Re: Prism2 driver

[MrVanes <mrvanes_nospam@mrvanes.com>]

Use kernel 2.6.5, The prism driver is now a part of that kernel.

Damon L. Chesser wrote:

> mixo wrote:
> 
>> After installing 2.6.4 kernel, the driver for 2.4.18 kernel does not
>> get loaded. In fact I get
>>   modprobe: Can't locate module prism2_cs
>>
>> and, from insmod:
>> prism2_cs.o: prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol p80211netdev_hwremoved
>> prism2_cs.o: prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol p802addr_to_str
>> prism2_cs.o: prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol register_wlandev
>> prism2_cs.o: prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol p80211netdev_rx
>> prism2_cs.o: prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol unregister_wlandev
>> prism2_cs.o: prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol wlan_setup
>> prism2_cs.o: prism2_cs.o: unresolved symbol wlan_unsetup
>>
>> This would be understable if I was trying to load ther driver under
>> 2.6.4, but this is under my old
>> 2.4.18.
>>
>>
>>
> This is unclear to me.  Are you trying to use the device needing the
> prism54 driver under 2.6.4?  If so, you need to link the driver to the
> kernel (re-compile the driver under 2.6.4), if not, you need to remove
> the driver.  AFAIK, if you compiled it under 2.4.18, then recompiled
> your kernel, the driver is STILL there only now it can't work since the
> kernel changed.  Remove it or re-compile it.  I am not a gueru and some
> smart person might have more insite, but that is how I understand it.  HTH
>