#1114: FATAL: Error inserting ath_pci
(/lib/modules/2.6.16.13-4-default/net/ath_pci.ko): Unknown symbol in
module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: closed
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: other | Version: v0.9.2.1
Resolution: invalid | Keywords:
Patch_attached: 0 |
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Comment (by danimo):
We found the solution. it's not "random". It's a matter of running depmod
-a, which happens automatically during the installation of certain
applications, e.g. virtualbox.
It seems (I am not exactly familiar with this, but it would explain our
observations here), that depmod tries to index linux-restricted-modules/
(where the old madwifi version is located on ubuntu) and /lib/modules
(where make install puts the new drivers), but enters some kind of race
condition. So it indexes different modules belonging to madwifi to (with
different versions), leading to the error.
Suggested workarounds: change the location for "make install" to use
linux-restricted-modules instead of modules or simply remove the linux-
restricted-modules package.
Can sombody confirm that this analysis is correct?
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/1114#comment:3>
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Multiband Atheros Driver for Wireless Fidelity
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