cannot link module as non root

[Warren Togami]

Dennis Gilmore wrote:
> My understanding of how modules are built in 2.6 kernels  and definetly from 
> my experience  the user building modules needs write access to the kernel 
> source tree to be able to build modules succesfully.  and your errors are 
> consistent with what i have experienced the only way as a user to build is to 
> change the owner to yourself of the tree or give all write access to the tree
> 

2.6 kernel modules DO NOT NEED the kernel source in order to build.  The 
headers supplied in /lib/modules/VERSION/build/include are generally all 
kernel modules need to build against.  In most cases a module needs 
fixing if it does not live up to this rule, or maybe just the build 
procedure.

Warren