Return-path: Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.152]:16525 "EHLO fg-out-1718.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755472AbZBLA7Q (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:59:16 -0500 Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 16so155457fgg.17 for ; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:59:14 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20090211181727.8162.26564.XPN@L622132.user.x-privat.org> References: <20090210172817.9004.60065.XPN@L622132.user.x-privat.org> <20090210181915.GA4248@tesla> <20090211181727.8162.26564.XPN@L622132.user.x-privat.org> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:59:14 +0000 Message-ID: <3ace41890902111659s6a75a243p3a7de11272c703bf@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20090212_015921_128982_9DD3CE8D) Subject: Re: Merge compat-wireless-old into 2.6.26 From: Hin-Tak Leung To: Lurkos Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 6:17 PM, Lurkos wrote: > In fact probably no. > I would like only to use the new iwl3945, because the one provided with > 2.6.26 gives me lots of problem (*) and then I have to use > compat-wirelss-old version. > At the same time I would prefer not to put files outside my home without > a corresponding deb package, to keep administration of the machine more > simple. It's quite simple to forget these type of customization (like > installing compat-wireless)... a package with the flag installed makes > simpler to keep track on what exactly you have done with the laptop. > Of course it's also a way learn more about Linux... compat-wireless only install files under /lib/modules//updates (and "make install" just copy files to that directory and runs depmod afterwards, which updates a few dependency files in /lib/modules// - this change is reversible by just removing the "updates" directory and re-run depmod ). If you want to revert the changes made by compat-wireless, you can just blow away the updates directories, and re-run depmod: rm -rf /lib/modules/*/updates depmod -a I do that occasionally when a specific compat-wireless daily snapshot is bad.