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FS#22414 - rtl8187 module

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by felix (felix88) - Thursday, 13 January 2011, 13:23 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Thursday, 20 January 2011, 08:18 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Kernel
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture i686
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Since a kernel update a few days ago the rtl8187 module doesn't load any more. I have a RTL8187B chip in this netbook: http://a110wiki.de/wiki/One_A110

Additional info:
* package version(s): kernel26 2.6.36.3-1 i686

Steps to reproduce:

$ modprobe rtl8187
WARNING: Could not read '/lib/modules/2.6.36-ARCH/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko': Invalid module format
WARNING: Could not read '/lib/modules/2.6.36-ARCH/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko': Invalid module format
FATAL: Error inserting rtl8187 (/lib/modules/2.6.36-ARCH/kernel/drivers/net/rtl818x/rtl8187.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

$ dmesg
(...)

rtl8187: Unknown symbol ieee80211_free_hw (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol ieee80211_alloc_hw (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol ieee80211_register_hw (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_radio_led_name (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol ieee80211_generic_frame_duration (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_tx_led_name (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_rx_led_name (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol ieee80211_queue_delayed_work (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol wiphy_rfkill_start_polling (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol ieee80211_unregister_hw (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol ieee80211_frequency_to_channel (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx_irqsafe (err 0)
rtl8187: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rts_duration (err 0)
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Closed by  Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Thursday, 20 January 2011, 08:18 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  kernel26 2.6.37-1
Comment by Thomas Dziedzic (tomd123) - Thursday, 13 January 2011, 16:45 GMT
Weird, you could try kernel26 (2.6.37) in [testing] and see if that solves it.
Comment by felix (felix88) - Friday, 14 January 2011, 07:12 GMT
kernel26 2.6.37-1 works.

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