody recompile the asp?0.o files with gcc 3+ ?
That would be about time since this project hasn't been
updated with new files for over 3 years!

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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just replace gcc2 with gcc3 by your favorite hex editor and everything
will work fine(at least in my 2.4.20 gcc3.2-compiled kernel)

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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I found that I could make it load by calling "insmod -f
au8810" would cause it to load, and it would work okay. For
some reason, this does not work on my system unless an
attempt has been made to access /dev/dsp. I run "cat [any
file] > /dev/dsp". This will return an error, because there
is no sound driver loaded, but the module will load afterwards.