linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Platform: add Samsung Laptop platform driver

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Date:	Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:03:13 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Nikolai Kondrashov <spbnick@...il.com>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Platform: add Samsung Laptop platform driver

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 09:12:07AM +0200, Nikolai Kondrashov wrote:
> On 03/10/2011 11:15 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> >Are you sure the driver is loaded?
> It doesn't load - it fails on inserting.
> I should've probably reminded you that in my recent messages.
> 
> >What happens if you do:
> >	rmmod samsung-laptop
> >	dmesg -c
> >	modprobe samsung-laptop debug=1
> >
> >can you send me the output of 'dmesg' after doing the above as root?
> Sure:
> 
> nick@...ry:~$ dmesg
> nick@...ry:~$ sudo modprobe samsung-laptop debug=1
> FATAL: Error inserting samsung_laptop (/lib/modules/2.6.37+/kernel/drivers/staging/samsung-laptop/samsung-laptop.ko):
> No such device
> nick@...ry:~$ dmesg
> [  179.689516] samsung_laptop: module is from the staging directory,
> the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
> nick@...ry:~$ sudo modprobe samsung-laptop debug=1 force=1
> FATAL: Error inserting samsung_laptop (/lib/modules/2.6.37+/kernel/drivers/staging/samsung-laptop/samsung-laptop.ko):
> Invalid argument
> nick@...ry:~$ dmesg
> [  179.689516] samsung_laptop: module is from the staging directory,
> the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
> [  190.474615] samsung_laptop: module is from the staging directory,
> the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
> [  190.479681] This computer does not support SABI

Are you sure this was the driver you just built that I sent you?  Can
you send the output of 'modinfo samsung-laptop'?

thanks,

greg k-h
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