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On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 11:53 AM, George Fong <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi guys
>
> Not sure if this is a bug but I have not been able to make the compat wireless
> drivers.
>
> I am running off Fedora 9 (x86_64) with kernel 2.6.25.6-55.fc9.x86_64. I am
> interested in the iwl4965 driver.
>
> Everything goes OK until we hit the compilation of part of the b43 driver.
> This is what I get:
>
> /home/george/Download/compat-wireless-2008-06-28/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c:
> In function 'b43_rfkill_soft_toggle':
> /home/george/Download/compat-wireless-2008-06-28/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c:91:
> error: 'RFKILL_STATE_UNBLOCKED' undeclared (first use in this function)
> /home/george/Download/compat-wireless-2008-06-28/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c:91:
> error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> /home/george/Download/compat-wireless-2008-06-28/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c:91:
> error: for each function it appears in.)
> /home/george/Download/compat-wireless-2008-06-28/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c:101:
> error: 'RFKILL_STATE_SOFT_BLOCKED' undeclared (first use in this function)
> make[4]: ***
> [/home/george/Download/compat-wireless-2008-06-28/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.o]
> Error 1
> make[3]: ***
> [/home/george/Download/compat-wireless-2008-06-28/drivers/net/wireless/b43]
> Error 2
> make[2]: ***
> [/home/george/Download/compat-wireless-2008-06-28/drivers/net/wireless] Error
> 2
> make[1]: *** [_module_/home/george/Download/compat-wireless-2008-06-28] Error
> 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.25.6-55.fc9.x86_64'
> make: *** [modules] Error 2
>
> It is entirely likely that I am doing something wrong but I don't know what.
>
> Hope this is all OK to report.
>
> Cheers
> G,
>
>
> --
> George Fong
> Lateral Plains Pty Ltd
> Tel: +61 3 53 302 880
> Fax: +61 3 53 302 881
> Just remember, wherever you go .... there you are.
>

Try editing drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c, and replacing
RFKILL_STATE_UNBLOCKED with RFKILL_STATE_ON and
RFKILL_STATE_SOFT_BLOCKED with RFKILL_STATE_OFF. Looks like rfkill is
not part of the compat package, and no work has been done to match
compat-wireless to older RFKILLs.

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