--- modutils-2.4.27/man/insmod.8.alt-doc 2003-12-10 00:27:57 +0300 +++ modutils-2.4.27/man/insmod.8 2004-06-06 22:19:10 +0400 @@ -67,6 +67,23 @@ symbol name checks. If the symbol names in the module do not match the kernel then there is no way to force \fBinsmod\fR to load the module. .TP +.B "" +For 2.6.x kernels this option is equivalent to \fB\-\-force\-vermagic +\-\-force\-modversion\fR. +.TP +.B \-\-force\-vermagic +Modules for 2.6.x kernels contain a small string with important +information such as the kernel and compiler versions. If a module +fails to load and the kernel complains that the "version magic" doesn't +match, you can use this option to remove it. +.TP +.B \-\-force\-modversion +When modules for 2.6.x kernels are compiled with CONFIG_MODVERSIONS set, +a section is created detailing the versions of every interface used by +(or supplied by) the module. If a module fails to load and the kernel +complains that the module disagrees about a version of some interface, +you can use this option to remove the version information altogether. +.TP .BR \-h ", " \-\-help Display a summary of options and immediately exit. .TP --- modutils-2.4.27/module-init-tools/doc/modinfo.sgml.alt-doc 2003-05-09 05:10:00 +0400 +++ modutils-2.4.27/module-init-tools/doc/modinfo.sgml 2004-06-06 22:07:51 +0400 @@ -118,11 +118,10 @@ BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY - This version of modinfo is for kernel - modules 2.5.48 and above. If it detects a - kernel with support for old-style modules, it will attempt to - run modprobe.old in its place, so it is - completely transparent to the user. + This version of modinfo supports both + old-style (before kernel 2.5.48) and + new-style modules. The output format is the same for both kinds + of modules. Note that the output of this version of modinfo is simpler and more regular than @@ -141,9 +140,6 @@ modprobe8 - , - - modinfo.old8