[Linux-wlan-ng-devel] Bug#335585: linux-wlan-ng: depmod errors, prevents device configuration

[Victor Seva Lopez]

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Hi Sean,

Sean Finney wrote:
| Package: linux-wlan-ng
| Version: 0.2.2+dfsg-3
| Severity: important
|
| hi victor,
|
| after doing the latest update, i got the following error during
| installation (and also from later calls to depmod -a):
|
| WARNING: Loop detected: /lib/modules/2.6.12-1-686/linux-wlan-ng/p80211.ko which
needs p80211.ko again!
| WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.6.12-1-686/linux-wlan-ng/p80211.ko ignored, due to loop
| WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.6.12-1-686/linux-wlan-ng/prism2_usb.ko ignored, due
to loop
| WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.6.12-1-686/linux-wlan-ng/prism2_plx.ko ignored, due
to loop
| WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.6.12-1-686/linux-wlan-ng/prism2_pci.ko ignored, due
to loop
| WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.6.12-1-686/linux-wlan-ng/prism2_cs.ko ignored, due
to loop
|
| although:
|
| mini-me[~]21:48:24$ sudo modinfo
| /lib/modules/2.6.12-1-686/linux-wlan-ng/p80211.ko
| filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.12-1-686/linux-wlan-ng/p80211.ko
| license:        Dual MPL/GPL
| vermagic:       2.6.12-1-686 686 gcc-4.0
| depends:
| parm:           wlan_wext_write:enable write wireless extensions (int)
| parm:           wlan_watchdog:transmit timeout in milliseconds (int)
|
| i have no idea what's going on, but unfortunately this prevents
| p80211.ko from being loaded, which means no internet (because the
| pre-up script in /etc/network will fail out).
|
|
| 	sean
|

Yes there is a known problem with this latest update[0] I saw it after the upload. So
I'm aware of this problem. Hope We can solve it ASAP.

Thanks for your report.

[0] http://lists.linux-wlan.com/pipermail/linux-wlan-devel/2005-October/003483.html

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