Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-kernel (64 mails)

[Oddball <monkey9@xxxxxx>]

Marcus Meissner schreef:
> On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 at 02:05:36PM +0200, Oddball wrote:
>   
> > Oddball schreef:
> >     
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am testing/using kernel 2.6.29-56 from Kernel:HEAD repo, which is
> > > working fine, and very quick with my eee-pc-901.
> > > However, with this kernel no hw-info is available for the rt2860 wifi
> > > card, so it is not there to configure and use.
> > >
> > > The other kernel which came with 11.1: 2.6.27.19- 3.2-pae, does find the
> > > card, and it is useble.
> > > How will i be able to get the card detected by the 2.6.29-56 kernel?
> > >
> > >   
> > >       
> > It seems that a kernel module is needed: rt2860sta-kmp-default.
> > This module is not in the repos.
> >
> > http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/11316859/com/rt2860sta-kmp-default-1.8.0.0_2.6.25.5_1.1-31.1.i586.rpm.html
> >
> > has one for older kernel, but that rpm cannot be installed.
> > Is there any hope this module will return, and be maintained?
> > Or standard be inside the kernel modules list, or whatever?
> >     
>
> It is in the 11.1 kernel, so you could just use the 11.1 kernel itself...
>   
That kernel is slower, and does not support the volume hotkeys..
> The reason for it missing in the 2.6.29 build is:
>
> CONFIG_STAGING_EXCLUDE_BUILD=y
>
> Why is it set? Jeff? Greg? Don't we want the staging drivers too?
>
> Ciao, Marcus
>   


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Oddball aka M9.

  OS:  Linux 2.6.29-56-default i686
  Huidige gebruiker:  oddball@EEEPC-901-ROB
  Systeem:  openSUSE 11.1 (i586)
  KDE:  4.2.1 (KDE 4.2.1) "release 106"

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