On 4/14/06, tom arnall <kloro@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Friday 14 April 2006 12:47 am, Niklaus wrote: > > On 4/14/06, tom arnall <kloro@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > while trying to compile the madwifi driver, i encountered the following > > > error: > > > > > > make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-386' > > > CC [M] /home/kloro/linux/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ah_osdep.o > > > In file included from include/asm/thread_info.h:16, > > > from include/linux/thread_info.h:21, > > > from include/linux/spinlock.h:12, > > > from include/linux/capability.h:45, > > > from include/linux/sched.h:7, > > > from include/linux/module.h:10, > > > from /home/kloro/linux/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ah_osdep.c:46: > > > include/asm/processor.h:87: error: array type has incomplete element type > > > make[3]: *** [/home/kloro/linux/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ah_osdep.o] Error 1 > > > make[2]: *** [_module_/home/kloro/linux/madwifi-ng/ath_hal] Error 2 > > > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-386' > > > make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 > > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/kloro/linux/madwifi-ng/ath_hal' > > > make: *** [modules] Error 1 > > > > > > the offending line - in processor.h - is: > > > > > > extern struct tss_struct init_tss[NR_CPUS]; > > > > > > thanks in advance for your help, > > > > I suggest you get the latest headers like 2.6.15 > > > > > > when i do 'apt-get install kernel-headers' i get: > > kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-k7-smp 2.6.8-16sarge1 > kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-k7 2.6.8-16sarge1 > kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-686-smp 2.6.8-16sarge1 > kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-686 2.6.8-16sarge1 > kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-386 2.6.8-16sarge1 > kernel-headers-2.6.8-2 2.6.8-16sarge1 > kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-em64t-p4-smp 2.6.8-16sarge1 > kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-em64t-p4 2.6.8-16sarge1 > kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8-smp 2.6.8-16sarge1 > kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8 2.6.8-16sarge1 > kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-generic 2.6.8-16sarge1 > kernel-headers-2.6.8-11 2.6.8-16sarge1 > You should explicitly select one to install. > > it seems then that from the debian pools there is no way to get something as > recent as 2.6.15. Download it from kernel.org, compile the kernel for you PC. The headers will also work fine or you will have to try out the other kernels that sarge offers. >also, doesn't the version of the headers need to sync with > the kernel version? Yes it needs to be in sync. Well sarge may not have it but etch(unstable) has 2.6.13. >how do i find out what version of linux i am running? uname -a > > thanks, > > tom arnall > north spit, ca > > > > > > >
