diff -Naur dkms-2.0.17.5/dkms dkms-2.0.17.5-min-max-kernel/dkms
--- dkms-2.0.17.5/dkms	2008-01-22 21:32:48.000000000 +0000
+++ dkms-2.0.17.5-min-max-kernel/dkms	2008-01-22 21:33:38.000000000 +0000
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@
     PRE_INSTALL=""
     BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL=""
     BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_ARCH=""
+    BUILD_MIN_KERNEL=""
+    BUILD_MAX_KERNEL=""
     build_exclude=""
 
     # Clear arrays
@@ -522,10 +524,16 @@
 
     # Set build_exclude
     if [ -n "$BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL" ]; then
-	echo $1 | egrep -q "$BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL" || build_exclude="yes"
+	echo $1 | egrep -q "$BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL" || build_exclude="kernel does not match BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL directive"
     fi
     if [ -n "$BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_ARCH" ]; then
-	echo $2 | egrep -q "$BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_ARCH" || build_exclude="yes"
+	echo $2 | egrep -q "$BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_ARCH" || build_exclude="arch does not match BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_ARCH directive"
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$BUILD_MIN_KERNEL" ]; then
+	[[ $(VER $1) > $(VER $BUILD_MIN_KERNEL) ]] || build_exclude="kernel version is inferior to BUILD_MIN_KERNEL directive"
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$BUILD_MAX_KERNEL" ]; then
+	[[ $(VER $1) < $(VER $BUILD_MAX_KERNEL) ]] || build_exclude="kernel version is superior to BUILD_MAX_KERNEL directive"
     fi
 
     # Fail if absolutely no DEST_MODULE_LOCATION
@@ -1288,8 +1296,8 @@
     # Error out if build_exclude is set
     if [ -n "$build_exclude" ]; then
 	echo "" >&2
-	echo "Error!  The dkms.conf for this module includes a BUILD_EXCLUSIVE directive which" >&2
-	echo "does not match this kernel/arch.  This indicates that it should not be built." >&2
+	echo "Error! $build_exclude" >&2
+	echo "This indicates that this module should not be built." >&2
 	exit 9
     fi