On Dec 7, 2007 3:17 PM, <lynx.abraxas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 06/12/07 20:14:11, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > > On Dec 6, 2007 4:48 PM, <lynx.abraxas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > lsusb tells me the manufacturer is Realtek rtl8187 so I > compiled, installed > > > > and modprobed rtl8187 for the 2.6.22.5 kernel. > > > > CC'ing those who worked on that driver. > > > > > compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2 did not compile, which I thought would be the > best choise. > > > > Please try today's release, last night's release was broken due to > > zd1211rw-mac80211 --> zd1211rw move, among other things. Let me know > > how it goes and what kernel you are using. > > I'm now trying to get the device working on my LFS with 2.6.23.9 which seems > to be a bit to new. My other kernel 2.6.21.5 a bit too old:( > Well the current compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2 does not compile through either. > Even with make -k rtl8187.ko is not created. make stops with: > > > make > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.23.9/build M=/home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6 modules > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.23.9' > CC [M] /home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.o > In file included from /home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c:44: > /home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h:783:3: error: #error "Using neither DMA nor PIO? Confused..." > /home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c: In function 'b43_interrupt_tasklet': > /home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c:1451: error: implicit declaration of function 'b43_using_pio' > /home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c: In function 'b43_one_core_attach': > /home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c:3857: error: 'modparam_pio' undeclared (first use in this function) > /home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c:3857: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once > /home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c:3857: error: for each function it appears in.) > make[4]: *** [/home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.o] Error 1 > make[3]: *** [/home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43] Error 2 > make[2]: *** [/home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless] Error 2 > make[1]: *** [_module_/home/lynx/compat-wireless-2.6] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.23.9' > make: *** [modules] Error 2 I just fixed this. I'll e-mail once I propagate the tarball. > > > No, scanning doesn't work either. Also "ifconfig wlan0 up" takes a long time > > > to finish compared to other devices I have worked with. It yields the "wlan0: > > > link is not ready" message. > > > iwlist wlan0 scan gives: wlan0 No scan results > > > > Best thing to do is to try to get you to use the latest driver, we'll > > be able to help a lot better that way. You can try wireless-2.6.git > > tree yourself or we can try to get the compat-wireless-2.6 package > > working for you. > > Is git different from compat-wireless-2.6 package? It seems like it is a daily > snapshot. Its a daily snapshot. Cron'd for at 06:10am CET. Luis - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
