Monument ([info]marnanel) wrote,
@ 2008-10-06 08:27:00
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screwed up my kernel a bit
Throw me a clue here, someone? apt has given me a new kernel, it seems, and it doesn't have wifi or sound. Apparently what I need to do is install the iwlwifi kernel driver (which replaces the old ipw3945 driver). "lsmod|grep iwlwifi" shows I don't have it. "modprobe iwlwifi" says the module's not found. My kernel is now 2.6.24-19-386, and the upstream site for the driver says iwlwifi is included in the 2.6.24 kernel. So why doesn't modprobe see it?


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[info]hub_
2008-10-06 12:55 pm UTC (link)
iwl3945 is the name of the module. Also make sure you have the firmware.

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[info]trochee
2008-10-06 03:48 pm UTC (link)
just for curiosity: Debian or Ubuntu or some other APT distribution?

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[info]marnanel
2008-10-06 04:17 pm UTC (link)
Ubuntu Hardy.

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[info]hitchhiker
2008-10-06 09:31 pm UTC (link)
what are you using for sound? i've managed best results with pulseaudio, though i still can't get firefox and amarok playing sound simultaneously

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