[ovs-discuss] Installation openvswitch

[Ramana Reddy]

Install linux kernel headers.
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
Hope it will work.




On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 3:49 PM, marwen marwen <marwen.ensi at gmail.com>wrote:

>  /lib/modules/*2.6.18-164.15.1.el5*/build exist but is not a directory
> it's a file . That's why I execute configure with this parameter
> "./configure --with-l26=/lib/modules/*2.6.18-238.12.1.el5*/build/"
>
> 2011/7/20 Ramana Reddy <gtvrreddy at gmail.com>
>
>> It seems that /lib/modules/2.6.18-164.15.1.el5/build does not exist in
>> your system.
>> When you install the header files, some times they may store in a
>> different directory other than /lib/modules/......../build.
>>
>> Please check the path (usually /usr/src/......) and give the relevant path
>> during the ./configure.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ramana Reddy.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 3:12 PM, marwen marwen <marwen.ensi at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Think you for your reply
>>> the problem is solved with the latest release
>>>
>>> but when I load openvswitch_mod.ko I have this message
>>>
>>> insmod: error inserting 'datapath/linux-2.6/openvswitch_mod.ko': -1
>>> Invalid module format
>>>
>>> and when I execute this command " dmesg | tail"
>>> I have this message
>>>
>>> openvswitch_mod: version magic '2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 SMP mod_unload
>>> gcc-4.3' should be '2.6.18-164.15.1.el5 SMP mod_unload gcc-4.1'
>>>
>>> knowing that:
>>>
>>> uname -r
>>> 2.6.18-164.15.1.el5
>>>
>>> and when I invoke configure like this
>>> "./configure --with-l26=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build" I have this error
>>>
>>> checking for Linux 2.6 build directory... no
>>> configure: error: source dir /lib/modules/2.6.18-164.15.1.el5/build
>>> doesn't exist
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>> Marouen
>>>
>>> 2011/7/19 Jesse Gross <jesse at nicira.com>
>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 4:48 AM, marwen marwen <marwen.ensi at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > Hello,
>>>> > I'm trying to compile the kernel module of openvSwitch but I have a
>>>> problem
>>>> >
>>>> > CC [M]
>>>> >
>>>>  /home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2/datapath/linux-2.6/random32.o
>>>> >
>>>> /home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2/datapath/linux-2.6/random32.c:47:
>>>> > error: redefinition of ‘struct rnd_state’
>>>> > make[5]: ***
>>>> >
>>>> [/home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2/datapath/linux-2.6/random32.o]
>>>> > Error 1
>>>> > make[4]: ***
>>>> >
>>>> [_module_/home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2/datapath/linux-2.6]
>>>> > Error 2
>>>> > make[4]: Leaving directory
>>>> `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-238.12.1.el5-x86_64'
>>>> > make[3]: *** [default] Error 2
>>>> > make[3]: Leaving directory
>>>> > `/home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2/datapath/linux-2.6'
>>>> > make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>>>> > make[2]: Leaving directory
>>>> > `/home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2/datapath'
>>>> > make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>>>> > make[1]: Leaving directory
>>>> `/home/marwen/openvswitch/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2'
>>>> > make: *** [all] Error 2
>>>> >
>>>> > I installed pkg-config 0.22, autoconf 2.64, automake 1.10
>>>> > Can you help me to fixe this problem
>>>>
>>>> Please update to the latest stable release, which has already fixed
>>>> this.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
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