modversions.h? Don't have it. Any solution?

Apparently I am not the first person to run into a
problem regarding this particular header.  A general
web search revealed that all sorts of people have
tried to compile drivers, found they needed but didn't
have this thing, and then proceded to try all sorts of
hacks.

Are any of these hacks going to work?

What should be done?

I have kernel source headers, not
debian_kernel_headers headers.  Will I be forced to
use those as well as the matching kernel package?

		
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Partly successful modversions.h hack....

I found a hack that sort of worked...create a file
called include/modversions.h:

#include <include/modsetver.h>

This allowed the driver to compile with no problems
but upon "insmod" the kernel complained that while it
was version 2.4.27 the module had been compiled for
version 2.4.18.

Where this version could have come from I don't know. 
I've never installed it.  I did have for a time some
headers of that version but I removed them and used
the headers that were created by my 2.4.27 source from
kernel.org.

What is going on with all this "versioning nastiness"??

		
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What should I do now?

After this, what must I do?

I have mandriva x86_64 installed

Thanks

Jaume

 DO use the following line as the email Subject Line, to alert cogent experts:
      scanModem, Mandriva Linux release 2006.0 (2006.0 beta) for x86_64
Kernel 2.6.12-8mdk on a x86_64 /  kernel 2.6.12-8mdk
 Occassionally reponses are blocked by an Internet Provider mail filters.
 So do in a day also check the Archived responses at DISCUSS <at> linmodems.org
Code updated on:  2005_Sept_13
------------ --------------  System information ------------------------
 Mandriva Linux release 2006.0 (2006.0 beta) for x86_64
Kernel 2.6.12-8mdk on a x86_64 / 
 on System with processor: x86_64
 currently under kernel:   2.6.12-8mdk

 See success reports on a softmodem installation on AMD Athlon 64 systems
 http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg02592.html -  1039:7013, SIS 630 controller
  with SmartLink  SIL22 mc97 codec, snd_intel8x0m.ko lower driver
 http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fifth/msg02490.html - Nvidia controller,
snd-intel8x0m.ko driver.
 http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg03581.html -   Conexant hsfmodem

There are emerging complications under 2.6.10 and later kernels.