Return-path: Received: from mail-px0-f174.google.com ([209.85.212.174]:40051 "EHLO mail-px0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751537Ab0FJFcI (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:32:08 -0400 Received: by pxi8 with SMTP id 8so2529321pxi.19 for ; Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:32:07 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4C1078D4.3070604@yatharthgupta.com> Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:32:04 -0700 From: Yatharth MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Sujith CC: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: issues while attempting ath9k_htc to work with ubuntu 10.04, device TL-WN721N References: <4C107563.3010709@yatharthgupta.com> <19472.30680.855993.112084@gargle.gargle.HOWL> In-Reply-To: <19472.30680.855993.112084@gargle.gargle.HOWL> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 06/09/2010 10:27 PM, Sujith wrote: > Yatharth wrote: > >> I am trying to install driver for the TP-LINK : TL-WN721N (Wi-Fi USB >> Device). If this is not the sort of issues this mailing list is for, >> please let me know. >> >> This device should use the ath9k_htc driver >> >> ./lsusb >> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. >> >> I have followed the instruction from >> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download >> But they do not seem to >> work for me >> >> When I modprobe ath9k_htc >> >> Ubu-VM:/lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build$ sudo modprobe ath9k_htc >> >> FATAL: Error inserting ath9k_htc >> (/lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/updates/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko): >> Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) >> >> Here is the output of dmesg >> >> >> Ubu-VM:/lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build$ dmesg | grep ath9k >> >> [ 1926.917944] ath9k_htc: disagrees about version of symbol >> ath9k_hw_set_txpowerlimit >> [ 1926.917947] ath9k_htc: Unknown symbol ath9k_hw_set_txpowerlimit >> [ 1926.918248] ath9k_htc: disagrees about version of symbol >> ath9k_hw_reset_calvalid >> [ 1926.918250] ath9k_htc: Unknown symbol ath9k_hw_reset_calvalid >> [ 1926.918377] ath9k_htc: disagrees about version of symbol >> ath9k_hw_setcapability >> [ 1926.918379] ath9k_htc: Unknown symbol ath9k_hw_setcapability >> [ 1926.918603] ath9k_htc: disagrees about version of symbol >> ieee80211_free_hw >> [ 1926.918605] ath9k_htc: Unknown symbol ieee80211_free_hw >> [ 1926.918680] ath9k_htc: disagrees about version of symbol ath9k_hw_reset >> [ 1926.918682] ath9k_htc: Unknown symbol ath9k_hw_reset >> [ 1926.919176] ath9k_htc: disagrees about version of symbol >> ath9k_hw_setuptxqueue >> [ 1926.919179] ath9k_htc: Unknown symbol ath9k_hw_setuptxqueue >> [ 1926.919256] ath9k_htc: disagrees about version of symbol >> ath9k_hw_startpcureceive >> [ 1926.919257] ath9k_htc: Unknown symbol ath9k_hw_startpcureceive >> [ 1926.919352] ath9k_htc: Unknown symbol ath9k_cmn_key_delete >> [ 1926.919477] ath9k_htc: Unknown symbol ath9k_cmn_key_config >> [ 1926.919559] ath9k_htc: disagrees about version of symbol >> ath9k_hw_keyreset >> > You haven't unloaded the existing ath9k_hw module. > > Do a 'sudo make install' in your compat directory, and > then 'sudo make unload'. > > Check 'lsmod | grep ath'. If anything is still present, unload all of them, > along with mac80211, cfg80211. Then modprobe ath9k_htc. > > Of course, you can just reboot after 'sudo make install' and things should work. > > Sujith > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > I had checked earlier to ensure that everything was unloaded. But I've done it again to make sure. Step 1 : 'sudo make unload' Step 2 : 'lsmod | grep ath' [Returns Nothing, thus indicating none of these modules are loaded] If I do 'modprobe ath9k_htc' after this, I still get the same error