alloc_orinocodev error

David Gibson david at gibson.dropbear.id.au
Wed Apr 10 19:48:39 EST 2002


On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 10:17:33PM -0000, e at icarus.com.br wrote:
> I have compiled the orinoco-0.11 
> driver version and instaled. 
> After to try to start pcmcia card, the log/messages
> present
> 
> Apr  9 19:23:08 p75 cardmgr[993]: executing: 'modprobe orinoco_cs'
> Apr  9 19:23:08 p75 cardmgr[993]: + /lib/modules/2.4.18-0.18/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.o: 
> unresolved symbol alloc_orinocodev
> Apr  9 19:23:08 p75 cardmgr[993]: + /lib/modules/2.4.18-0.18/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.o:
> insmod/lib/modules/2.4.18-0.18/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.o failed
> Apr  9 19:23:08 p75 cardmgr[993]: + /lib/modules/2.4.18-0.18/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.o: 
> insmod orinoco_cs failed
> 
> I have got no ideia why this error happens.

This looks like you have installed the new orinoco_cs.o module without
installing the corresponding version of the orinoco.o module.  Make
sure you have copied it into place, run depmod -a and removed  the
orinoco_cs, orinoco and hermes modules before attempting to reinsert
the card.

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