Bug#353023: linux-image-2.6-686: hostap module overrides network card driver

[Bastian Venthur <expires-2007@venthur.de>]

maximilian attems wrote:
> tags 353023 moreinfo
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> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Paul Donohue wrote:
> 
>> Since my last kernel upgrade (from 2.6.15-1 to 2.6.15-4, I believe), the
>> hostap kernel module seems to override the orinoco kernel module, so my
>> wireless card always comes up in ap mode.  Once the hostap modules are
>> started, it does not seem possible to unload them to put the card back
>> into a normal client mode (rmmod/modprobe -r says the driver is in use
>> and cannot be removed).  So, it seems I have to manually delete or
>> rename the hostap module to prevent it from being loaded, then reboot if
>> I want to use my card as a client.
> 
> please send the output of:
> pccardctl ident

$ sudo pccardctl ident
Socket 0:
  product info: "Digital Data Communications", "WPC-0100", "Version
00.00", ""
  manfid: 0x0156, 0x0002
  function: 6 (network)


Regards,

Bastian