From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-qy0-f173.google.com ([209.85.221.173]:64534 "EHLO mail-qy0-f173.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750780AbZGTTsG convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:48:06 -0400 Received: by qyk3 with SMTP id 3so340047qyk.33 for ; Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:48:05 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4A64C283.6090205@redfish-solutions.com> References: <4A612514.4050708@redfish-solutions.com> <4A635E04.4050204@redfish-solutions.com> <20090719203150.GA9972@hash.localnet> <4A63DF0B.4010801@redfish-solutions.com> <20090720115244.GC9972@hash.localnet> <4A64C283.6090205@redfish-solutions.com> From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:47:45 -0700 Message-ID: <43e72e890907201247x7df76b75wf6ba2bc2260dbf7a@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Using compat-wireless w/ 2.6.27.26 To: "Philip A. Prindeville" Cc: Bob Copeland , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Philip A. Prindeville wrote: > Bob Copeland wrote: >> 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. >> > > I'm using the tarball out of: > > http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6-stable/v2.6.30 > > perhaps I should be using a different one?  I tried 2.6.31-rc1, but it doesn't build against 2.6.27. I have to fix this, will do so in a bit, will also update it to account for the new rc3. Luis