Bug#390787: Unusable: "ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol <lots of symbols>"

[Kel Modderman]

On Tuesday 03 October 2006 11:46, Chip Salzenberg wrote:
> Package: madwifi-source
> Version: 1:0.9.2+r1710.20060914-1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
>
> The drivers seem to build OK for kernel 2.6.16-2-686, but when I try to
> actually use them, I get a raft of "disagrees about version of symbol"
> reports, and some of the modules in the package refuse to load.  To wit:
>
> Oct  2 18:35:54 kernel: pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 0
> Oct  2 18:35:54 kernel: ath_hal: 0.9.17.2 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111,
> RF5112, RF2413, RF5413) Oct  2 18:35:54 kernel: wlan: 0.8.4.2 (0.9.3)
> Oct  2 18:35:54 kernel: ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (0.9.3)
> Oct  2 18:35:54 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> ath_rate_tx_complete Oct  2 18:35:54 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> ath_rate_tx_complete Oct  2 18:35:54 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about
> version of symbol ieee80211_encap Oct  2 18:35:54 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown
> symbol ieee80211_encap
> Oct  2 18:35:54 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> ieee80211_input Oct  2 18:35:54 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> ieee80211_input
> Oct  2 18:35:54 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> ieee80211_ifattach Oct  2 18:35:54 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> ieee80211_ifattach Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version
> of symbol ieee80211_beacon_update Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown
> symbol ieee80211_beacon_update Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees
> about version of symbol ieee80211_find_channel Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel:
> ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_find_channel Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel:
> ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_find_rxnode Oct  2
> 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_find_rxnode Oct  2
> 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol ath_rate_attach
> Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_attach
> Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> ieee80211_vap_setup Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> ieee80211_vap_setup Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about
> version of symbol ieee80211_ifdetach Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci:
> Unknown symbol ieee80211_ifdetach Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci:
> disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_free_node Oct  2 18:35:55
> kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_free_node Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel:
> ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_input_monitor Oct  2
> 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_input_monitor Oct  2
> 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> ath_rate_newassoc Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> ath_rate_newassoc
> Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> ieee80211_crypto_newkey Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> ieee80211_crypto_newkey Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about
> version of symbol ieee80211_crypto_setkey Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci:
> Unknown symbol ieee80211_crypto_setkey Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci:
> disagrees about version of symbol ath_rate_dynamic_proc_register Oct  2
> 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ath_rate_dynamic_proc_register Oct
>  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> ieee80211_dump_pkt Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol
> ieee80211_dump_pkt Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version
> of symbol ieee80211_ioctl_create_vap Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci:
> Unknown symbol ieee80211_ioctl_create_vap Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci:
> disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_dfs_test_return Oct  2 18:35:55
> kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_dfs_test_return Oct  2 18:35:55
> kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_stop_running
> Oct  2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_stop_running Oct 
> 2 18:35:55 kernel: ath_pci: disagrees about version of symbol
> ieee80211_cipher_none

Perhaps you have handbuilt modules littering your kernel's module libdir, or 
you did not first remove all previous modules from kernel space before 
loading new modules?

Kel.