Ian Smith <ian_at_saltstonemedia.co.uk> writes:
[...]
> Unfortunately at the moment I seem to have a problem running venus, 
> therefore I cannot run codacon etc . . .
> 
> Could anyone possibly comment on what kernel version I should be using? 
>   The error message suggests 3 or higher (!).
[...]
> 12:56:32 WorkerInit: Version Skew with kernel! Get a newer kernel!
> 12:56:32 WorkerInit: Kernel version is 2

You should check the announcement again, 
also this list's archive.

You need a newer coda.o module, which happens 
to "speak protocol 3" -- this is how to interpret
the message.

Check the archive, the source to the module is living
somewhere on the ftp server.

Yours,
Steffen