I also confirm this bug for a Sony laptop, VAIO VNG-FS415M. Its wireless card stopped working after upgrading the system with the following packages: * linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-generic (2.6.24-21.31) * pciutils_1%3a2.2.4-1.1ubuntu6_i386.deb
Module ipw2200 does not load any longer: $sudo modprobe ipw2200 [sudo] password for XXXXX: WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.24-21-generic/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko): Invalid module format FATAL: Error inserting ipw2200 (/lib/modules/2.6.24-21-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) $dmesg ... [ 274.940042] ieee80211: exports duplicate symbol ieee80211_txb_free (owned by ieee80211_rtl) [ 274.941256] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encodeext [ 274.941409] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encode [ 274.941466] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encode [ 274.941626] ipw2200: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_txb_free [ 274.941629] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_txb_free [ 274.941713] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encodeext [ 274.941890] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_scan [ 274.941942] ipw2200: Unknown symbol escape_essid [ 274.942064] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_freq_to_channel [ 274.942337] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_set_geo [ 274.942526] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx [ 274.942666] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_channel_to_index [ 274.942952] ipw2200: disagrees about version of symbol ieee80211_rx_mgt [ 274.942955] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx_mgt [ 274.943011] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_get_geo [ 274.943101] ipw2200: Unknown symbol free_ieee80211 [ 274.943333] ipw2200: Unknown symbol ieee80211_is_valid_channel [ 274.943450] ipw2200: Unknown symbol alloc_ieee80211 When booting the system with the previous kernel version, the wireless works. $ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d3) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 03) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce Go 6200/6400] (rev a1) 06:03.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI7420 CardBus Controller 06:03.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCI7x20 1394a-2000 OHCI Two-Port PHY/Link-Layer Controller 06:03.3 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCI7420/7620 Combo CardBus, 1394a-2000 OHCI and SD/MS-Pro Controller 06:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05) 06:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82562ET/EZ/GT/GZ - PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller Mobile (rev 03) Does any one know what got wrong with the last update?! Hugo -- Wireless stopped working (ieee80211 conflicts/ipw2200 missing symbols) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/260664 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs