Hello, I used "search updates" in depmod.d and it works, perfect. Thanks. ______________________________________________________________ > Od: mcgrof@xxxxxxxxx > Komu: trencan <trencan@xxxxxxxxxx> > CC: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Felix Bitterli <ic.felix@xxxxxxxxx> > Datum: 17.05.2009 23:27 > Předmět: Re: rt2x00 - wireless compat - can not load compiled rt61pci > >On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 3:50 AM, trencan <trencan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I use latest Mandriva distribution 2009.1 with kernel 2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb. >> I have rt2561 wifi card in my PC. I would like to switch my wifi card to AP >> or Ad-hoc mode. My distribution's rt61pci module doesn't support these >> modes. So I have downloaded compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4.tar.bz2 >> <http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6-stable/v2.6.30/compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4.tar.bz2>. >> >> I ran: >> make >> make install >> make unload >> >> Everything fine. But then "modprobe rt61pci" loaded my distribution's >> rt61pci module and not the compiled one. Distribution's one is in folder: >> >> [root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# ls -la >> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11279 2009-04-21 01:13 >> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz >> >> Compiled one is in folder: >> [root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# ls -la >> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 123843 2009-05-16 23:21 >> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz >> >> >> But after I type "modprobe rt61pci", then: >> [root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# modinfo rt61pci >> filename: >> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz >> license: GPL >> firmware: rt2661.bin >> firmware: rt2561s.bin >> firmware: rt2561.bin >> description: Ralink RT61 PCI & PCMCIA Wireless LAN driver. >> version: 2.2.3 >> author: http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com >> srcversion: E8C0D3A4B7F36984638CEDF >> alias: pci:v00001814d00000401sv*sd*bc*sc*i* >> alias: pci:v00001814d00000302sv*sd*bc*sc*i* >> alias: pci:v00001814d00000301sv*sd*bc*sc*i* >> depends: rt2x00lib,rt2x00pci,eeprom_93cx6,crc-itu-t >> vermagic: 2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb SMP mod_unload modversions 686 >> parm: nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption. (bool) >> >> >> So you can see that Distribution's module (in kernel folder) was loaded. I >> think root cause of problem is that run of command: "depmod -ae" finds first >> rt61pci in kernel's folder and then next instance in updates folder is not >> considered. If I look at output of depmod command: >> >> [root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# grep -i rt61pci >> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/modules.dep >> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz: kernel/lib/crc-itu-t.ko.gz >> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.ko.gz >> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.ko.gz >> kernel/net/rfkill/rfkill.ko.gz kernel/drivers/leds/led-class.ko.gz >> kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.gz kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko.gz >> kernel/drivers/misc/eeprom/eeprom_93cx6.ko.gz >> >> So you may see that rt61pci in >> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/ >> folder is not considered. >> >> Please, how can I workaround this? Or what do I wrong? One solution can be >> to install all compat-wireless modules into kernel folder instead of updates >> folder. But then distribution's ones will be overwritten and un-installation >> will be impossible. > >Mandriva may not look for updates/ dir by default. For Ubuntu I still >see this respected. > >For example on ubuntu I see: > >mcgrof@tesla $ cat /etc/depmod.d/ubuntu.conf >search updates ubuntu built-in > >Can you check your /etc/depmod.d/ directory or /etc/depmod.conf file? > > Luis >-- >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 > -- 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
