Bug#410229: madwifi-source: Doesn't work with latest Debian kernel

[Norbert Tretkowski]

* Norbert Tretkowski wrote:
> After upgrading from linux-image-2.6.18-4-686 2.6.18.dfsg.1-9 to
> 2.6.18.dfsg.1-10, wireless lan doesn't work any longer. The kernel
> modules get loaded, ath0 and wifi0 devices are present, but iwlist
> doesn't find any wireless networks.
> 
> I also tried 1:0.9.2+r2085.20070207-1, but it doesn't help.
> 
> Downgrading to 2.6.18.dfsg.1-9 fixes the problem, but I filed the bug
> against madwifi-source because the Debian kernel team doesn't support
> tainted kernel.

The reason why it worked with 2.6.18.dfsg.1-9 was that I didn't
rebuilt the initrd.

The problem only exists when the madwifi modules gets loaded during
initrd run, it produces this error:

Error 256 loading module "ath_rate_sample"

When I unload the madwifi modules after boot, and then again load
ath_pci, wireless works fine again, even with 2.6.18.dfsg.1-10.

                Norbert