Including linux-wireless On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Bringfried Stecklum > <stecklum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Dear Luis, >> >> I tried to install compat-wireless-2010-12-07 a few days ago but failed. The >> reason is that iwlcore does not get build and installed in the update >> modules folder which, of course, leads unresolved symbols >> >> stecklum@extragalactix:~/System/src/compat-wireless-2.6.37-rc5-2-s$ sudo >> modprobe -v iwlagn >> insmod /lib/modules/2.6.36-1-generic/updates/compat/compat.ko >> insmod /lib/modules/2.6.36-1-generic/updates/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko >> insmod /lib/modules/2.6.36-1-generic/updates/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko >> insmod >> /lib/modules/2.6.36-1-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko >> WARNING: Error inserting iwlcore >> (/lib/modules/2.6.36-1-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko): >> Invalid argument >> insmod >> /lib/modules/2.6.36-1-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko >> FATAL: Error inserting iwlagn >> (/lib/modules/2.6.36-1-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko): >> Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see >> Âdmesg) >> >> It seems I missed a change. In the past (e.g. compat-wireless-2010-05-22 >> Âand kernel 2.6.31), iwlcore.ko was build and installed >> >> stecklum@extragalactix:~/System$ locate iwlcore.ko >> /lib/modules/2.6.31-22-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko >> /lib/modules/2.6.31-22-generic/updates/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko >> /lib/modules/2.6.36-1-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko > > Instead of CONFIG_IWLWIFI we use CONFIG_COMPAT_IWLWIFI, and we changed > that the Makefile and config.mk > > mcgrof@tux ~/devel/compat-wireless-2.6 (git::linux-2.6.36.y)$ grep > _IWLWIFI drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile > obj-$(CONFIG_COMPAT_IWLWIFI) Â Â+= iwlcore.o > iwlcore-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS) += iwl-debugfs.o > iwlcore-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING) += iwl-devtrace.o > iwlagn-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS) += iwl-agn-debugfs.o > iwl3945-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS) += iwl-3945-debugfs.o > > mcgrof@tux ~/devel/compat-wireless-2.6 (git::linux-2.6.36.y)$ grep > CONFIG_COMPAT_IWLWIFI config.mk > CONFIG_COMPAT_IWLWIFI=m > > Can grep like this: > > mcgrof@tux ~/tmp/compat-wireless-2.6.37-rc5-4-sn $ grep > CONFIG_COMPAT_IWLWIFI include/linux/compat_autoconf.h > #ifndef CONFIG_COMPAT_IWLWIFI > #define CONFIG_COMPAT_IWLWIFI 1 > #endif /* CONFIG_COMPAT_IWLWIFI * > > ÂLuis > -- 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
