[Slackbuilds-users] Madwifi Driver and Tool

[Robby Workman]

Gary Maxwell wrote:
> Hello all!
> 
> I recently built the madwifi driver and tools using the slackbuild from 
> slackbuilds.org. After I installed the packages I got error messages as 
> follows:
> 
> modprobe ath_pci output
> WARNING: Error inserting ath_hal (/lib/modules/2.6.21.5/net/ath_hal.ko): 
> Invalid module format
> WARNING: Error inserting wlan (/lib/modules/2.6.21.5/net/wlan.ko): 
> Invalid module format
> FATAL: Error inserting ath_pci (/lib/modules/2.6.21.5/net/ath_pci.ko): 
> Invalid module format
> 
> dmesg output:
> ath_hal: version magic '2.6.21.5-smp SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be 
> '2.6.21.5 mod_unload 486 '
> wlan: version magic '2.6.21.5-smp SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be 
> '2.6.21.5 mod_unload 486 '
> ath_pci: version magic '2.6.21.5-smp SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be 
> '2.6.21.5 mod_unload 486 '
> 
> I am using the huge.s kernel in Slackware 12. Any help would be appreciated.


Yes, scroll down about 1/4 of the way through CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT on
your install media or any Slackware mirror.  The kernel sources are
shipped configured for SMP,but you're using the non-smp kernel.
You'll need to fix the sources - further information is mentioned in
the link I referenced above.

-RW