[Debian-eeepc-devel] Debian kernel 2.6.26-2 and wlan0 not working

[Fabrice Lorrain]

Ben Armstrong a écrit :
> On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:49:39 +0200
> leandro noferini <lnoferin at cybervalley.org> wrote:
>> I am  founding a  trouble using new  kernel from package  linux 2.6.26-2
>> From debian unstable  because wireless is not working:  trying to toggle
>> the wireless on/off does not work as it remains always off.
>>
>> It works normally with kernel 2.6.26-1.
> 
> A new kernel in a point release of Lenny snuck by us without any
> warning, so now we have to scramble to get matching modules for
> 2.6.26-2 into our repository. Sorry about that.

> Please test:
> 
> http://eeepc.debian.net/debian/extra/madwifi-modules-2.6.26-2-686_2.6.26+0.9.4+r3772.20080716-4_i386.deb

Tested and fixes the breakage introduced by 2.6.26-2 for me (on a 701). 
At least iwlist is finding access point.

Thanks for the quick upload.

> We've had some snags getting rt2860 rebuilt.  Both should be fixed and
> in the repo soon, and a new installer image built.
> 
> Alternatively, install module-assistant and use 'm-a a-i madwifi' (or
> for rt2860 'm-a a-i rt2860').

Yep, but installing module-assistant brings its load of dependancies... 
not always welcome.

@+,

	Fab