Re: "modprobe can't find hostap_pci"

From: Alan Connor (zzzzzz_at_xxx.yyy)
Date: 12/31/03

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    On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 04:24:34 GMT, Robert Smith <laclac01@yahoo.com> wrote:
    >
    >
    > Hello,
    > I had pebble running fine on a net4521. Both eth0
    > and wlan0 worked great with stock kernel. I had to
    > add one option in the kernel so I I cp the
    > /boot/config-2.4.22-pebble file /usr/src/linux/.config
    > recompiled and installed the kernel. Everthing works
    > fine BUT my wlan0. modprobe can't fine it is the
    > error i get when it starts up. i do an lsmod, i don't
    > see hostap_pci. i look in /etc/modules and see that
    > it is uncommented. hmmm so i try modprobe hostap_pci
    > and i still get an error that i can't find it. I
    > looked in /lib/modules/2.4.22-pebble and i notice that
    > net dir is missing, this is where the module is kept.
    > So i copy that from an untoched kernel version and i
    > still get the same errors. Can someone help me? I
    > dont know what i need to do. thanks for your time
    >
    >
    >

    You moved /boot/config to /usr/src/* as .config, did nothing to the config
    file but delete lines that you wanted to change, then ran make oldconfig or
    the equivalent?

    Did all the steps in order up to make modules_modules install?

    If so, it looks to me like you failed to configure basic network support
    of some kind into the kernel. There are many places in the config file
    where failing to enable basic support will make any choices in that
    "directory of functionality" pointless. No CONFIG_SCSI, no point in choosing
    any scsi modules...

    I think you need to go carefully through <kernel-sources>/Documentation/
    Configure.help then recompile.

    But MAYBE, running upddate-modules will do it (??)

    "pebble" the new Debian stable release?

    Run lilo or grub....?

    AC

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