Dissappearing Wireless

[Japher]

Currently has a 2.6.4 kernel with a pcmcia-cs-3.2.7 and
linux-wlan-ng-0.2.1_pre20

Everthing works until I change anything. Tweak a kernel parameter, any kernel parameter and the wireless stops working until I re-emerge both
pcmcia-cs and linux-wlan-ng.

I've tried it with both module versioning support on and off .. with no decernable difference.

Any ideas ?

Thanks

[KingTaco]

couple of ideas come tom mind.

1. if you use genkernel, this will completely wipe your /lib/modules/<version> directory. everytime I use genkernel, I need to rebuild my nvidia drivers and 802.11b drivers.

2. #1 might not be a genkernel thing, but a makefile issue. doing a make clean or a make mrproper may wipe the aformentioned directory.

3. your external modules are linked against that particular build of you kernel. If you recompile, and any of the symbols that the modules uses have changed, chances are that you will not be able to load the module.

after any kernel build, it's a good idea to rebuild any external modules you might use.
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[Japher]

Well, not running a genkernel, make might be the issue, but I haven't been able to find it.

And, in theory, the emerge of pcmcia-cs and linux-wlan-ng should change the "kernel tree" thus, changes to config should be carried forward with the existing tree which would include the pcmcia-cs/linux-wlan-ng source changes.

So.. I guess I'll have to deal with it until I figure out what is actually the cuplrit