rt2x00 - wireless compat - can not load compiled rt61pci

rt2x00 - wireless compat - can not load compiled rt61pci

[trencan]

Hello,

I use latest Mandriva distribution 2009.1 with kernel 
2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb. I have rt2561 wifi card in my PC. I would like to 
switch my wifi card to AP or Ad-hoc mode. My distribution's rt61pci 
module doesn't support these modes. So I have downloaded 
compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4.tar.bz2 
<http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6-stable/v2.6.30/compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4.tar.bz2>.

I ran:
make
make install
make unload

Everything fine. But then "modprobe rt61pci" loaded my distribution's 
rt61pci module and not the compiled one. Distribution's one is in folder:

[root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# ls -la 
/lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11279 2009-04-21 01:13 
/lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz

Compiled one is in folder:
[root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# ls -la 
/lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 123843 2009-05-16 23:21 
/lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz


But after I type "modprobe rt61pci", then:
[root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# modinfo rt61pci
filename:       
/lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
license:        GPL
firmware:       rt2661.bin
firmware:       rt2561s.bin
firmware:       rt2561.bin
description:    Ralink RT61 PCI & PCMCIA Wireless LAN driver.
version:        2.2.3
author:         http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
srcversion:     E8C0D3A4B7F36984638CEDF
alias:          pci:v00001814d00000401sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001814d00000302sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001814d00000301sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:        rt2x00lib,rt2x00pci,eeprom_93cx6,crc-itu-t
vermagic:       2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb SMP mod_unload modversions 686
parm:           nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption. (bool)


So you can see that Distribution's module (in kernel folder) was loaded. 
I think root cause of problem is that run of command: "depmod -ae" finds 
first rt61pci in kernel's folder and then next instance in updates 
folder is not considered. If I look at output of depmod command:

[root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# grep -i rt61pci 
/lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/modules.dep
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz: 
kernel/lib/crc-itu-t.ko.gz 
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.ko.gz 
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.ko.gz 
kernel/net/rfkill/rfkill.ko.gz kernel/drivers/leds/led-class.ko.gz 
kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.gz kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko.gz 
kernel/drivers/misc/eeprom/eeprom_93cx6.ko.gz

So you may see that rt61pci in 
/lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/ 
folder is not considered.

Please, how can I workaround this? Or what do I wrong? One solution can 
be to install all compat-wireless modules into kernel folder instead of 
updates folder. But then distribution's ones will be overwritten and 
un-installation will be impossible.

Thanks.

Michal

Re: rt2x00 - wireless compat - can not load compiled rt61pci

[Luis R. Rodriguez]

On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 3:50 AM, trencan <trencan@centrum.cz> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I use latest Mandriva distribution 2009.1 with kernel 2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb.
> I have rt2561 wifi card in my PC. I would like to switch my wifi card to AP
> or Ad-hoc mode. My distribution's rt61pci module doesn't support these
> modes. So I have downloaded compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4.tar.bz2
> <http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6-stable/v2.6.30/compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4.tar.bz2>.
>
> I ran:
> make
> make install
> make unload
>
> Everything fine. But then "modprobe rt61pci" loaded my distribution's
> rt61pci module and not the compiled one. Distribution's one is in folder:
>
> [root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# ls -la
> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11279 2009-04-21 01:13
> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
>
> Compiled one is in folder:
> [root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# ls -la
> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 123843 2009-05-16 23:21
> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
>
>
> But after I type "modprobe rt61pci", then:
> [root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# modinfo rt61pci
> filename:
> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
> license:        GPL
> firmware:       rt2661.bin
> firmware:       rt2561s.bin
> firmware:       rt2561.bin
> description:    Ralink RT61 PCI & PCMCIA Wireless LAN driver.
> version:        2.2.3
> author:         http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
> srcversion:     E8C0D3A4B7F36984638CEDF
> alias:          pci:v00001814d00000401sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias:          pci:v00001814d00000302sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias:          pci:v00001814d00000301sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> depends:        rt2x00lib,rt2x00pci,eeprom_93cx6,crc-itu-t
> vermagic:       2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb SMP mod_unload modversions 686
> parm:           nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption. (bool)
>
>
> So you can see that Distribution's module (in kernel folder) was loaded. I
> think root cause of problem is that run of command: "depmod -ae" finds first
> rt61pci in kernel's folder and then next instance in updates folder is not
> considered. If I look at output of depmod command:
>
> [root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# grep -i rt61pci
> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/modules.dep
> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz: kernel/lib/crc-itu-t.ko.gz
> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.ko.gz
> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.ko.gz
> kernel/net/rfkill/rfkill.ko.gz kernel/drivers/leds/led-class.ko.gz
> kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.gz kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko.gz
> kernel/drivers/misc/eeprom/eeprom_93cx6.ko.gz
>
> So you may see that rt61pci in
> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/
> folder is not considered.
>
> Please, how can I workaround this? Or what do I wrong? One solution can be
> to install all compat-wireless modules into kernel folder instead of updates
> folder. But then distribution's ones will be overwritten and un-installation
> will be impossible.

Mandriva may not look for updates/ dir by default. For Ubuntu I still
see this respected.

For example on ubuntu I see:

mcgrof@tesla $ cat /etc/depmod.d/ubuntu.conf
search updates ubuntu built-in

Can you check your /etc/depmod.d/ directory or /etc/depmod.conf file?

  Luis

Re: rt2x00 - wireless compat - can not load compiled rt61pci

[trencan]

Hello,

I used "search updates" in depmod.d and it works, perfect.

Thanks.

______________________________________________________________
> Od: mcgrof@gmail.com
> Komu: trencan <trencan@centrum.cz>
> CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Felix Bitterli <ic.felix@gmail.com>
> Datum: 17.05.2009 23:27
> Předmět: Re: rt2x00 - wireless compat - can not load compiled rt61pci
>
>On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 3:50 AM, trencan <trencan@centrum.cz> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I use latest Mandriva distribution 2009.1 with kernel 2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb.
>> I have rt2561 wifi card in my PC. I would like to switch my wifi card to AP
>> or Ad-hoc mode. My distribution's rt61pci module doesn't support these
>> modes. So I have downloaded compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4.tar.bz2
>> <http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6-stable/v2.6.30/compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4.tar.bz2>.
>>
>> I ran:
>> make
>> make install
>> make unload
>>
>> Everything fine. But then "modprobe rt61pci" loaded my distribution's
>> rt61pci module and not the compiled one. Distribution's one is in folder:
>>
>> [root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# ls -la
>> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11279 2009-04-21 01:13
>> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
>>
>> Compiled one is in folder:
>> [root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# ls -la
>> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 123843 2009-05-16 23:21
>> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
>>
>>
>> But after I type "modprobe rt61pci", then:
>> [root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# modinfo rt61pci
>> filename:
>> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz
>> license:        GPL
>> firmware:       rt2661.bin
>> firmware:       rt2561s.bin
>> firmware:       rt2561.bin
>> description:    Ralink RT61 PCI & PCMCIA Wireless LAN driver.
>> version:        2.2.3
>> author:         http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
>> srcversion:     E8C0D3A4B7F36984638CEDF
>> alias:          pci:v00001814d00000401sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias:          pci:v00001814d00000302sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias:          pci:v00001814d00000301sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> depends:        rt2x00lib,rt2x00pci,eeprom_93cx6,crc-itu-t
>> vermagic:       2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb SMP mod_unload modversions 686
>> parm:           nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption. (bool)
>>
>>
>> So you can see that Distribution's module (in kernel folder) was loaded. I
>> think root cause of problem is that run of command: "depmod -ae" finds first
>> rt61pci in kernel's folder and then next instance in updates folder is not
>> considered. If I look at output of depmod command:
>>
>> [root@trencancan compat-wireless-2.6.30-rc4]# grep -i rt61pci
>> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/modules.dep
>> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko.gz: kernel/lib/crc-itu-t.ko.gz
>> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.ko.gz
>> kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.ko.gz
>> kernel/net/rfkill/rfkill.ko.gz kernel/drivers/leds/led-class.ko.gz
>> kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.gz kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko.gz
>> kernel/drivers/misc/eeprom/eeprom_93cx6.ko.gz
>>
>> So you may see that rt61pci in
>> /lib/modules/2.6.29.1-desktop-4mnb/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/
>> folder is not considered.
>>
>> Please, how can I workaround this? Or what do I wrong? One solution can be
>> to install all compat-wireless modules into kernel folder instead of updates
>> folder. But then distribution's ones will be overwritten and un-installation
>> will be impossible.
>
>Mandriva may not look for updates/ dir by default. For Ubuntu I still
>see this respected.
>
>For example on ubuntu I see:
>
>mcgrof@tesla $ cat /etc/depmod.d/ubuntu.conf
>search updates ubuntu built-in
>
>Can you check your /etc/depmod.d/ directory or /etc/depmod.conf file?
>
>  Luis
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Re: rt2x00 - wireless compat - can not load compiled rt61pci

[Luis R. Rodriguez]

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:07 AM,  <trencan@centrum.cz> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I used "search updates" in depmod.d and it works, perfect.

You want to also add the "built-in" anyway delete that file and try
todays' compat-wireless, I added a quick script to check for this and
it adds a file for you if it doesn't detect updates/ as a preference.

So

rm -rf updates/
sudo depmod -ae

modprobe -l mac80211
to check that you are seeing the old mac80211, then install the new
stuff and ensure it does it all automatically for you now.

v2.6.30-rc6-23952-g30cf869
wireless-testing latest tag:
master-2009-05-18
This is compat-release:
master-2009-05-18-1-gf28a634

  Luis