From: Bob Copeland <me@bobcopeland.com>
To: "Philip A. Prindeville" <philipp_subx@redfish-solutions.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Using compat-wireless w/ 2.6.27.26
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:52:44 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090720115244.GC9972@hash.localnet> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A63DF0B.4010801@redfish-solutions.com>
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.
--
Bob Copeland %% www.bobcopeland.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-07-20 11:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-07-18 1:27 Using compat-wireless w/ 2.6.27.26 Philip A. Prindeville
2009-07-19 8:58 ` Philip A. Prindeville
2009-07-19 13:38 ` Bob Copeland
2009-07-19 17:55 ` Philip A. Prindeville
2009-07-19 20:31 ` Bob Copeland
2009-07-20 3:05 ` Philip A. Prindeville
2009-07-20 11:52 ` Bob Copeland [this message]
2009-07-20 19:16 ` Philip A. Prindeville
2009-07-20 19:47 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2009-07-20 23:52 ` Philip A. Prindeville
2009-07-21 20:10 ` Philip A. Prindeville
2009-07-21 23:24 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
2009-07-22 3:28 ` Bob Copeland
2009-07-23 11:24 ` Bob Copeland
2009-07-23 11:59 ` Bob Copeland
2009-07-23 20:29 ` Philip A. Prindeville
2009-07-23 20:33 ` Bob Copeland
2009-07-23 21:53 ` Philip A. Prindeville
2009-07-23 22:21 ` Bob Copeland
2009-07-23 22:45 ` Philip A. Prindeville
2009-07-24 13:58 ` Bob Copeland
2009-07-30 4:36 ` Philip A. Prindeville
2009-07-21 23:26 ` Luis R. Rodriguez
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