Steve Morris wrote:
> 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.
File a bug.
>> 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.
Doubtful. 2.6.23 is way earlier than 2.6.29.anything. Again, file a bug.
