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    SubjectRe: Linux 2.6.27-git3: rtl8169 oops and wireless missing symbols
    On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:24:33 -0400, "John W. Linville" <linville@tuxdriver.com> wrote:

    > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 01:02:02AM +0200, J.A. Magallón wrote:
    >
    > > werewolf:~# modprobe ath5k
    > > WARNING: Error inserting cfg80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.27-jam03/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
    > > WARNING: Error inserting mac80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.27-jam03/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
    > > FATAL: Error inserting ath5k (/lib/modules/2.6.27-jam03/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/ath5k.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
    > > werewolf:~# modprobe mac80211
    > > WARNING: Error inserting cfg80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.27-jam03/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
    > > FATAL: Error inserting mac80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.27-jam03/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
    > >
    > > Dmesg is below.
    >
    > cfg80211 isn't loading, so mac80211 can't find it's symbols, and
    > ath5k can't find mac80211's symbols.
    >
    > > cfg80211: Unknown parameter `ieee80211_regdom'
    >
    > config WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY
    > bool "Old wireless static regulatory definitions"
    ...
    >
    > Is this not clear enough?
    >

    NO.

    I'm a complete literate in wireles internals. Not in other areas. And I
    don't undestand a word about regulations and so on. The only thing
    I see there is 'OLD WAY of doing things', so I disable it. I expect
    two things:

    - As it is an optional thing I can toggle, no driver depends on it.
    - If I choose a driver that depends on it, it will get automagically
    selected.

    So, please, if migration is not finished:

    - Default it as Y, or add a depend on every driver that uses it
    - Hide it under the famous 'crazy hacker-only things' boolean

    It is enough to have to choose between mac80211 and ieee80211.

    --
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    \ It's better when it's free
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