Arch Linux

Basically, whenever I try to load any Atmel Wlan drivers at kernel startup (both sourceforge and not), there is an error in the device startup, and thus I cannot use it.

Here is the specific error I found in the messages.log file for....


kernel26archck:

Sep 21 21:29:07 pinkybox modprobe: WARNING: Error inserting at76_usbdfu (/lib/modules/2.6.13-archck5/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/at76c503/at76_usbdfu.ko): Invalid module format
Sep 21 21:29:07 pinkybox modprobe: WARNING: Error inserting at76c503 (/lib/modules/2.6.13-archck5/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/at76c503/at76c503.ko): Invalid module format
Sep 21 21:29:07 pinkybox modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting at76c503_rfmd (/lib/modules/2.6.13-archck5/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/at76c503/at76c503-rfmd.ko): Invalid module format
Sep 21 21:29:07 pinkybox usb.agent[5607]: ... can't load module at76c503-rfmd
Sep 21 21:29:07 pinkybox usb.agent[5607]: missing kernel or user mode driver at76c503-rfmd
Sep 21 21:29:48 pinkybox usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 6
Sep 21 21:29:50 pinkybox usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7
Sep 21 21:29:51 pinkybox modprobe: WARNING: Error inserting at76_usbdfu (/lib/modules/2.6.13-archck5/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/at76c503/at76_usbdfu.ko): Invalid module format
Sep 21 21:29:51 pinkybox modprobe: WARNING: Error inserting at76c503 (/lib/modules/2.6.13-archck5/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/at76c503/at76c503.ko): Invalid module format
Sep 21 21:29:51 pinkybox modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting at76c503_rfmd (/lib/modules/2.6.13-archck5/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/at76c503/at76c503-rfmd.ko): Invalid module format
Sep 21 21:29:51 pinkybox usb.agent[5863]: ... can't load module at76c503-rfmd
Sep 21 21:29:51 pinkybox usb.agent[5863]: missing kernel or user mode driver at76c503-rfmd
Sep 21 21:29:56 pinkybox shutdown[5902]: shutting down for system reboot
Sep 21 21:29:56 pinkybox init: Switching to runlevel: 6


....and now the same drivers with the stock kernel26-2.6.13.....:

Sep 21 21:35:44 pinkybox /root/at76c503a/at76_usbdfu.c: USB Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) handler v0.12beta23-static loading
Sep 21 21:35:44 pinkybox /root/at76c503a/at76c503.c: Generic Atmel at76c503/at76c505 routines v0.12beta23-static
Sep 21 21:35:44 pinkybox /root/at76c503a/at76c503-fw_skel.c: Atmel at76c503 (RFMD) Wireless LAN Driver v0.12beta23-static loading
Sep 21 21:35:44 pinkybox usbcore: registered new driver at76c503-rfmd
Sep 21 21:35:47 pinkybox usb 2-2: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
Sep 21 21:35:47 pinkybox usb 2-2: device firmware changed
Sep 21 21:35:47 pinkybox usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 4
Sep 21 21:35:47 pinkybox /root/at76c503a/at76c503-fw_skel.c: wlan%d disconnecting
Sep 21 21:35:47 pinkybox /root/at76c503a/at76c503-fw_skel.c: at76c503-rfmd disconnected
Sep 21 21:35:47 pinkybox usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
Sep 21 21:35:47 pinkybox /root/at76c503a/at76c503.c: $Id: at76c503.c,v 1.74 2005/03/08 01:33:14 jal2 Exp $ compiled Sep 21 2005 21:14:48
Sep 21 21:35:47 pinkybox /root/at76c503a/at76c503.c: firmware version 1.101.2 #84 (fcs_len 4)
Sep 21 21:35:47 pinkybox /root/at76c503a/at76c503.c: device's MAC 00:09:5b:0f:d7:c0, regulatory domain FCC (U.S) (id 16)
Sep 21 21:35:47 pinkybox /root/at76c503a/at76c503.c: registered wlan0
Sep 21 21:52:22 pinkybox shutdown[5886]: shutting down for system reboot
Sep 21 21:52:22 pinkybox init: Switching to runlevel: 6


so clearly this is a problem with the custom patched 2.6.13 kernel....