-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Jun 04, 2015 at 05:54:40PM -0500, Jose Martinez wrote: > I forgot to mention in my last post, when I attempted to install the > old driver from broadcom which I have used before, I get the > message: > > insmod: ERROR: could not insert module wl.ko: Invalid module format > > This has not happened in the past, it just installed and worked fine.]
This means that the module was compiled for a different version (or for a significantly different configuration) of the kernel you're trying to feed the module to. You can look int that with modinfo (lives in /sbin): tomas@rasputin:~$ /sbin/modinfo /lib/modules/3.2.0-3-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl1.ko filename: /lib/modules/3.2.0-3-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl1.ko version: 2.1.3 license: GPL author: Xiong Huang <xiong.hu...@atheros.com>, Chris Snook <csn...@redhat.com>, Jay Cliburn <jclib...@gmail.com> description: Atheros L1 Gigabit Ethernet Driver srcversion: 21557C61B6BC6DA20309204 alias: pci:v00001969d00001048sv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends: mii intree: Y vermagic: 3.2.0-3-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions parm: int_mod_timer:Interrupt moderator timer (array of int) parm: debug:Message level (0=none,...,16=all) (int) HTH - -- tomás -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlVxTL0ACgkQBcgs9XrR2kY2LgCfXE3YhQ+K5h7SkT3TzuWZP1TE otQAnRNKAyY8DuXes+L0zaL656RsDvyV =mXfq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150605071613.gb26...@tuxteam.de
