Build and install module with DKMS

build.sh

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 #!/bin/bash
 
+VERSION="0.1"
+
+# Install build prerequisites
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 apt-get update
-apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) -y
+apt-get install -y dkms build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
 
+# Place source and configuration files on the system
 cd /vagrant
-make
-modinfo helloworld.ko
-insmod helloworld.ko
+mkdir /usr/src/helloworld-$VERSION
+cp Makefile /usr/src/helloworld-$VERSION/Makefile
+cp helloworld.c /usr/src/helloworld-$VERSION/helloworld.c
+cp dkms.conf /usr/src/helloworld-$VERSION/dkms.conf
+cp helloworld.conf /etc/modules-load.d/helloworld.conf
+
+# Build and install kernel module with DKMS
+dkms add -m helloworld -v $VERSION
+dkms build -m helloworld -v $VERSION
+dkms install -m helloworld -v $VERSION
+
+# Load module and show details about it
+modprobe helloworld
+modinfo helloworld
 cat /proc/modules | grep helloworld
 rmmod helloworld
 cat /var/log/messages | grep helloworld

dkms.conf

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+PACKAGE_NAME="helloworld"
+PACKAGE_VERSION="0.1"
+BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]="helloworld"
+DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[0]="/kernel/drivers/helloworld/"
+AUTOINSTALL="yes"

helloworld.conf

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+# A kernel module that should be loaded at boot time
+# /etc/modules-load.d/helloworld.conf
+helloworld