Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 5 Mar 2007 13:46:36 +1300 | From | "Ian McDonald" <> | Subject | Re: Recent wireless breakage (ipw2200, iwconfig, NetworkManager) |
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On 3/5/07, Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com> wrote: > > This is due to the recent sysfs restructuring I think. IIRC the fix is > > to upgrade hal to a current git version. > > If that's the cause, the fix is to back out whatever was done to break > userspace. Breaking userspace is not ok. Upgrading from 2.6.x to > 2.6.x+1 should not entail replacing substantial parts of userspace, > especially with NOT-EVEN-FRAKKING-RELEASED-YET CODE. > > I will try a new HAL when it shows up in Debian/unstable and not a > moment sooner. > But you're running a kernel that's not in Debian/unstable so this seems a bit hypocritical.
When you work with bleeding edge kernels you have to be prepared to work around things. Hell for ages git wasn't in Debian - unstable even, udev would break things etc.
Just my 2c worth. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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