Bug 87733 – NDISWrapper: Unknown symbol wireless_send_event in gentoo-sources 2.6.11-r5

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED INVALID

[Description Jared Ballou 2005-04-02 17:36:47 UTC]

My NDISWrapper installation does not work under the new r5 kernel. I have emerge sync'ed, unmerged the old NDISWrapper, and re-emerged and installed drivers fresh. It appears the kernel cut out some old code. I have Wireless extensions enabled in the kernel - The kernel config is nearly identical to my r4 kernel which works beautifully. Running a diff of my two .config files shows nothing out of the ordinary.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install gentoo-sources-2.6.11-r5
2. emerge ndiswrapper
3. Attempt to modprobe ndiswrapper

Actual Results:  
FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper (/path/to/ndiswrapper.ko): Unknown symbol in
module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

**DMESG OUTPUT:
Unknown symbol wireless_send_event in gentoo-sources 2.6.11-r5

Expected Results:  
Working NDISWrapper load.

Can't get the system online to post log.

[Comment 1 Doug Goldstein (RETIRED) 2005-05-10 11:39:10 UTC]

try newer sources?

[Comment 2 Doug Goldstein (RETIRED) 2005-06-30 15:05:11 UTC]

Please try the latest gentoo-sources and report back.

[Comment 3 Doug Goldstein (RETIRED) 2005-06-30 15:11:35 UTC]

Changing resolution.

[Comment 4 Doug Goldstein (RETIRED) 2005-06-30 15:11:49 UTC]

If you get the compilation error Unknown symbol: wireless_send_event you will
need to enable the CONFIG_NET_RADIO option and recompile your kernel or find a
kernel with this option already enabled. Checking for the /proc/net/wireless
file is not a good way of making sure you have this option enabled since it will
exist if one or both of CONFIG_NET_RADIO and CONFIG_NET_PCMCIA_RADIO options are
enabled.