Using a kernel module from old Linux kernel in a new Linux kernel

[Karl F. Larsen]

Rune Svendsen wrote:
> Hello all!
> 
> I'm trying to debug a sound problem on my computer. It seems that since
> the introduction of Jaunty and now with Karmic, the sound levels are
> excessively loud and somewhat distorted when using my kind-of-expensive
> sound card (ICE1724 chip) that I've always been using. This is resolved
> when plugging my amplifier into the on-board sound output (HDA Intel). I
> would, however, prefer to use the ICE1724 chip if I can.
> 
> If I boot into Intrepid with a Live CD the sound from my ICE1724 plays
> nice, although with a somewhat _low_ volume (I have to turn it up a
> lot). Booting into Karmic, the sound gets distorted at under half the
> volume of using Intrepid.
> 
> What I'd like to do, to determine if this is an issue with the driver
> for the ICE1724 chip, is use the driver module from Intrepid in Karmic.
> I've already copied this module from a running Intrepid Live CD, but
> when trying to replace this module with the one from Karmic (just
> replacing the file
> (/lib/modules/2.6.31-11-generic/kernel/sound/pci/ice1712/snd-ice1724.ko
>  with the one from Intrepid), I receive the following error:
> 
>         snd_ice1724: no symbol version for module_layout
>         
> So therefore I ask, is there a way to load an old kernel module into a
> new kernel?
> 
> Thanks :)
> 
> -Rune Svendsen
> 
> 
> 
> 
	Right click the speakers in the upper right corner of your 
display and an Alsa mixer will appear. Adjust the sound level 
to your satisfaction.

73 Karl


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