Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756431AbXLXEyR (ORCPT ); Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:54:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751349AbXLXEyD (ORCPT ); Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:54:03 -0500 Received: from mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.115]:50516 "EHLO mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751173AbXLXEyC (ORCPT ); Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:54:02 -0500 Message-ID: <476F3B68.9040702@lwfinger.net> Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:54:00 -0800 From: Larry Finger User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20070801) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: sarcarsh@gmail.com CC: LKML , Johannes Berg , bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de Subject: Re: Boot time module loading problem References: <476D38F9.4090802@gmail.com> <476D567D.3020401@lwfinger.net> <476DE108.6030306@gmail.com> <476DFC95.9010904@lwfinger.net> <476E2A19.1080205@gmail.com> (sfid-20071223_092840_824491_0691F36B) <1198402827.4058.0.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20071223_094140_414357_81B4D191) <1198404567.4058.2.camel@johannes.berg> <476E3D6D.1010203@gmail.com> <476EB966.1020304@lwfinger.net> <476F11EE.7070204@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <476F11EE.7070204@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1615 Lines: 43 Shourya Sarcar wrote: > Larry Finger wrote: >> With 2.6.24-rc5, a b43 user reports a problem at bootup. The b43 >> module, which should be loaded by the ssb module, fails with the >> following type of message: >> >> ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device 0000:0c:00.0 b43: >> disagrees about version of symbol ssb_device_is_enabled b43: Unknown >> symbol ssb_device_is_enabled b43: disagrees about version of symbol >> ssb_pcicore_dev_irqvecs_enable b43: Unknown symbol >> ssb_pcicore_dev_irqvecs_enable b43: disagrees about version of symbol >> ssb_bus_may_powerdown b43: Unknown symbol ssb_bus_may_powerdown >> >> < and more similar lines....> >> >> If the user issues the commands >> >> rmmod ssb; modprobe b43 >> >> then the modules are loaded correctly and the wireless device works. >> >> What could be causing such a problem? >> >> Larry >> > > Larry, thanks for pursuing this. I upgraded to 2.6.24-rc6 last night and > I don't see this issue anymore. One might think that the clean remake > solved the problem (which I am pretty sure I did with rc5 as well); but > still does not explain with 2.6.24-rc5, the module would not load on > first attempt but then load after the manual: > > # rmmod ssb;modprobe b43 Johannes may have been right and that you had a stale initrd. I was going to have you try a 'sudo mkinitrd', but it is now fixed. Larry -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/