Friday 21 December 2007, Aaron Griffin wrote: | On Dec 21, 2007 3:00 AM, Damir Perisa damir.perisa@solnet.ch wrote: | > hi devs, | > | > i just got surprised by this post-install message: | > | > (2/2) installing ndiswrapper | > [##################################################] 100% | > adding "alias wlan0 ndiswrapper" to /etc/modprobe.conf ... | > | > on what logic is ndiswrapper adding wlan0 to be ndiswrapper? | > this should not be. you cannot assume that the user wants wlan0 | > to be a ndiswrapper device. it may (as in my case) be wlan1 | > because wlan1 is the internal wireless device (intel 4965). let | > the user configure things like this by himself, no? | | File a bug report?

i'm not using ndiswrapper myself, just had to try it once. i'm not sure enough if this should not be like this to file a bug. rather i wanted to hear from other devs who do use it if this is normal (wanted) behaviour. i think it isn't.

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Friday 21 December 2007, Aaron Griffin wrote: | On Dec 21, 2007 10:37 AM, Damir Perisa damir.perisa@solnet.ch wrote: | > i'm not using ndiswrapper myself, just had to try it once. i'm | > not sure enough if this should not be like this to file a bug. | > rather i wanted to hear from other devs who do use it if this is | > normal (wanted) behaviour. i think it isn't. | | I use it, and it's normal. It's actually done by | /usr/bin/ndiswrapper. It adds the alias directive there once. If | you modify it, or do nothing, the exact same command will return | with a "already contains alias directive" line, or something of | the sort. | | So change it to wlan1 and then reinstall, it should not be | overwritten.

ah ok! so its not a bug but desired behaviour. good to know. thanx

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