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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless trouble: unknown symbols
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:42:56
Message-Id: 49bf44f10610031937i14b67ad2peb3dd39eede101ec@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless trouble: unknown symbols by Mark Knecht
1 > > I'm trying to set up a wireless card in my new system. I'm using a
2 > > card of the same model that is working in an older system of mine.
3 > > The only significant difference between them is the new system is
4 > > amd64 and the old one is x86. When I try to 'modprobe ath_pci', I get
5 > > about 60 "Unknown symbol" errors like:
6 > >
7 > > wlan: Unknown symbol wireless_send_event
8 > > ath_rate_sample: Unknown symbol ether_sprintf
9 > > ath_pci: Unknown symbol ieee80211_encap
10 > >
11 > > Does this make sense to anyone or should I file a bug?
12 > >
13 > > - Grant
14 >
15 > Grant,
16 > Hi. What kernel are you running?
17 >
18 > Check that your /usr/src/linux link is pointing at the right kernel.
19 >
20 > - Mark
21
22 Hi Mark,
23
24 I'm running 2.6.16-hardened-r11 and I have:
25
26 /usr/src/linux -> linux-2.6.16-hardened-r11
27
28 These 64 bits are starting to get me down. Can I run an x86 system
29 with this AMD Sempron64 3000+ CPU?
30
31 - Grant
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