[arch-dev-public] adding "alias wlan0 ndiswrapper" to /etc/modprobe.conf
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? - D -- .·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´ ° ° ° ° ° ° ><((((º> ° ° ° ° ° <º)))>< <º)))><
On Dec 21, 2007 3:00 AM, Damir Perisa
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?
Friday 21 December 2007, Aaron Griffin wrote:
| On Dec 21, 2007 3:00 AM, Damir Perisa
On Dec 21, 2007 10:37 AM, Damir Perisa
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.
Friday 21 December 2007, Aaron Griffin wrote:
| On Dec 21, 2007 10:37 AM, Damir Perisa
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