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Re: Installing Madwifi (atheros drivers) into Debian Etch.

Hi,
I'm trying to install the atheros drivers onto a desktop machine, and I've been told the version in stable has a bug in it. 
On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 12:32 +0100, James Allsopp wrote:


    > Hi,
    > I'm trying to build the following packages:
    > madwifi-source_1%3a0.9.2+r1842.20061207-2etch2_all.deb
    > madwifi-tools_1%3a0.9.2+dfsg-1_i386.deb


   That's very old.  The current version of MadWifi is 0.9.4.




    > CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.o
    > In file included from :1:
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/../include/compat.h:60:1: error: "__packed" > redefined 

   This is fixed in version 0.9.4.
I've tried using apt-get -t testing install madwifi-tools (or something like that, I'm not actually at that computer at the moment) and it tells me that I've already got the latest package.I've tried this also with unstable.
I've tried following the manual install instructions but these don't work and one branch of the instructions tells me I need kernel sources install, but when I try apt-get install kernel-source it can't find the package. 
If anyone's got any advice I would be very grateful.
Jim


n Wednesday 09 April 2008 17:44:49 James Allsopp wrote:


> Hi,
> Just been following the instructions to install the madwifi driver, but
> it doesn't compile on the final step. Does anyone have any suggestions?
> I'm very new to debian, but experienced with Linux. If anyone needs more
> information, please ask!
>
> I've tried modprobing the ath_pci driver after this, on the chance that
> it's been built, but it hadn't. It's a clean install, so there shouldn't
> be any major cruft on the system.
>
> Details below,
> Thanks Jim
>
> # apt-get update
> # apt-get install madwifi-source # apt-get install madwifi-tools
> # m-a prepare
> # m-a a-i madwifi
>
> mexican:~# cat  /var/cache/modass/madwifi-source*buildlog*
> dh_testdir
> dh_testroot
> dh_clean
> /usr/bin/make -C /usr/src/modules/madwifi clean \
>        KERNELPATH=/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build
> KERNELRELEASE=2.6.21-2-686
> KERNELCONF=/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build/.config ATH_RATE=ath_rate/sample
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> for i in ./ath ./ath_hal ath_rate/sample ./net80211; do \
>                /usr/bin/make -C $i clean; \
>        done
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c .*.cmd
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c uudecode .*.cmd
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_rate/sample'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d .*.o.cmd .*.ko.cmd
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_rate/sample'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d .*.o.cmd .*.ko.cmd
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211'
> /usr/bin/make -C ./tools  clean
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/tools'
> rm -f athstats 80211stats athkey athchans athctrl athdebug 80211debug
> wlanconfig core a.out
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/tools'
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> rm -f *.symvers svnversion.h
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> /usr/bin/make  -f debian/rules kdist_clean kdist_config binary-modules
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> dh_testdir
> dh_testroot
> dh_clean
> /usr/bin/make -C /usr/src/modules/madwifi clean \
>        KERNELPATH=/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build
> KERNELRELEASE=2.6.21-2-686
> KERNELCONF=/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build/.config ATH_RATE=ath_rate/sample
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> for i in ./ath ./ath_hal ath_rate/sample ./net80211; do \
>                /usr/bin/make -C $i clean; \
>        done
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c .*.cmd
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath'
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c uudecode .*.cmd
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal'
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_rate/sample'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d .*.o.cmd .*.ko.cmd
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_rate/sample'
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d .*.o.cmd .*.ko.cmd
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211'
> /usr/bin/make -C ./tools  clean
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/tools'
> rm -f athstats 80211stats athkey athchans athctrl athdebug 80211debug
> wlanconfig core a.out
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/tools'
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> rm -f *.symvers svnversion.h
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> for templ in ; do \
>    cp $templ `echo $templ | sed -e 's/_KVERS_/2.6.21-2-686/g'` ; \
>  done
> for templ in `ls debian/*.modules.in` ; do \
>    test -e ${templ%.modules.in}.backup || cp ${templ%.modules.in}
> ${templ%.modules.in}.backup 2>/dev/null || true; \
>    sed -e 's/##KVERS##/2.6.21-2-686/g ;s/#KVERS#/2.6.21-2-686/g ;
> s/_KVERS_/2.6.21-2-686/g ; s/##KDREV##/2.6.21-6~bpo.1/g ;
> s/#KDREV#/2.6.21-6~bpo.1/g ; s/_KDREV_/2.6.21-6~bpo.1/g  ' < $templ>
> ${templ%.modules.in}; \
>  done
> dh_testdir
> dh_testroot
> dh_clean -k
> # Build modules
> /usr/bin/make -C /usr/src/modules/madwifi modules \
>        KERNELPATH=/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build
> KERNELRELEASE=2.6.21-2-686
> KERNELCONF=/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build/.config ATH_RATE=ath_rate/sample
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> Checking requirements... ok.
> Checking kernel configuration... ok.
> /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build
> SUBDIRS=/usr/src/modules/madwifi modules
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.21-2-686'
>  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.o
> In file included from :1:
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/../include/compat.h:60:1: error: "__packed"
> redefined
> In file included from include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h:4,
>                 from include/linux/compiler.h:42,
>                 from include/linux/stddef.h:4,
>                 from include/linux/kernel.h:12,
>                 from /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/../include/compat.h:47,
>                 from :1:
> include/linux/compiler-gcc.h:30:1: error: this is the location of the
> previous definition
> In file included from include/asm/pci.h:6,
>                 from include/linux/pci.h:744,
>                 from /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath_pci.h:43,
>                 from /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:86:
> include/linux/mm.h:658:1: error: "offset_in_page" redefined
> In file included from
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/../net80211/if_media.h:44,
>                 from /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:66:
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/../net80211/ieee80211_linux.h:431:1: error:
> this is the location of the previous definition
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:417:60: error: macro "INIT_WORK"
> passed 3 arguments, but takes just 2
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c: In function 'ath_attach':
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:417: error: 'INIT_WORK' undeclared
> (first use in this function)
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:417: error: (Each undeclared
> identifier is reported only once
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:417: error: for each function it
> appears in.)
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c: In function 'ath_vap_create':
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:1149: error: 'struct net_device'
> has no member named 'class_dev'
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c: In function
> 'ath_dynamic_sysctl_register':
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:9573: error: too many arguments to
> function 'register_sysctl_table'
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c: In function 'ath_sysctl_register':
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:9727: error: too many arguments to
> function 'register_sysctl_table'
> make[5]: *** [/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.o] Error 1
> make[4]: *** [/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath] Error 2
> make[3]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/madwifi] Error 2
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.21-2-686'
> make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2
> dh_testdir
> dh_testroot
> dh_clean
> /usr/bin/make -C /usr/src/modules/madwifi clean \
>        KERNELPATH=/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build
> KERNELRELEASE=2.6.21-2-686
> KERNELCONF=/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build/.config ATH_RATE=ath_rate/sample
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> for i in ./ath ./ath_hal ath_rate/sample ./net80211; do \
>                /usr/bin/make -C $i clean; \
>        done
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c .*.cmd
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c uudecode .*.cmd
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_rate/sample'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d .*.o.cmd .*.ko.cmd
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_rate/sample'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d .*.o.cmd .*.ko.cmd
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211'
> /usr/bin/make -C ./tools  clean
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/tools'
> rm -f athstats 80211stats athkey athchans athctrl athdebug 80211debug
> wlanconfig core a.out
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/tools'
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> rm -f *.symvers svnversion.h
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> /usr/bin/make  -f debian/rules kdist_clean kdist_config binary-modules
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> dh_testdir
> dh_testroot
> dh_clean
> /usr/bin/make -C /usr/src/modules/madwifi clean \
>        KERNELPATH=/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build
> KERNELRELEASE=2.6.21-2-686
> KERNELCONF=/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build/.config ATH_RATE=ath_rate/sample
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> for i in ./ath ./ath_hal ath_rate/sample ./net80211; do \
>                /usr/bin/make -C $i clean; \
>        done
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c .*.cmd
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath'
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c uudecode .*.cmd
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal'
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_rate/sample'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d .*.o.cmd .*.ko.cmd
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_rate/sample'
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211'
> rm -f *~ *.o *.ko *.mod.c
> rm -f .depend .version .*.o.flags .*.o.d .*.o.cmd .*.ko.cmd
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211'
> /usr/bin/make -C ./tools  clean
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/tools'
> rm -f athstats 80211stats athkey athchans athctrl athdebug 80211debug
> wlanconfig core a.out
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi/tools'
> rm -rf .tmp_versions
> rm -f *.symvers svnversion.h
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> for templ in ; do \
>    cp $templ `echo $templ | sed -e 's/_KVERS_/2.6.21-2-686/g'` ; \
>  done
> for templ in `ls debian/*.modules.in` ; do \
>    test -e ${templ%.modules.in}.backup || cp ${templ%.modules.in}
> ${templ%.modules.in}.backup 2>/dev/null || true; \
>    sed -e 's/##KVERS##/2.6.21-2-686/g ;s/#KVERS#/2.6.21-2-686/g ;
> s/_KVERS_/2.6.21-2-686/g ; s/##KDREV##/2.6.21-6~bpo.1/g ;
> s/#KDREV#/2.6.21-6~bpo.1/g ; s/_KDREV_/2.6.21-6~bpo.1/g  ' < $templ>
> ${templ%.modules.in}; \
>  done
> dh_testdir
> dh_testroot
> dh_clean -k
> # Build modules
> /usr/bin/make -C /usr/src/modules/madwifi modules \
>        KERNELPATH=/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build
> KERNELRELEASE=2.6.21-2-686
> KERNELCONF=/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build/.config ATH_RATE=ath_rate/sample
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> Checking requirements... ok.
> Checking kernel configuration... ok.
> /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/build
> SUBDIRS=/usr/src/modules/madwifi modules
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.21-2-686'
>  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.o
> In file included from :1:
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/../include/compat.h:60:1: error: "__packed"
> redefined
> In file included from include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h:4,
>                 from include/linux/compiler.h:42,
>                 from include/linux/stddef.h:4,
>                 from include/linux/kernel.h:12,
>                 from /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/../include/compat.h:47,
>                 from :1:
> include/linux/compiler-gcc.h:30:1: error: this is the location of the
> previous definition
> In file included from include/asm/pci.h:6,
>                 from include/linux/pci.h:744,
>                 from /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath_pci.h:43,
>                 from /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:86:
> include/linux/mm.h:658:1: error: "offset_in_page" redefined
> In file included from
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/../net80211/if_media.h:44,
>                 from /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:66:
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/../net80211/ieee80211_linux.h:431:1: error:
> this is the location of the previous definition
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:417:60: error: macro "INIT_WORK"
> passed 3 arguments, but takes just 2
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c: In function 'ath_attach':
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:417: error: 'INIT_WORK' undeclared
> (first use in this function)
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:417: error: (Each undeclared
> identifier is reported only once
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:417: error: for each function it
> appears in.)
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c: In function 'ath_vap_create':
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:1149: error: 'struct net_device'
> has no member named 'class_dev'
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c: In function
> 'ath_dynamic_sysctl_register':
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:9573: error: too many arguments to
> function 'register_sysctl_table'
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c: In function 'ath_sysctl_register':
> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.c:9727: error: too many arguments to
> function 'register_sysctl_table'
> make[5]: *** [/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath/if_ath.o] Error 1
> make[4]: *** [/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath] Error 2
> make[3]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/madwifi] Error 2
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.21-2-686'
> make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi'
> make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2
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