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Description of problem: '/sbin/modprobe r8187se' fails in FC19 (r8187se not found). r8187se source is not being compiled; however, the kmod staging source is contained in 'linux-3.11/drivers/staging/rtl8187se' Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel 3.11.7-200.fc19.x86_64 kernel 3.11.8-200.fc19.x86_64 kernel 3.11.9-200.fc19.x86_64 kernel 3.11.10-200.fc19.x86_64 How reproducible: Update kernel from 3.11.9-200.fc19.x86_64 to 3.11.10-200.fc19.x86_64. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Use a laptop that has the following WIFI hardware operating properly with FC19, kernel 3.11.9-200.fc19.x86_64: lspci | grep Realtek 02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22) 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02) 2. Update kernel from 3.11.9-200.fc19.x86_64 to 3.11.10-200.fc19.x86_64. 3. Reboot laptop. 4. Wifi is now inoperative. '/sbin/modprobe r8187se' fails (r8187se can not be found). Actual results: '/sbin/modprobe r8187se' fails (r8187se is not found). Expected results: r8187se.ko should be built, installed in proper location, and available to detect the WIFI using the following command (as root): /sbin/modprobe r8187se Additional info: If I download the kernel source and compile the rtl8187se source code and perform the following steps (as root), the WIFI works : mkdir /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/staging/rtl8187se cp r8187se.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ /sbin/depmod -a /sbin/modprobe r8187se
The kmod component is for the userspace tools to load modules. It is a replacement for module-init-tools. Kmod in this context does not provide any kernel modules. Fedora doesn't build staging drivers unless one of the upstream maintainers working on them signs up to support them. We enable drivers in the main kernel config as they move out of staging and into mainline. You might have better luck using a kmod-staging package from a third party repository.