Wireless DWL-520 (D-link): Compiling module

[Net Llama!]

On 01/13/04 19:58, Joel Hammer wrote:

> Trying to install this true PCI wireless card. Here is the blurb from
> the kernel (2.4.20):
> 
> CONFIG_PCI_HERMES:
>      Enable support for PCI and mini-PCI 802.11b wireless NICs based
>      on the Prism 2.5 chipset.  These are true PCI cards, not the
>      802.11b PCMCIA cards bundled with PCI<->PCMCIA adaptors which
>      are also common.  Some of the built-in wireless adaptors in
>      laptops are of this variety.
> 
> Here is the output of lspci:
> 00:09.0 Network controller: Harris Semiconductor Prism 2.5 Wavelan chipset (rev 01)
> 
> After I selected the appropriate  module, compiled it,
> and installed it, (make modules;make modules install)
> here is what I have in /lib/modules/2.4.20/modules.dep
> (along with all the other modules in the world):
> 
>      /lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/hermes.o:
> 
> I take this to mean that hermes.o doesn't have any dependencies.
> 
> In this directory:
>      /lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
> 
> I have:
> hermes.o
> 
> When I try to install this module, I get this:
> 
> insmod ./hermes.o
>    ./hermes.o: unresolved symbol printk_Rsmp_1b7d4074
>    ./hermes.o: unresolved symbol __const_udelay_Rsmp_eae3dfd6
> 
> modprobe hermes also fails, with the same error messages.
> 
> Doing a google search reveals that this is a well known
> problem, with symbol printk etc being a frequent unresolved
> symbol.
> 
> Running depmod -a gives unresolved symbols errors with
> numerous modules although far from all.
> 
> I have set version information on all module symbols in
> make xconfig before compiling.
> 
> uname -a shows:
> Linux hammer11 2.4.20 #1 Thu Jun 19 14:13:55 PDT 2003 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux
> 
> Any insight appreciated,

Did you rebuild the kernel at the same time?  Also, don't use insmod, 
use modprobe.

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