[Clfs-support] kernel module install: Unresolved symbol errors

[Joe Ciccone]

Pascal Kesseli wrote:
> Hi folks
>
> Thanks to this mailing list, I was able to create a customized C++ cross
> compiler and to build the newest Linux 2.6.31.5 kernel for an ARM platform.
> However, after adhering precisely to the CLFS documentation and after a
> successful kernel and modules build, when installing the modules using the
>
> "make ARCH=${CLFS_ARCH} CROSS_COMPILE=${CLFS_TARGET}-
> INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${CLFS} modules_install"
>
> command, the program issues a seemingly endless list of unresolved symbol
> error messages. Am I to be concerned about these messages? What might be the
> cause here?
>
> Thank you for your recommendations and best regards
> Pascal
>
>   

Buggy drivers, bad compile, or a bad config comes to mind. run mrproper,
check your commands, make sure you're using the right compilers, and try
again. What symbols were unresolved?