Re: [Kernel-Discuss] Re: [Cooker] module-init-tools-3.3-pre11.37mdv2009.0 killed wlan (iwl3945)

[Gustavo De Nardin (spuk)]

* Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@mail.ru> [2008-05-28 20:34 +0400]:
> On Wednesday 28 May 2008, Gustavo De Nardin (spuk) wrote:
> > * kzot@gmx.net [2008-05-28 17:45 +0200]:
> > > This version of module-init-tools killed wlan (iwl3945) for me. Excerpt 
> > > from /var/log/messages:
> > > 
> > > May 28 17:22:13 localhost kernel: cfg80211: Unknown parameter 
> > > `ieee80211_regdom'
> > --8<--
> > > May 28 17:22:15 localhost modprobe: WARNING: Error inserting cfg80211 
> > > (/lib/modules/2.6.24.4-laptop-1mnb/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko.gz): 
> > > Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
> > 
> > Interesting.. I thought this was a kernel issue (got it after upgrading to
> > 2.6.26.
> > 
> 
> I do not see any evidence that makes it module-init-tool issue.
> This really looks like kernel problem.

But I don't remember having this problem with older kernels, and here it
happened with 2.6.24.4...


> > > [root@localhost ~]# uname -r
> > > 2.6.24.4-laptop-1mnb
> > > [root@localhost ~]# rpm -qa --last | grep module-init-tools
> > > module-init-tools-3.3-pre11.37mdv2009.0       Wed 28 May 2008 14:24:20 CEST
> > > 
> > > Commenting out the option line 
> > > in  /etc/modprobe.d/mac80211-extra-channels.conf did reatctivate wlan.