Ubuntu
line6-usb package

use dkms rather than module-assistant

Bug #401969 reported by Toni Ruottu
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line6-usb (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Wishlist
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Bug Description

Only on binary package, called line6-usb-source, is generated. And that package does not install the driver. Provide another package which installs the driver.

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Jelmer Vernooij (jelmer) wrote :

The package can be built from this source package using module-assistant. Providing a single driver package would not be possible, instead one package per kernel package would have to be provided.

Changed in line6-usb (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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Toni Ruottu (toni-ruottu) wrote :

Why are you marking the bug invalid? Is there a policy that says one is not allowed to do different packages for different kernels?

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Toni Ruottu (toni-ruottu) wrote :

I'm changing this back to new, until I receive an answer.

Changed in line6-usb (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → New
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GreatBunzinni (greatbunzinni) wrote :

I haven't found any reference on how to build from this package. Is there a way to solve this problem?

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Toni Ruottu (toni-ruottu) wrote :

If I understood correctly, driver packages, such as this one, should use DKMS. DKMS makes it possible to build the software at package installation time against the kernel being used. Doing a kernel update at later time should then somehow trigger rebuilding of the DKMS packages to keep them compatible.

see http://linux.dell.com/dkms/ for information on DKMS
or see fglrx package in Ubuntu 10.04 for an example driver package

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Philip Muškovac (yofel) wrote :

Until this package uses dkms, please first install line6-usb-source and run

$ sudo m-a auto-install line6-usb

after that.
You'll have to do that again once a new kernel gets installed though.

(Make sure you have 'module-assistant' installed first)

Changed in line6-usb (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Toni Ruottu (toni-ruottu) wrote :

Wow. Could someone add a readme file to the package explaining this?

Jelmer Vernooij (jelmer)
Changed in line6-usb (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
summary: - driver does not get installed
+ use dkms rather than module-assistant
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Rex Tsai (chihchun) wrote :

The kernel module package is no longger available in recent released ubuntu, according to #757552, it's included in kernel source.

[1] http://launchpad.net/bugs/757552

Changed in line6-usb (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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