[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#568977: Bug#568977: Kernel drivers

[John Talbut]

Micheal,

You wrote:
> 
> Can't you install an original Debian kernel in parallel and test it.

If you mean a Debian stock kernel, the problem is that these kernels make
extensive use of modular drivers, which I do not use at all.  Hence, I suspect,
using one of these kernels would involve me in extensive reconfiguration.
> 
>> ls -la /sys/class/net/wlan0/device
>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 2010-02-09 14:28 /sys/class/net/wlan0/device -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:02:00.0
>>
>> ls -la /dev/sys/net/eth0/device
>> ls: cannot access /dev/sys/net/eth0/device: No such file or directory
> 
> Sorry for the typo, please run
I suspected it was a typo, which is why I already sent the one you wanted.

> 
> ls -la /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 2010-02-09 14:28 /sys/class/net/wlan0/device ->
../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:02:00.0

> ls -la /sys/class/net/eth0/device/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 2010-02-09 14:28 /sys/class/net/eth0/device ->
../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:01:00.0

Are these the symlinks you were expecting?
> 
> The point is, that network-manager is using udev now, for device enumeration.
> 
> I'll wait for your output of ls -la, but be prepared that I'm going to close
> this bug, as this is not a network-manager, but a driver issue. And as you don't
> use a Debian kernel, I can't reassign this bug report.
> 
In what way is it not a Debian kernel?  It is compiled in the Debian way using
Debian packages from a Debian source.

If NetworkManager cannot work with in-kernel drivers then surely that in itself
is a bug.

Cheers

John