I am trying to install hostap on a sony picture book, i have two of them and it installed fine on one of them. The other one it compiles fine but when i go to install i get the following error message...

Installing hostap.o to /lib/modules/2.4.18-3custom/net
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.4.18-3custom/net
cp -f driver/modules/hostap.o /lib/modules/2.4.18-3custom/net
Installing hostap_cs.o to /lib/modules/2.4.18-3custom/pcmcia
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.4.18-3custom/pcmcia
cp -f driver/modules/hostap_cs.o /lib/modules/2.4.18-3custom/pcmcia
/sbin/depmod -ae
... failed: Too many levels of symbolic links
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/net/pcmcia/airo.o
depmod: skb_over_panic_R39829120
depmod: add_timer_R88437237
depmod: del_timer_R98b02308
depmod: remove_proc_entry_R6be8391a
depmod: sprintf_R3c2c5af5
depmod: unregister_netdev_R2f3f0adc
depmod: create_proc_entry_R4231d820
depmod: __kfree_skb_R4deafd06
depmod: eth_type_trans_Ra1386e03
depmod: tvec_bases_R8631652b
depmod: softnet_data_R5831f603
depmod: init_etherdev_Rb7dd0e09
depmod: proc_root_driver_R839cd8d7
depmod: netif_rx_R741c4fdd
depmod: pci_find_device_Rbfbfc466
depmod: alloc_skb_Rc9303867
depmod: irq_stat_R28adff37
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/net/pcmcia/airo_cs.o
depmod: mod_timer_Rf8cec378
depmod: del_timer_R98b02308
depmod: __netdev_watchdog_up_Rb16fd13f
depmod: softnet_data_R5831f603
depmod: register_pccard_driver_R7ae1a979
depmod: irq_stat_R28adff37
make: *** [install_pccard] Error 1
Whats up with this?
I am using redhat 7.3 on both computers.
thanks

It looks like the installer is trying to use resources that don't exist in your kernel. I also notice that your kernel is 2.4.18-3custom. Some drivers (many drivers) won't function properly if you built them under 2.4.18-3. For instance, many drivers need to be installed and then also ask you to recompile your kernel. However, since the first part of the driver was built under "2.4.18-3" and recompile changes the name of the kernel to "2.4.18-3custom", the drivers won't work. The solution is to prevent the kernel from changing it's name when you recompile.