Re: bcm43xx finally working, with encryption too!!!
no luck :(
twoo diferent kernels 2.6.15-rc5 and 2.6.15.1 also your source
of bcm43xx and sofmac and no luck. When we can expect official
module in kernel?
thanks for your help and time Ruben :)
Ruben at Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 04:19:10PM CET wrote:
>
> At Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:49:41 +0100, Milan Toth wrote:
> >
> > OK. So I download a 2.6.15.1 from kernel.org disbale Generic
> > IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack and try to compile softmac-snapshot
> > but I'v got error that I dont have IEEE 802.11 compiled into
> > kernel. So I enbale it compile softmac with this warnning:
>
> Ok.. I just answered your mail and then re-read this. You got the
> error about not having IEEE 802.11 enabled in the kernel from
> compiling bcm43xx, not from the softmac-snapshot, right? I remember
> that I needed to disable something from bcm43xx...
>
> ah... got it.. in bcm43xx.h (at the end of the file):
>
> /* <---- need to add this line
> #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 15)
> # error "The bcm43xx driver does not support kernels < 2.6.15"
> # error "The driver will _NOT_ compile on your kernel. Please upgrade to the latest 2.6 kernel."
> # error "DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT BUGS. UPDATE FIRST AND TRY AGAIN."
> #else
> # if !defined(CONFIG_IEEE80211_MODULE) && !defined(CONFIG_IEEE80211)
> # error "Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (CONFIG_IEEE80211) not available."
> # endif
> #endif
> #ifdef IEEE80211SOFTMAC_API
> # if IEEE80211SOFTMAC_API != 0
> # warning "Incompatible SoftMAC subsystem installed."
> # endif
> #else
> # error "The bcm43xx driver requires the SoftMAC subsystem."
> # error "SEE >>>>>> http://softmac.sipsolutions.net/ <<<<<<"
> #endif
> ----> need to add this line */
>
> I commented out the checks about the softmac stuff. Since the softmac
> stuff is compiled outside the kernel, it means it's still there, but
> the CONFIG_IEEE80211_MODULE and the CONFIG_IEEE80211 were not
> defined. I assume that's because it's compiled outside of the kernel.
> So I just commented out the whole block, since I know those conditions
> are fullfilled.
>
> So I guess that's why it's not compiling on your system. Just try to
> comment those out and see if you get it to work then. The in-kernel
> IEEE80211 needs to be disabled, I assume you're using the in-kernel
> IEEE80211 instead of the one added with the softmac snapshot and
> that's the reason that the bcm43xx is not working.
>
> I hope you get it working with that change. Otherwise, you can read
> on and try the snapshots I used (and which compile fine as is on my
> machine).
>
> Ruben
>
> --
>
> > *** Warning: "wireless_send_event"
> > *** [/home/data/src/softmac-snapshot/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac.ko]
> > *** undefined!
>
> yeah, I remember I got a number of warnings in both softmac and
> bcm43xx. I got more warnings even.
>
> > then:
> > export SOFTMAC_DIR=/home/data/src/softmac-snapshot
> >
> > and compile the bcm43xx driver
> > with this warnnings:
> > *** Warning: "free_ieee80211softmac"
> > [/home/data/src/bcm43xx/driver/bcm43xx.ko] undefined!
> > [...]
>
> I did get those warnings too...
>
> > and finaly when I try to modprobe the bcm4300 I'v got this
> > error:
> > [milan@krachsna]-[1]-[/home/data/src/bcm43xx/driver] sudo
> > modprobe bcm43xx
> > WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211softmac
> > (/lib/modules/2.6.15.1-krachsna-2/kernel/drivers/net/ieee80211softmac/ieee80211softmac.ko):
> > Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
> > FATAL: Error inserting bcm43xx
> > (/lib/modules/2.6.15.1-krachsna-2/kernel/drivers/net/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.ko):
> > Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
>
> well, no error here in my case.
>
> > help me please :(
>
> I don't know much about solving this. Maybe you just have bad luck in
> that the bcm43xx svn isn't compatible with the current softmac
> snapshot...?
>
> I put the code I'm using right now, from 12/01, online. I use this
> with a 2.6.15 kernel.
> http://www.student.kuleuven.ac.be/~m9505736/bcm43xx-1051.tar.bz2
> http://www.student.kuleuven.ac.be/~m9505736/softmac-120106.tar.bz2
>
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