[elrepo] kmod-compat-wireless

Mon Jun 25 11:31:24 EDT 2012

On 25/06/12 16:20, John Adegbile wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been using centos6.2 for about 6 months now and have been running it
> ok on a Sony Vaio.  I recently got my hands on a new laptop and installed
> centos6.2 on there. It's a relatively new machine (Samsung NP700) so I
> anticipated there might be a few compatibility issues. The main issue was
> that my wireless card was not recognised. After a fair bit of researching,
> I came across the kmod-compat-wireless fix.
>
> I installed this (yum install...) and it completed with some errors, but I
> now have wireless connectivity. My question is I'm not sure if should be
> worried about the warnings I got after installing kmod-compat? Afterall, I
> now have wireless...
>
> Some details about my setup:
>
> Actual wireless card name:
> *Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235*
>
> uname -r:
> *2.6.32-220.23.1.el6.x86_64*
>
> lspci -nn:
> *00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge DRAM Controller
> [8086:0154] (rev 09)
> 00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge PCI Express Root
> Port [8086:0151] (rev 09)
> 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB xHCI
> Host Controller [8086:1e31] (rev 04)
> 00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Panther Point
> MEI Controller #1 [8086:1e3a] (rev 04)
> 00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced
> Host Controller #2 [8086:1e2d] (rev 04)
> 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Panther Point High
> Definition Audio Controller [8086:1e20] (rev 04)
> 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root
> Port 1 [8086:1e10] (rev c4)
> 00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root
> Port 4 [8086:1e16] (rev c4)
> 00:1c.7 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root
> Port 8 [8086:1e1e] (rev c4)
> 00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced
> Host Controller #1 [8086:1e26] (rev 04)
> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Panther Point LPC Controller
> [8086:1e59] (rev 04)
> 00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Panther Point 6 port SATA
> Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:1e03] (rev 04)
> 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Panther Point SMBus Controller
> [8086:1e22] (rev 04)
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation Device
> [10de:1212] (rev a1)
> 01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0e0c] (rev a1)
> 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:088e]
> (rev 24)
> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 06)
> 04:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5116
> PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:5209] (rev 01)
> 04:00.1 SD Host controller [0805]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5116
> PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:5209] (rev 01)*
>
> Warnings during kmod-compat-wireless install:
> *Installing : kmod-compat-wireless-3.3-2.n.*
> *el6.elrepo.x86_64             **  1/1
> Working. This may take some time ...
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko
> needs unknown symbol ieee80211_alloc_hw2
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko
> needs unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_get
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko
> needs unknown symbol ieee80211_get_tkip_key
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko
> needs unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_get
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**
> wireless/ath/ar9170/ar9170usb.**ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_get
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**l2cap.ko
> needs unknown symbol bt_err
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**l2cap.ko
> needs unknown symbol bt_class
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**l2cap.ko
> needs unknown symbol hci_unregister_proto
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**l2cap.ko
> needs unknown symbol hci_register_proto
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**sco.ko
> needs unknown symbol bt_err
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**sco.ko
> needs unknown symbol bt_class
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**sco.ko
> needs unknown symbol hci_unregister_proto
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**sco.ko
> needs unknown symbol hci_register_proto
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko
> needs unknown symbol ieee80211_alloc_hw2
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko
> needs unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_get
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko
> needs unknown symbol ieee80211_get_tkip_key
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko
> needs unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_get
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**
> wireless/ath/ar9170/ar9170usb.**ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_get
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/net/**bluetooth/l2cap.ko
> needs unknown symbol bt_err
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/net/**bluetooth/l2cap.ko
> needs unknown symbol bt_class
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/net/**bluetooth/l2cap.ko
> needs unknown symbol hci_unregister_proto
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/net/**bluetooth/l2cap.ko
> needs unknown symbol hci_register_proto
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/net/**bluetooth/sco.ko
> needs unknown symbol bt_err
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/net/**bluetooth/sco.ko
> needs unknown symbol bt_class
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/net/**bluetooth/sco.ko
> needs unknown symbol hci_unregister_proto
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.23.1.**el6.x86_64/kernel/net/**bluetooth/sco.ko
> needs unknown symbol hci_register_proto
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko
> needs unknown symbol ieee80211_alloc_hw2
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko
> needs unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_get
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko
> needs unknown symbol ieee80211_get_tkip_key
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko
> needs unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_get
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/**
> wireless/ath/ar9170/ar9170usb.**ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_get
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**l2cap.ko
> needs unknown symbol bt_err
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**l2cap.ko
> needs unknown symbol bt_class
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**l2cap.ko
> needs unknown symbol hci_unregister_proto
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**l2cap.ko
> needs unknown symbol hci_register_proto
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**sco.ko
> needs unknown symbol bt_err
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**sco.ko
> needs unknown symbol bt_class
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**sco.ko
> needs unknown symbol hci_unregister_proto
> WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.**x86_64/kernel/net/bluetooth/**sco.ko
> needs unknown symbol hci_register_proto
> Done.
>
> Installed:
>    kmod-compat-wireless.x86_64 0:3.3-2.n.el6.elrepo*
>
>
> I know there are later versions (3.5-rc3xxx) of kmod-compat-wireless from
> linuxwireless.org but the procedure for using those seems a little complex
> - I'm still relatively new to linux :-)
>
> Can these warnings be safely ignored or should I be taking more active
> steps to resolve them?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J
>
>

Hi John,

Quick answer - yes, you can safely ignore those warnings. They relate to 
the now unused distro drivers which kmod-compat-wireless has just replaced.

For information, you will now likely see those warnings every time you 
update your kernel, but again it is OK to just ignore them.

Hope that helps,

Phil