hostap modules won't install

[Lee Colleton]

I built the hostap modules and it tried to install them
in /lib/modules/2.6.8.1/ instead of (/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-686/
Even when copied into the right folder they won't load; giving the
following error:

$ sudo modprobe hostap_pci
WARNING: Error inserting hostap (/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/hostap.ko): Invalid module format
FATAL: Error inserting hostap_pci (/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/hostap_pci.ko): Invalid module format

$ modinfo hostap_pci
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/hostap_pci.ko
author:         SSH Communications Security Corp, Jouni Malinen
description:    Support for Intersil Prism2.5-based 802.11 wireless LAN PCI cards.
license:        GPL
parm:           mtu:Maximum transfer unit
parm:           channel:Initial channel
parm:           essid:Host AP's ESSID
parm:           iw_mode:Initial operation mode
parm:           beacon_int:Beacon interval (1 = 1024 usec)
parm:           dtim_period:DTIM period
parm:           delayed_enable:Delay MAC port enable until netdevice open
parm:           disable_on_close:Disable MAC port on netdevice close
parm:           dev_template:Prefix for network device name (default: wlan%d)
vermagic:       2.6.8.1 preempt PENTIUMIII gcc-3.3
depends:        hostap
alias:          pci:v00001260d00003872sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001260d00003873sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v0000167Dd0000A000sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

$ modinfo hostap
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/hostap.ko
author:         Jouni Malinen
description:    Host AP common routines
license:        GPL
parm:           other_ap_policy:Other AP beacon monitoring policy (0-3)
parm:           ap_max_inactivity:AP timeout (in seconds) for station inactivity
parm:           ap_bridge_packets:Bridge packets directly between stations
parm:           autom_ap_wds:Add WDS connections to other APs automatically
vermagic:       2.6.8.1 preempt PENTIUMIII gcc-3.3
depends:

What could it mean?  Is the kernel version number not matched for some
reason?
-- 
Lee Colleton <lee at colleton.net>
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