problem compiling drivers

[Matthew Jacob]

> 
> /proc/ksyms is empty. i'm not sure how /proc comes into the picture for
> i don't have the driver loaded. should i?
> 

This tells me you're running with a kernel that doesn't have module
support turned on.

feral-gw.feral.com > head /proc/ksyms 
04824698 ppp_register_compressor_Re6f00869      [ppp]
048246f8 ppp_unregister_compressor_R2bafffe3    [ppp]
048255e8 ppp_crc16_table_R38ede4ff      [ppp]
0481e004 slhc_init_R20741a64    [slhc]
0481e1e4 slhc_free_R3787e5b9    [slhc]
0481ed58 slhc_remember_Rbc0f8a5e        [slhc]
0481e2a4 slhc_compress_R5d6838a9        [slhc]
0481e914 slhc_uncompress_Ra2ca7e04      [slhc]
0481eef0 slhc_toss_R89ec95b6    [slhc]
0481cb1c speedo_debug   [eepro100]


feral-gw.feral.com > nm -u /lib//modules/2.0.36/scsi/st.o
allocate_device_R3091aebf
current_set_R99efe738
down_failed
mod_use_count_
panic_R400c0de3
print_sense_R01b8e827
printk_Rad1148ba
register_chrdev_Rd43c9af4
scsi_do_cmd_R909fdc0a
scsi_init_free_R8b2721f8
scsi_init_malloc_Re5167cbc
scsi_ioctl_R12a7d374
scsi_register_module_R8eff1010
scsi_unregister_module_Rd913b8f0
unregister_chrdev_R61ea5ee8
up_wakeup
verify_area_R4cfda560



This is a kernel with module support *AND* module versions turned on
(2.0.36).

-matt