Dell 6 series User Manual page 128

Table 7-8. Linux Operating System Errors (continued)
Error Message
Driver does not auto-build into
new kernel after customer updates.
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Troubleshooting
Suggested Solution
This error is a generic problem for Dynamic
Kernel Module Support (DKMS) and applies to
all DKMS-enabled driver packages. This issue
occurs when you perform the following steps:
Install a DKMS-enabled driver package.
1
Run up2date or a similar tool to upgrade the
2
kernel to the latest version.
Reboot to the new kernel.
3
The driver running in the new kernel is the
native driver of the new kernel. The driver
package you installed previously in the new
kernel does not take effect in the new kernel.
Perform the following procedure to make the
driver auto-build into the new kernel:
Type:
1
dkms build -m <module_name> -v
<module version> -k <kernel
version>
Type:
2
dkms install -m <module_name> -
v <module version> -k <kernel
version>
Type the following to check whether the driver
3
is successfully installed in the new kernel:
DKMS
The following details appear:
<driver name>, <driver
version>, <new kernel version>:
installed