[elrepo] kmod-compat-wireless

Mon Jun 25 12:50:22 EDT 2012

Thanks for the quick answer Phil :-)

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Phil Perry <phil at elrepo.org> wrote:

> 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
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