lists madwifi but cannot build the module

[jcfp]

Binary package hint: module-assistant

Module-assistant lists madwifi as one of the available modules but fails to build it because package "madwifi-source" does not exist in Ubuntu.

module-assistant 0.10.10 on Kubuntu Feisty

[jcfp (jcfp)]

Bug still exists in gutsy

[Emmet Hikory (persia)]

Indeed. As a number of -source packages were removed after the source was migrated to linux-ubuntu-modules, module-assistant needs a refresh to not attempt to use these packages.

[jcfp (jcfp)]

Still exists in hardy

[Savvas Radevic (medigeek)]

Personally, I would keep this as a "feature", because advanced users could take the package from Debian and install it:
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/madwifi-source
http://packages.debian.org/sid/madwifi-source

[Savvas Radevic (medigeek)]

Or.. as they say here:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-discuss/2008-February/003416.html
"Alternatively, can we kill two birds with one stone, that is, update
module-assistant to download linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r `-source
and compile the appropriate module(s) from that, or is that idea heading
for a world of hurt?"

[Thomas Hotz (thotz-deactivatedaccount)]

Does this also happen in supported Ubuntu versions?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for module-assistant (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]