Re: Kernel module packages, the dkms approach

Matthias Saou wrote :

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> Feel free to let the list know what you think about this approach. Any
> bug reports, fixes, enhancements or comments regarding this package are
> also very welcome.
> 
> I'm already thinking of doing a dkms aware package of the lirc kernel
> module I use on my living room computer, as well as a madwifi one, as
> tracking Rawhide updates and keeping the remote and the network working
> is a waste of time!

No on-list feedback, so I don't really know what to think... :-)

Still, here's what I've done :

- Finished polishing the nvidia-x11-drv package, it only needs to be
fixed to disable the dri and GLcore X modules on FC6, works for FC5.

- Packaged "madwifi", which contains all the tools + the dkms-enabled
kernel modules sources. I'm still having an issue with this one : After
switching from a source-based install to the package, the wlan_tkip
module doesn't get loaded automatically, so NetworkManager isn't able
to connect to WPA protected networks. Ugly workaround : modprobe
wlan_tkip from rc.local. Any insight on this one would be most welcome.

- Packaged "dkms-tiacx", which is the first trivial dkms-enabled package
since it doesn't contain any tools, just some noarch kernel modules
sources. I've only tested the build, since I don't currently have
access to any acx100 hardware, but modprobing the module works.

I'll start a thread on the fedora-packaging list about a possible
naming convention for the dkms-enabled kernel modules packages (other
distros seem to just be doing "dkms-<modulename>"), and hopefully also
get some feedback about what people think of them. As both as a packager
and an end user, I really like them since they "just work".

Matthias

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