Bug#568977: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#568977: Bug#568977: Kernel drivers

2010-02-10 Thread Michael Biebl
reopen 568977 reassign 568977 network-manager thanks John Talbut wrote: If the drivers do not provide the proper sysfs interface, then this is a driver/kernel issue. It seems as if the interface is present, it is just that NetworkManager is not finding it. Presumably, since The point of

Bug#568977: Kernel drivers

2010-02-09 Thread John Talbut
Michael You wrote: Are that out-tree-drivers or linux-kernel drivers? Linux-kernel drivers, I believe. They are compiled from Debian's linux-2.6 source package. ls -la /sys/class/net/wlan0/device lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 2010-02-09 14:28 /sys/class/net/wlan0/device -

Bug#568977: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#568977: Kernel drivers

2010-02-09 Thread Michael Biebl
John Talbut wrote: Michael You wrote: Are that out-tree-drivers or linux-kernel drivers? Linux-kernel drivers, I believe. They are compiled from Debian's linux-2.6 source package. Can't you install an original Debian kernel in parallel and test it. ls -la /sys/class/net/wlan0/device

Bug#568977: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#568977: Kernel drivers

2010-02-09 Thread John Talbut
Micheal, You wrote: Can't you install an original Debian kernel in parallel and test it. If you mean a Debian stock kernel, the problem is that these kernels make extensive use of modular drivers, which I do not use at all. Hence, I suspect, using one of these kernels would involve me in

Bug#568977: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#568977: Kernel drivers

2010-02-09 Thread John Talbut
Michael You wrote: Can't you install an original Debian kernel in parallel and test it. Even if I did it would not help. Presumably NetworkManager works with a kernel that uses external kernel modules. The problem I have is that it is not working with a kernel that has the drivers compiled