:: madwifi: requires kernel26<2.6.39

PiotrAlexej · 2011-06-11 10:47:37

When I started pacman today, I got this error message:

:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: madwifi: requires kernel26<2.6.39

But when I check which kernel I have installed, it's 2.6.38.8-1...

So what's wrong?

Mkman · 2011-06-11 10:49:26

Update your kernel

wonder · 2011-06-11 10:54:19

madwifi was dropped. remove it and pacman -Syu

Ignatius881 · 2011-06-11 10:55:00

I've the same problem, but with Ndiswrapper :S

But if I uninstall Ndiswrapper, will I have wifi connection?

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karol · 2011-06-11 11:30:15

Ignatius881 wrote:

I've the same problem, but with Ndiswrapper :S
But if I uninstall Ndiswrapper, will I have wifi connection?

Hmm, maybe it's time for a bug report?

karol · 2011-06-11 12:31:01

Sorry for bumping but this info solves the ndiswrapper issue: http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/ … 20609.html
And indeed it's gone: http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?sort … =&limit=50

Ignatius881 · 2011-06-11 13:11:17

Ok, problem solved for me, I had to uninstall Ndiswrapper.

PiotrAlexej · 2011-06-14 14:56:17

Thanks... problem solved for me

trusktr · 2011-06-20 22:56:24

OK, so question: what replaces ndiswrapper? Will I lose the capability to wrap windows drivers now?

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karol · 2011-06-20 23:01:31

trusktr wrote:

OK, so question: what replaces ndiswrapper? Will I lose the capability to wrap windows drivers now?

You can still use it - it's in the AUR.

skralljt · 2011-07-12 07:35:37

wonder wrote:

madwifi was dropped. remove it and pacman -Syu

I followed these directions and ath0 no longer works. I have lost wifi. However after following your directions I DO have the most up to date arch installation. It is, unfortunately, bittersweet. How can I get wireless back without madwifi? Argh.

Mr.Elendig · 2011-07-12 11:11:19

trusktr wrote:

OK, so question: what replaces ndiswrapper? Will I lose the capability to wrap windows drivers now?

Sure you have to do that? There are really not many chips that doesn't have native drivers anymore.

@skralljt

What card do you have? (also note that with the in kernel drivers, the interface might be named something else than ath0)

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skralljt · 2011-07-12 21:34:54

Hmm I think wireless is just nuked. At least ifconfig only returns eth0 and lo or whatever. I forgot how to find if it is detected, tried lsmod | grep wifi but see now that it is grep net. Such a pain walking back and forth up stairs to get networking again!

trusktr · 2011-09-05 17:27:21

I gave up on that HP TouchSmart and gave it Windows 7. With the TouchSmart, you fix a problem, then new problems appear (the dissappear, then reappear) constantly. I didn't have the time to manage someone else's laptop with those kinds of problems. If I ever get a laptop to use with Arch, it will not be an HP (they discontinued PCs and laptops!)!

Last edited by trusktr (2011-09-05 17:28:34)

skralljt · 2011-09-09 06:19:15

I don't remember what I did after wireless stopped working but I think I figured out that wireless drivers were already installed in the kernel and the interface had changed from ath0 to wlan0. I moved in the midst of all this to a house with a wpa2 only hotspot and with great trepidation tried wicd which worked on the first try. How about that? linux worked on the first try! (once.)

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