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SubjectRe: Linux 2.6.27-git3: rtl8169 oops and wireless missing symbols
On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:23:57 -0700, "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 4:24 PM, 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.
>
> What symbols?
>
> sudo rmmod ath5k
> sudo dmesg -c > /dev/null
> sudo modprobe ath5k
> sudo dmesg -c
>
> >> cfg80211: Unknown parameter `ieee80211_regdom'
>
> Ahh this one.. this is the 2 character module parameter you can pass
> to cfg80211 upon load and this is available only when
> CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY is enabled.
>

BTW, I have not set this anywhere and it defaults to JP, instead of the world
domain as the code reads...

I set it in modprobe.conf and now is EU:

options cfg80211 ieee80211_regdom=EU


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