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On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 08:05:47PM -0700, Philip A. Prindeville wrote:
> Actually, it's saying:
> 
> filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.27.26-astlinux/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/ath5k.ko
> depends:        mac80211,cfg80211
> 
> And the 0.6.0 version number matches ath5k/base.c in the compat-wireless
> sources as well.

Yeah, ignore the module version number, no one ever changes it.

> Not seeing the dependency on "ath", which is strange.  Is that common code
> that's shared in 2.6.30 for the Atheros drivers?

In 2.6.31, yes.

> > The fix was merged after 2.6.30, IIRC, but it should definitely be in
> > compat-wireless.  Also check your modules directory for an old ath5k.ko
> > sitting in drivers/.../wireless/ath5k.  It should now be in ath/ath5k.

See above, the fix was post-2.6.30, however compat-wireless should have
it.  The module should now be in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k, not
drivers/net/wireless/ath5k.

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