IPW2100 driver can't load the module

Question

Hi everybody, 
I have an centrino Dell Inspiron 8600 and I'm trying to make working wireless hardware. I noticed that the installing of the ipw2100 with pacman produces a new directory in the /lib/modules
It's different than my kernel, seems stock kernel directory,
I'm using a compiled kernel and when I try to load the module it doesn't load it and all I see are just a couple of warnings.
My questions are:
Have I to use an stock kernel?
If yes where can I find some HowTo that explains how to use it?
(I don't like 800x600 terminal, by compiling I can decide to use 1024x768)
If not, have I to use source? I seems strange, I mean, what's pacman for?  :?
Thank you guys

Answer 1

Ok, I used abs to compile my new module, now I have my module in the right place.
but when I try to load it happen this:
[root@sanctuary arael]# modprobe ipw2100
FATAL: Error inserting ipw2100 (/lib/modules/2.6.11/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100/ipw2100.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
[root@sanctuary arael]#
dmesg output is this:
ipw2100: Unknown symbol release_firmware
ipw2100: Unknown symbol request_firmware
hStart = 1328, hEnd = 1360, hTotal = 1440
vStart = 802, vEnd = 808, vTotal = 823
h_total_disp = 0x9f00b3 hsync_strt_wid = 0x4052a
v_total_disp = 0x31f0336 vsync_strt_wid = 0x60321
pixclock = 14035
freq = 7125
ipw2100: Unknown symbol release_firmware
ipw2100: Unknown symbol request_firmware
ipw2100: Unknown symbol release_firmware
ipw2100: Unknown symbol request_firmware
[root@sanctuary arael]#
Slightly OT, but in the interest of getting you back to the stock kernel - it shouldn't be necessary to recompile the kernel simply to change screen res. What prompted you to do it?
When I use stock kernel I can't recompile it...I mean it's precompiled ... or not?   :?
To have 1024x768 login shell I can specify during "make menuconfig ncurses screen"... But when I use stock kernel what should I to do, pass to lilo right parameters? Othervise the default is 800x600 and I don't like it to much...but this is just my preference...and is not important...
Using ipw2100 and kernel26 precompiled does't change the situations. I have my module in the right place but modprobe says that there isn't a module called ipw2100...
To use linux I guess that people should be very smart or a guru...and supose that this is not too much my case.  :?
I have also an hp usb printer that doesn't works and I don't understand why. I have to use windows to print. It's very frustrating have hardware but not be able to make it work....