kernel-module-madwifi for 2.6.14-1.1644 and 2.6.14-1.1653 failures

Temlakos temlakos at gmail.com
Thu Dec 15 17:27:56 UTC 2005


I don't know where to report this. BugZilla doesn't seem interested, 
because it's not a Gnome project.

The module kernel-module-madwifi for 2.6.14-1.1644 recently (November 
30, 2005) saw an upgrade. But the current build from livna.org fails to 
load. This is version 0.0-0.lvn.11.20051130 at 686.

Furthermore, kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.14-1.1653 version 
0.0-0.lvn.11.20051130 at 686 also fails to load.

The last known good version is:

kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.14-1.1644 version 0.0-0.lvn.7.20050917.

The problem:

During boot, Fedora tries to start networking. After several minutes, 
the task "Determining IP information for ath0" fails. Thus I have no 
wireless connection.

When I fall back to the version I call "last known good," everything works.

The machine involved is a Dell Inspiron 1200.

Until I get a build of kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.14-1.1653 that will 
actually load, I can't use the new kernel on that Dell Inspiron 1200.

Fortunately, I have a Gateway Performance 1000XL which can use kernel 
2.6.14-1.1653 without a hitch. One thing I love about the new kernel: it 
processes "removable media" preferences again, something that two 
successive kernels failed to do.

Temlakos




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