modprobe not working

[rustysail]

I could have this in the wrong section but I wasn't sure where to put it. Sorry if it is.

When I ever I trie to modprobe ndiswrapper to get my wireless card to work I get an error message.

debian:/home/rusty# modprobe ndiswrapper
FATAL: Error inserting ndiswrapper (/lib/modules/2.6.15-1-486/misc/lib/modules/2.6.15-1-486/misc/ndiswrapper.ko): Invalid module format

I could realy use some help on this one. I'm running Debian Etch.

This part of the dmesg might be useful as well.

ndiswrapper: version magic '2.6.15-1-486 486 gcc-4.1' should be '2.6.15-1-486 486 gcc-4.0'

If any more imformation is needed I would be glad to provide.

P.S. I had Debian Etch installed with ndiswrapper installed and never got this error for some time. It was not untill I tried to reinstall debian that this error showed up.

[Zelmo]

You have a newer gcc now (4.1) than you had before (4.0). The kernel was compiled with 4.0, and the ndiswrapper module was compiled with 4.1. Kernels are picky about only using modules that were compiled with the same compiler.

See if the package manager has ndiswrapper built for your specific kernel. If you're building ndiswrapper yourself, then you just need to install gcc-4.0 and use that to build the module. (You should be able to set the cc in the config file when building ndiswrapper, or you can change the link at /usr/bin/gcc to point at the version of gcc you want to use.)

[iwanabeguru]

if your card has atheros chipset i suggest you the madwifi driver

[rustysail]

I think it has a broudcom chipset.
I used module-assistant to install. That may have been the problem.

I believe that means modules-assistant uninstall ndiswrapper will get rid of it so I can try a new one. If that doesn't work I have to compile it myself making sure it is the 4.0 version. If I have you correct.

Or should I update my Kernel?

Thanks a lot

[iwanabeguru]

recompile your kernel with gcc 4.1 and this problem will not appier in the future