Modifying Source Version

• You have recompiled your own little kernel, GREAT!
• Your kernel is called “2.6.21-a_bibi”
• You want to recompile a software that relies on the source/headers of your kernel and “BAM!” it doesn’t work: “The sources you are using do not match your kernel! You must be kidding!!!” and so on.

I say NO ladies and gentlemen!

All you need to do is modify your sources to fool your kernel!

Here is the content of the file version.h located in <source_path>/include/linux/version.h:

  #define UTS_RELEASE "2.6.21-a_bibi"
#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 132628
#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))
  

You need to modify the UTS_RELEASE line to make it match with the result of the uname -r command on your machine.

Additionally, you need to do the same in the utsrelease.h file located in <source_path>/include/linux/version.h:

  #define UTS_RELEASE "2.6.21-a_bibi"
  

And then you say wowww!