Re: [Cooker] [2009.1] What is wireless regulatory domain nl80211?

> Steve Morris wrote:
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>> 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.
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>>> 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 ?
>>>
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>> 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.
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>>>> 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.
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