Bug#837645: marked as done (linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64: iwlwifi module fails to load)
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: src:linux
Version: 3.16.36-1+deb8u1
Severity: important
Dear Maintainer,
I am no longer use wifi because the iwlwifi module does not load:
$ sudo modprobe iwlwifi
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'iwlwifi': Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
$ sudo dmesg
...
[ 888.091279] cfg80211: Unknown symbol wireless_nlevent_flush (err 0)
This happend after installing version 3.16.36-1+deb8u1 of the kernel
(see https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3659).
-- Package-specific info:
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.5
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (400, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64 depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.56
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initramfs-tool] 0.120+deb8u2
ii kmod 18-3
ii linux-base 3.5
Versions of packages linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64 recommends:
ii firmware-linux-free 3.3
ii irqbalance 1.0.6-3
Versions of packages linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64 suggests:
pn debian-kernel-handbook <none>
ii grub-pc 2.02~beta2-22+deb8u1
pn linux-doc-3.16 <none>
Versions of packages linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64 is related to:
pn firmware-atheros <none>
pn firmware-bnx2 <none>
pn firmware-bnx2x <none>
pn firmware-brcm80211 <none>
pn firmware-intelwimax <none>
pn firmware-ipw2x00 <none>
pn firmware-ivtv <none>
ii firmware-iwlwifi 0.43
pn firmware-libertas <none>
pn firmware-linux <none>
pn firmware-linux-nonfree <none>
pn firmware-myricom <none>
pn firmware-netxen <none>
pn firmware-qlogic <none>
pn firmware-ralink <none>
pn firmware-realtek <none>
pn xen-hypervisor <none>
-- debconf information:
linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64/postinst/mips-initrd-3.16.0-4-amd64:
linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64/prerm/removing-running-kernel-3.16.0-4-amd64: true
linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-3.16.0-4-amd64: false
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 15:24:50 +0200, Tobias Bengfort wrote:
> I checked again and it seems like I am still running the old kernel version:
>
> $ uname -a
> Linux xxx 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt25-1 (2016-03-06)
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> So I guess this is not an issue with the kernel itself but rather with
> my boot setup. So I guess this report can be closed.
>
Closing with this message, thanks.
Cheers,
Julien
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