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From: Karakontakis Apostolos <akarako@freemail.gr>
To: "John W. Linville" <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Subject: Re: zd1211rw problem
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:07:40 +0200
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On Thursday 13 November 2008 02:28:04 you wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 01:20:48AM +0200, Karakontakis Apostolos wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have recenetly bought a usb wireless stick that requires zd1211rw
> > driver (ZyDAS ZD1211B chipset).With kernel 2.6.24 it works ok but with
> > kernel 2.6.27.2 it dos not.
> >
> > 1. I have the latest firmware in /lib/firmware/zd1211
> > 2. i have CONFIG_MAC80211 and CONFIG_FW_LOADER = y
> > 3. i have CONFIG_ZD1211RW=m
> >
> > when i insert the module i get the following errors
> >
> > Nov 13 01:02:20 hakarako kernel: mac80211: Unknown parameter
> > `ieee80211_regdom'
>
> This parameter no longer exists for mac80211.  A similar parameter
> now exists for cfg80211, but the format is different.
>
> The mac80211 module isn't loading due to the unknown parameter.
>
> > Nov 13 01:02:20 hakarako kernel: zd1211rw: Unknown symbol
> > ieee80211_free_hw Nov 13 01:02:20 hakarako kernel: zd1211rw: Unknown
> > symbol ieee80211_alloc_hw Nov 13 01:02:20 hakarako kernel: zd1211rw:
> > Unknown symbol
> > ieee80211_register_hw
> > Nov 13 01:02:20 hakarako kernel: zd1211rw: Unknown symbol
> > ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe
> > Nov 13 01:02:20 hakarako kernel: zd1211rw: Unknown symbol
> > ieee80211_wake_queues
> > Nov 13 01:02:20 hakarako kernel: zd1211rw: Unknown symbol
> > ieee80211_stop_queues
> > Nov 13 01:02:20 hakarako kernel: zd1211rw: Unknown symbol
> > ieee80211_unregister_hw
> > Nov 13 01:02:20 hakarako kernel: zd1211rw: Unknown symbol
> > ieee80211_beacon_get Nov 13 01:02:20 hakarako kernel: zd1211rw: Unknown
> > symbol ieee80211_rx_irqsafe
>
> Since mac80211 didn't load, zd1211rw won't load.
>
> Remove that mac80211 option from modprobe.conf (and possibly add the
> equivalent parameter to cfg80211), the modprobe zd1211rw again.
>
> John

>>> Also, be sure to set CONFIG_MAC80211=m (not =y).

Thanks, it worked.