Thanks Hin-Tak, I haven't checked your answer yet. When I have got an answer I' ll post here. But I have to say that I' ve compiled (Ubuntu 8.10 distro based) compat-wireless without uninstalling linux-backports-modules-2.6.27-11-generic and rtl8187 works correctly. In order to installing compat-wireless rtl8187 driver I' ve done a shell script to automate compilation process but next step should be create a .deb package to include this in a repository tree. Do you know if is there one with stable rtl8187 driver yet (2.6.27-11)? On 2/11/09, Hin-Tak Leung <hintak.leung@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Jorge Munoz <jorgeroden1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> It's all right. I have followed all the steps written in compat-wireless >> (http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download#Buildingandinstalling) and it >> works! >> First of all I have had to install build-essential and >> linux-headers-2.6.27-11-generic in my ubuntu based distro >> (www.molinux.info) compilation has done without any error (very clean). >> This is a key improvement, now the signal level is better and wireless >> traffic isn't interrupted. Good job. Thank you. >> >> In order to help my colleagues I would like you to advice me about next >> issue. Ubuntu has a linux-backports-modules-2.6.27-11-generic but your >> improvement isn't on it yet. The problem is that this package includes >> others modules for Toshiba L300 hardware support (webcam, ...) and should >> be >> necessary install it. My question is if I can install the rtl8187.ko file >> directly (without compilation process) in another L300 laptop after >> upgrading the system with linux-backports-modules-2.6.27-11-generic. >> Thanks again > > Kernel modules are matched to the specific kernel version (and > archtecture). I am not familiar with Ubuntu, > but in fact any of your colleague could just > 1) copy your /lib/modules/<kver>/updates/ recursively > 2) run "depmod -a" > 3) either reboot or unload and reload the kernel module with "modprobe > -r rtl8187" then "modprobe -v rtl8187" > > In fact step two is probably not necessary if you choose to reboot, > since depmod is often run just based on time-stamp at boot up. > > I assume your question is just whether step 1) would work - the answer > is yes, provided you run depmod afterwards, or equivalent. You > actually don't need to copy the whole of that 40+ modules from > compar-wireless, just 4: > rtl8187 > mac80211 > eeprom_93cx6 > cfg80211 > > (lsmod would tell you this). > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- www.jorgeroden.blogspot.com FSF member 5687 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
