"for i in" problems

[bnei]

I'm using a tutorial trying to get the driver ipw2200 to work and I'm having a little trouble at the end when I'm going to load the driver.

Hajo:/home/hajo/ipw2200/ipw2200-1.2.0# . load
Unloaded: ieee80211 ieee80211_crypt_tkip ieee80211_crypt_ccmp ieee80211_crypt_wep ieee80211_crypt
insmod: can't read './ipw2200.ko': No such file or directory
Loaded: ieee80211_crypt ieee80211_crypt_wep ieee80211_crypt_tkip ieee80211_crypt_ccmp ieee80211

According to the tutorial this can be because I have an earlier version of ipw2200 installed already.

A filesearch for "ipw2200.ko" shows me that I have to files so yes I have an old version in a older kernel.

Hajo:/home/hajo/hotplug-2004_03_29# uname -r
2.6.17-2-686

This is my current kernel, but I have a file in my older kernel "2.6.16-2-686" and first of all I'm wondering, should I remove this kernel when I have a newer one?

If this problem shows trying to load the driver, I am suppose to run a script to remove the older versions.

% for i in ieee80211 ipw2200; do \
find /lib/modules/'uname -r' -iname $(i)*; done

This is the instructions the tutorial is given me.

So I type the following in a terminal:

% for i in ieee80211 ipw2200; do find /lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686 -iname $(i)*; done

but I'm getting errors, "token errors and so on".

I am familiar with programming but not linux-terminal programming, I guess that my syntax are wrong.

Anyone who can help me? I have tried to change mostly everything and now I'm really tired. Was hoping to get my wlan up tonight but no

Thank you in advance! All help is appreciated!

[anomie]

I am familiar with programming but not linux-terminal programming, I guess that my syntax are wrong.

What shell are you using??

echo $SHELL

Presuming this is bash, you do not want to try to expand the shell variable like $(i)

The correct notation should be, e.g.:

for i in item1 item2 ; do echo "$i" ; done

Better to quote ("...") the shell variable, especially in your particular case.

[bnei]

What shell are you using??

echo $SHELL

Presuming this is bash, you do not want to try to expand the shell variable like $(i)

Yes, it's bash.

The correct notation should be, e.g.:

for i in item1 item2 ; do echo "$i" ; done

Better to quote ("...") the shell variable, especially in your particular case.

Ok, thank you. I will try that as soon as my kernel is reinstalled (compiling now).

But I'm still wondering what I should do with my old kernel? Because if I remove that then my problem will be fixed I think because the old driver will dissapear.
So the question is, should I remove the old kernel when a new kernel is installed or should I keep it?

[anomie]

It's been a very long time since I compiled my own (Linux) kernel from source, so I will answer in principle: Keep the old one around so that you have a working one to boot to. Without it, if the new one won't boot, you may have some headaches.

[bnei]

It's been a very long time since I compiled my own (Linux) kernel from source, so I will answer in principle: Keep the old one around so that you have a working one to boot to. Without it, if the new one won't boot, you may have some headaches.

Thank you!

edit: I think I know what to do now so I will try it for myself