ipw2x00 depends on multiple kernel versions?

LB06 · 2004-10-29 06:58:09

Why doesn't ipw2200-0.12-1 depend on kernel version 2.6.8.1 and ipw2200-0.12-2 on 2.6.9-ARCH only? I mean, those packages contain kernel modules for only 1 kernel version.

A couple of minutes ago I noticed that pacman -Syu wanted to upgrade ipw2200 only. This was an upgrade for linux 2.6.9, but that kernel has not been uploaded to my mirror yet. I use the same mirror for current and extra. If I had upgraded, my WiFi would of course be broken, because it wouldn't be able to find the proper modules.

Imo packages that contain kernel modules for one kernel only should explicitely depend on that version. It would even be better if pacman could uname -r the running kernel and install the modules for that kernel (assuming those kernel modules do not REALLY depend on one specific kernel version).

Btw I also cannot build ipw2200 manually. There seems to be something broken.

ERROR: ipw2200-fw-2.0.tgz was not found in the build directory and is not aproper URL.

xerxes2 · 2004-10-29 14:28:24

there could be a version dependancy added maybe?

Xentac · 2004-10-30 05:19:23

There was a policy not to include any dependencies on any kernel packages just so it would be easy enough to install a custom kernel (package or not). Then more and more kernel modules started showing up.

Maybe you should lead something to have this relooked at... but you'll have to find a solution to offer first...

tpowa · 2004-10-30 08:33:32

have you done a abs tree sync and looked into it?
there you find the firmware
/var/abs/extra/network/ipw2100

thanks for reminding me to add a wiki entry for that

what happens if a kernel update appears
stay with the old packages or upgrade everything or build it on your own

xerxes2 · 2004-10-30 23:15:48

yeah, also kernel updates will "break" it,

lets face it, human brain beats package management systems in this case because it should violate every kiss principle on the market,

Disclaimer: If this post doesn't make any sence just ignore it.

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#1 2004-10-29 06:58:09

ipw2x00 depends on multiple kernel versions?

#2 2004-10-29 14:28:24

Re: ipw2x00 depends on multiple kernel versions?

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#4 2004-10-30 08:33:32

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