Driver version

Dennis Kaarsemaker dennis at kaarsemaker.net
Mon Apr 11 15:49:43 UTC 2005


On ma, 2005-04-11 at 20:07 +0430, Behrang Saeedzadeh wrote:
> How can I know which version of a driver am I using? I want to know
> which 
> version of the ipw2200 driver I am using (in Hoary). BTW - Could
> someone 
> please let me know which version of ipw2200 was shipping with Warty?

Use modinfo:

dennis at mirage ~ $ modinfo ipw2200
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/ipw2200.ko
description:    Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver
version:        0.19
author:         Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation
license:        GPL
[more output cut]

> Also why I can't see ipw2200 when I search the repositories? I search
> for 
> ipw and only see ipw2100 in the list in the source form.

The ipw2200 driver is shipped as part of the kernel, not as a separate
package
-- 
Dennis K.
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 -> Only in the morning.
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