On 08/07/09 07:10, Frank Griffin wrote:
> Steve Morris wrote:
>
>> Bringing up loopback interface: [ OK ]
>> Configuring wireless regulatory domain nl80211 not found.
>> [FAILED]
>>
>>
> You're misreading a concatenation of two messages without an LF
> separating them. It should read:
>
> Configuring wireless regulatory domain
> nl80211 not found
>
That could be true, but if that is the way it should be displayed should
the messages be fixed so they display correctly? After all it is
Mandriva's production system.
> Googling this found the following statement by someone: "nl80211 is
> removed from mac80211 for kernels 2.6.23 and earlier"
>
> Since I know you run backleveled kernels, perhaps that's the issue ?
> Something expects nl80211 to be in the kernel, i.e. expects a kernel
> newer than 2.6.23, but yours is older ?
>
No, this is not the issue. I am running a fresh install of 2009.1
updated to the current level from the repositories, and I am running
kernel 2.6.29.3 which is the latest kernel as far as I am aware.
>
>> Now more critically as I have discovered, if I leave the system
>> running for half an hour why does it suddenly fix itself and
>> re-activate dns resolution?
>>
> No idea. Maybe you're eventually picking up nl80211 from wherever
> 2.6.23 and earlier kernels get it.
>
It is possible something could be could be picking it up from the
2.6.29.1 kernel modules, as I have that installed but it is not the
active kernel.
regards,
Steve
>
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