[realtek] kernel-module mismatch with RTL8139 (resend)

[Umair Yousufi]

(this is a resend due to bad formatting)

I'm trying to get a D-Link DFE-530Tx+ (revD1) ethernet
card running on a SuSE Linux 7.1 machine.  PCI Vendor
ID is 1186 and PCI Device ID is 1300 on the card.

I've installed the updated network driver files
(netdrivers-3.1-1), and then do 'depmod -a'.  In
the /lib/modules/'uname -r'/net/ directory,
running 'modprobe rtl8139' I get the following error
(paraphrased):

pci-scan.o:  kernel-module mismatch
  pci-scan.o was compiled for kernel version 2.4.0
  while this kernel is version 2.4.0-4GB

...then the standard insmod errors show up.

IMHO, it seems like it should work, but that there is
some problem related to reporting of which linux
versions are acceptable.  I've tried previously using
2.2.1.8 with both the netdriver3.0 and netdriver3.1
files.  With the 3.1 files, I ran 'rpm -bb
SPECS/netdriver*.spec' and also got errors which were
related to kernel version.  I traced those errors, to
a kern_compat.h file, which excluded the definition of
MODULE_LICENSE based on LINUX_VERSION_CODE
MODULE_LICENSE shows up in the driver and pci-scan
files).  I'm not exactly sure how to interpret this.

Any ideas?  I've tried a long time myself, searched
the archive, etc. and am at wit's end.  I've added
exerpts from some output from a few commands, if it
helps.  As a last resort, I may try compiling the
version that came on the floppy w/ the ethernet card
(as someone in the archive suggested).

much thanks 

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Umair Yousufi