I need to run the following instructions:
Run build.sh as follows from a terminal window, where /path/to/expanded/folder is where build.sh is located, i.e. /home/user/Desktop/ap-kernelmodule-1.0.14-13:
cd /path/to/expanded/folder sudo ./build.sh --kernel-dir /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build
In my case, “the path to expanded folder” is home/sharon/savfl/ap-kernelmodule-1.0.14-13
Now, as for the kernel directory, I tried searching within almost all directories and managed to find the nearest match whose path is:
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0.21-generic/kernel
So, I issued the following command:
sharon@sharon:~/savfl/ap-kernelmodule-1.0.14-13$ sudo ./build.sh home/sharon/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0.21-generic/kernel /lib/modules/3.5.0.21-generic/build
[sudo] password for sharon:
And I got the following error message:
Unknown Option: home/sharon/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0.21-generic/kernel
Usage: build.sh [options]
Options: --kernel-dir [DIRECTORY] :
DIRECTORY is to set kernel headers/makefiles directory to build kernel modules
The default is /usr/src/kernels/3.5.0-21-generic-x86_64
--kernel-rel [RELEASE] : RELEASE is to set which kernel release the kernel modules are builded for
The default is the current kernel release(3.5.0-21-generic)
--debug : Build the kernel modules with debugging information
--clean : Delete all generated files
--version : Display the version number of the build script
--help : Display this help
Can someone help me with this please?
Please note that prior to doing the above I have installed the linux-headers relevant to my current kernel version with the following command:
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.5.0.21-generic build-essential
I am new to Linux and Ubuntu; hence detailed how-to instructions would be most welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Instruction source :
1 Answer
I think --kernel-dir is not a placeholder to replace with something. It is a parameter to the build.sh to specify kernel dir.
The kernel dir is /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build. (The uname -r defines the installed kernel details.)
Try sudo ./build.sh --kernel-dir /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build
Don't alter uname -r with anything. It will automatically place the kernel version for the command.
