[elrepo] kmod-compat-wireless
John Adegbile
johnadegbile at gmail.com
Mon Jun 25 15:34:46 EDT 2012
Hi Ralf,
Suspend/wake up works out of the box. I have tried it several times with no
problems. I didn't have to do anything special to make that work. Not quite
sure what you mean by autonomy obtained compared to standard values...
Cheers,
John
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 8:26 PM, ralf kaiser <rsvcakaiser at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Sorry to keep your title and question another point: the laptop
> sleep-mode functions...
>
> How did you get your laptop to manage the suspend / wake-up process with
> the core kernel, and what autonomy do you obtain compared to the
> standard values?
>
> It was impossible to me, under CentOS 6.2 or RHEL6.3 to manage
> suspend/hibernation function (I use an ASUSPRO B33E with i915 chipset,
> Intel HD graphics & i5 ) until I switched to kernel-ml from elrepo.
>
> Not sure about the reliability & security of this hack, I switched since
> that to Fedora 17 (everything works well), but this distro seems to use
> practicaly the same kernel that the Elrepo does...], but I'd prefer to
> stay corporate...
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ralf
>
> --
> ralf kaiser <rsvcakaiser at gmail.com>
>
> -------- Message initial --------
> De: John Adegbile <johnadegbile at gmail.com>
> Reply-to: EL Repo General Mailing List <elrepo at lists.elrepo.org>
> À: EL Repo General Mailing List <elrepo at lists.elrepo.org>
> Sujet: Re: [elrepo] kmod-compat-wireless
> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:50:22 +0100
>
> 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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