Wireless (ath5k) problem kernel-2.6.24-2.fc9

[Antonio Olivares]

--- Riku Seppälä <riku.seppala at kymp.net> wrote:

> Antonio Olivares wrote:
> > --- Steven I Usdansky <usdanskys at rocketmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> ~# modprobe ath5k
> >> FATAL: Error inserting ath5k
> >>
> >>     
> >
>
(/lib/modules/2.6.24-2.fc9/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/ath5k.ko):
> >   
> >> Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter
> (see
> >> dmesg)
> >>
> >> ~# dmesg | tail
> >> ath5k: Unknown parameter `autocreate'
> >> warning: process `/usr/sbin/syste' used the
> >> deprecated sysctl system
> >> call with 1.23. warning: process
> `/usr/sbin/syste'
> >> used the deprecated
> >> sysctl system call with 1.23. ath5k: Unknown
> >> parameter `autocreate'
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Steven I. Usdansky, PhD
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> >   
> >
> > In the rawhide report for 20080124, it states that
> the
> > ath5k module has been removed:.  I have a machine
> that
> > supposedly needed it, but nothing happened, I
> > previously used madwifi, but stopped because it
> too
> > failed as well :(.  I connect with a wired
> connection.
> >  
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Antonio 
> >
> > kernel-2.6.24-0.167.rc8.git4.fc9
> > --------------------------------
> > * Tue Jan 22 2008 John W. Linville
> > <linville at redhat.com>
> > - Latest wireless updates from upstream
> > - Tidy-up wireless patches
> > - Remove obsolete ath5k and rtl8180 patches
> > - Add rndis_wext driver
> >
> > * Tue Jan 22 2008 Chuck Ebbert
> <cebbert at redhat.com>
> > - Disable the p4-clockmod driver -- it causes
> system
> > hangs. (F8#428895)
> >
> > * Mon Jan 21 2008 Dave Jones <davej at redhat.com>
> > - Remove a boatload of dead CONFIG_ options.
> >
> >
> >
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> I think that just mean they removed some obsolete
> *patches* for ath5k?
> 
> Riku
> 
> -- 

Might be, but the best person to answer your question
is Mr. Linville, which I forward this message to and
he will give you a better answer.  

Regards,

Antonio 


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