ndiswrapper issues

Hello All,

I'm using Fedora Core 6 with kernel version 2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 on a
Toshiba Satellite A40-151 Laptop. I have a linksys WPC11 ver 4
wireless card. I've been going through the configuration steps for
the card that I found here

http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/m...p/Installation

Everything seems to be going fine until I get to the step "modprobe
ndiswrapper". At that point I get this error.

FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper (/lib/modules/2.6.20-1.2933.fc6/
misc/ndiswrapper.ko): Invalid module format

When I look in /var/log/messages I see this line.

Apr 1 12:05:57 localhost kernel: ndiswrapper: version magic
'2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 SMP mod_unload 686 4KSTACKS ' should be
'2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 SMP mod_unload 586 4KSTACKS '

I've done some searching for both errors. I get many hits for the
invalid module format but I get nothing for the 4KSTACKS error.

I am curious. Does the SMP mean I am using a kernel compiled for a
symmetric multi processor? Because as far as I know I've only got a
single processor. I'm at a loss as to what to do at this point. Any
help at all would be greatly appreciated.

v/r

Rob

rob wrote:
>
> Everything seems to be going fine until I get to the step "modprobe
> ndiswrapper". At that point I get this error.
>
> FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper (/lib/modules/2.6.20-1.2933.fc6/
> misc/ndiswrapper.ko): Invalid module format
>
> When I look in /var/log/messages I see this line.
>
> Apr 1 12:05:57 localhost kernel: ndiswrapper: version magic
> '2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 SMP mod_unload 686 4KSTACKS ' should be
> '2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 SMP mod_unload 586 4KSTACKS '

Your ndiswrapper module is compiled for a 686 CPU while your kernel is
compiled for a 586 CPU. You need to recompile ndiswrapper with the right
parameters.

> I've done some searching for both errors. I get many hits for the
> invalid module format but I get nothing for the 4KSTACKS error.

There's no "4KSTACKS error". It just says that both the module and the
kernel is compiled with 4 kbyte stacks.

> I am curious. Does the SMP mean I am using a kernel compiled for a
> symmetric multi processor?

Yes.

"rob" <picodreamer@gmail.com> writes:

>Hello All,

>I'm using Fedora Core 6 with kernel version 2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 on a
>Toshiba Satellite A40-151 Laptop. I have a linksys WPC11 ver 4
>wireless card. I've been going through the configuration steps for
>the card that I found here

>http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/m...p/Installation

>Everything seems to be going fine until I get to the step "modprobe
>ndiswrapper". At that point I get this error.

>FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper (/lib/modules/2.6.20-1.2933.fc6/
>misc/ndiswrapper.ko): Invalid module format

You updated your kernel. ndiswrapper is a module. it needs to be
compiled for that kernel. get the src.rpm and do
rpm --rebuild ndiswrapper*src.rpm



>When I look in /var/log/messages I see this line.

>Apr 1 12:05:57 localhost kernel: ndiswrapper: version magic
>'2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 SMP mod_unload 686 4KSTACKS ' should be
>'2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 SMP mod_unload 586 4KSTACKS '

>I've done some searching for both errors. I get many hits for the
>invalid module format but I get nothing for the 4KSTACKS error.

>I am curious. Does the SMP mean I am using a kernel compiled for a
>symmetric multi processor? Because as far as I know I've only got a
>single processor. I'm at a loss as to what to do at this point. Any
>help at all would be greatly appreciated.

>v/r

>Rob