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caesar753

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[SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

Hello everybody,

I updated my system two days ago, now i cannot load ndiswrapper module, when i try with modprobe I obtain this error message:

FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper (/lib/modules/3.1.5-1-ARCH/extramodules/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko.gz):Invalid argument

I searched for the path displayed and it's correct, I tried also to unistall and reinstall ndiswrapper but nothing seems to go...
Any suggestion?

Last edited by caesar753 (2011-12-19 15:47:09)

caesar753

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Re: [SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

any idea??

caesar753

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Re: [SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

I have some other hints: this is the output of my kernel.log

Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870326] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol skb_put
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870340] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol skb_put (err -22)
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870409] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol __netif_schedule
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870415] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol __netif_schedule (err -22)
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870471] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol unregister_netdev
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870477] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol unregister_netdev (err -22)
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870744] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol netif_device_detach
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870750] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol netif_device_detach (err -22)
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870800] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol netif_device_attach
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870805] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol netif_device_attach (err -22)
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870827] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol dev_kfree_skb_any
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870832] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol dev_kfree_skb_any (err -22)
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870954] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol register_netdev
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870960] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol register_netdev (err -22)
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870969] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol free_netdev
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.870974] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol free_netdev (err -22)
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.871119] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol dev_alloc_skb
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.871124] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol dev_alloc_skb (err -22)
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.871133] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol netif_rx_ni
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.871138] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol netif_rx_ni (err -22)
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.871189] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol netif_rx
Dec 18 18:22:13 kroton kernel: [  273.871194] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol netif_rx (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.433846] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol skb_put
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.433855] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol skb_put (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.433900] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol __netif_schedule
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.433903] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol __netif_schedule (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.433940] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol unregister_netdev
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.433943] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol unregister_netdev (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434115] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol netif_device_detach
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434119] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol netif_device_detach (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434151] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol netif_device_attach
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434155] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol netif_device_attach (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434169] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol dev_kfree_skb_any
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434173] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol dev_kfree_skb_any (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434255] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol register_netdev
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434258] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol register_netdev (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434264] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol free_netdev
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434268] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol free_netdev (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434358] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol dev_alloc_skb
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434361] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol dev_alloc_skb (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434367] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol netif_rx_ni
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434371] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol netif_rx_ni (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434405] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol netif_rx
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.434408] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol netif_rx (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.465365] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol skb_put
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.465375] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol skb_put (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.465419] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol __netif_schedule
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.465423] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol __netif_schedule (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.465460] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol unregister_netdev
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.465463] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol unregister_netdev (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.465637] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol netif_device_detach
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.465640] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol netif_device_detach (err -22)
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.465672] ndiswrapper: disagrees about version of symbol netif_device_attach
Dec 18 18:26:04 kroton kernel: [  504.465676] ndiswrapper: Unknown symbol netif_device_attach (err -22)

Do I have to open a bug report?
Thanks...

JohnnyAce

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Re: [SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

There is already bug report open for this issue. https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/27565

caesar753

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Re: [SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

Thanks for the answer, so this is a bug :-(

tomk

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Re: [SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

There are native linux drivers for most wifi chipsets these days - are you sure you still have to use ndiswrapper?

JohnnyAce

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Re: [SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

I haven't found native linux driver for Sis163u chipset, that my Amilo 1703 uses, so I still have to use ndiswrapper for wireless networking.

Gusar

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Re: [SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

Whoa, SiS made a wireless chipset? Interesting. This'll be off-topic, but can you post lspci -nn output of your machine?

caesar753

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Re: [SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

Also my wifi card doesn't have native linux drivers...

caesar753

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Re: [SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

it was needed a rebuild by the mantainer, done, problem solved!!

JohnnyAce

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Re: [SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

Whoa, SiS made a wireless chipset? Interesting. This'll be off-topic, but can you post lspci -nn output of your machine?

Even this is solved, here is my lspci -nn,

$  lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge [1106:0336]
00:00.1 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge [1106:1336]
00:00.2 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge [1106:2336]
00:00.3 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge [1106:3336]
00:00.4 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge [1106:4336]
00:00.5 PIC [0800]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE I/O APIC Interrupt Controller [1106:5336]
00:00.7 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge [1106:7336]
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237/8251 PCI bridge [K8M890/K8T800/K8T890 South] [1106:b188]
00:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller [1106:a238]
00:03.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller [1106:c238]
00:0f.0 IDE interface [0101]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A SATA 2-Port Controller [1106:0591] (rev 80)
00:0f.1 IDE interface [0101]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE [1106:0571] (rev 07)
00:10.0 USB controller [0c03]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller [1106:3038] (rev a0)
00:10.1 USB controller [0c03]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller [1106:3038] (rev a0)
00:10.2 USB controller [0c03]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller [1106:3038] (rev a0)
00:10.3 USB controller [0c03]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller [1106:3038] (rev a0)
00:10.4 USB controller [0c03]: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 [1106:3104] (rev 86)
00:11.0 ISA bridge [0601]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A PCI to ISA Bridge [1106:3337]
00:11.7 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237/8251 Ultra VLINK Controller [1106:287e]
00:12.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] [1106:3065] (rev 7c)
00:13.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A Host Bridge [1106:337b]
00:13.1 PCI bridge [0604]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A PCI to PCI Bridge [1106:337a]
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration [1022:1100]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map [1022:1101]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller [1022:1102]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control [1022:1103]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE/K8N890CE [Chrome 9] [1106:3230] (rev 01)
04:01.0 Audio device [0403]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A/VT8251 HDA Controller [1106:3288] (rev 10)

Gusar

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Re: [SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

Hmm, no wireless card on that list. Maybe it's an usb device, so can you post the output of lsusb?

And another off-topic question: Which driver are you using for that VIA Chrome9 graphic card and do you get any 3D acceleration? VIA machines (with SiS components even!) are rare nowadays, so I hope you don't mind me being a bit curious.

JohnnyAce

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Re: [SOLVED]ndiswrapper problem with kernel 3.1.5-1-ARCH

Hmm, no wireless card on that list. Maybe it's an usb device, so can you post the output of lsusb?

Here is output of lsusb,

lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bf8:100f Fujitsu Siemens Computers miniCard D2301 802.11bg Wireless Module [SiS 163U]

And another off-topic question: Which driver are you using for that VIA Chrome9 graphic card and do you get any 3D acceleration? VIA machines (with SiS components even!) are rare nowadays, so I hope you don't mind me being a bit curious.

Yupp, this is some old Fujitsu Siemens Amilo 1703 laptop, that I'm running on arch, because it's lite enough. Currently I'm using xf86-video-openchrome drivers for graphic card and at least I can run some openGL stuff with it. For basic desktop use those drivers have been working very well.

Edit: There are these http://www.wikidevi.com/files/SiS/ SiS drivers for linux, but I haven't been able to compile those for Arch.

Last edited by JohnnyAce (2011-12-19 18:09:22)