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

[kzot]

On Wednesday 28 May 2008 19:32:32 Pascal Terjan wrote:
> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Gustavo De Nardin (spuk)
>
> <gustavodn@mandriva.com> wrote:
> > * 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.g
> >> > >z): 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...
>
> ieee80211_regdom changed module so it broke for people using 2.6.26, I
> guess the new version of the tools set it to cfg80211 (which is the
> module using this parameter on 2.6.26) so it breaks for people still
> using older kernel

Indeed. With 2.6.26-desktop-0.rc4.1mn module-init-tools-3.3-pre11.37mdv2009.0 
works correctly, but fails with older kernel 2.6.24.4-laptop-1mnb.