oooops you are right there is a mismatch between kernel and driver version....
[r...@roby-desktop ~]$ uname -r 2.6.31.5-10.1.moblin2-netbook > [r...@roby-desktop ~]$ rpm -ql wl-kmod /lib/modules /lib/modules/2.6.31.6-17.1.moblin2-netbook /lib/modules/2.6.31.6-17.1.moblin2-netbook/wl.ko > how can it by the drivers are compiled for a newer kernel version respect the one I am currently using? doh.. really dunno what I did.. :p now I uninstalled the wl-mod package, but when I try to rebuild it with the command: > rpmbuild --rebuild --target=i586 wl-kmod-5.10.91.9.3-1.moblin.src.rpm I get this error message.. + /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-10.1.moblin2-netbook/build > M=/home/Roby/rpmbuild/BUILD/wl-kmod-5.10.91.9.3/wl-kmod-5.10.91.9.3-src > modules make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-10.1.moblin2-netbook/build: No such file or > directory. Stop. error: wrong exit state from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.G5V1cX (%build) thanks in advance for all your help ;) bye 2009/12/9 Glen Gray <[email protected]> > You shouldn't have to do a full reinstall just to get my source rpm rebuilt > and working. Lets see if we can figure out what's wrong. > > First of all, could you give me the output from the following commands > From a terminal, run > uname -r > > rpm -ql wl-kmod > > Hopefully the version returned by the first command matches the path listed > for the kernel module in the second command. > > For example, on my unit, the uname -r command returns > 2.6.31.6-17.1.moblin2-netboot > > And the second command gives me the kernel module path as > /lib/modules/2.6.31.6-17.1.moblin2-netboot/wl.ko > > > On 9 Dec 2009, at 20:57, Roby wrote: > > > yes I am pretty sure as I installed all the latest updates first > (connected > > to the wired lan) and only after I followed the slaine tutorial steps.. > > > > @ william: I installed the gstreamer codecs following your translated > > how-to.. thaks a lot it worked like a charm! :) > > > > @ all: I think I'll reinstall moblin from scratch soon due to the > problems > > I'm having with the wi-fi.. is there a way to backup somehow the > gstreamer > > codecs I have just installed and restore them later avoiding to compile > > everything again from sources after the reinstall? > > > > bye! :) > > > > > > > > 2009/12/9 Glen Gray <[email protected]> > > > >> > >> On 9 Dec 2009, at 09:26, Roby wrote: > >>> > >>> William, I see you are using a broadcom wi-fi too, does it work for you > >> on > >>> moblin 2.1 after installing all the latest updates? it doesn't here and > >> even > >>> repeating all the slaine tutorial steps I can't get it to work again. > in > >>> particular the command: > >>> *sudo yum groupinstall “Development Tools”* > >>> doesn't work anymore, it has no candidates to install, but I could > >> install > >>> the development tools from the gui and were able to proceed with the > >>> tutorial, build and install the rpm, but still the wi fi is not > >>> recognized.. :( > >> > >> Are you sure you've built and installed the module under the updated > kernel > >> ? > >> -- > >> Glen Gray <[email protected]> Digital Depot, Thomas Street > >> Software Engineering Manager Dublin 8, Ireland > >> Lincor Solutions Ltd. Ph: +353 (0) 1 4893682 > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Moblin dev Mailing List > > [email protected] > > > > To manage or unsubscribe from this mailing list visit: > > http://lists.moblin.org/listinfo/dev or your user account on > http://moblin.org once logged in. > > > > For more information on the Moblin Developer Mailing lists visit: > > http://moblin.org/community/mailing-lists > > -- > Glen Gray <[email protected]> Digital Depot, Thomas Street > Software Engineering Manager Dublin 8, Ireland > Lincor Solutions Ltd. Ph: +353 (0) 1 4893682 > > _______________________________________________ Moblin dev Mailing List [email protected] To manage or unsubscribe from this mailing list visit: http://lists.moblin.org/listinfo/dev or your user account on http://moblin.org once logged in. For more information on the Moblin Developer Mailing lists visit: http://moblin.org/community/mailing-lists
