On 01/05/2020 14.45, Masaru Nomiya wrote:
Hello,
In the Message;
Subject : Re: [opensuse] mkiss kernel module missing Message-ID : <40cbad1a-6c9e-dba5-541d-3ed1bacde0bb@gmx.es> Date & Time: Fri, 1 May 2020 13:51:58 +0200
[CER] == "Carlos E.R." <> has written:
CER> On 01/05/2020 13.42, Masaru Nomiya wrote: CER> > Hello,
CER> .... CER> > CER> > I downloaded and checked the openSUSE Leap 15.1's original kernel CER> > (4.12.14), and recognized that the it doesn't include the mkiss's CER> > driver. CER> > CER> > So, I wrote a script for the mkiss's driver, and attach it.
CER> You start with:
CER> wget https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-4.12.14.tar.xz CER> Why?
CER> The default openSUSE sources for 15.1 have the mkiss.c module:
Can you manage it? If so, please show your own method for him
Yes, I will, but I'm waiting for him to comment first if method B with dkms works or not for him, or if he wants to try method C instead (which is what I would do).
I'd like to show just an easiest method.
CER> Telcontar:~ # locate mkiss.c CER> /usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.44/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c <====== CER> /usr/src/linux-5.3.18-lp152.10/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c CER> Telcontar:~ #
CER> It is safer to use the openSUSE kernel, it has a lot of patches CER> than the upstream does not.
No, just one patch only.
The entire kernel has lots of patches. It is not about a single module. I can not recommend downloading the kernel from upstream. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.1 x86_64 at Telcontar)