Re: bcm5974 on kernel 3.0

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:24:33 -0300, David Roguin wrote:

> On Sep 22, 2011, at 9:02 AM, Walter Hurry wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:47:45 -0300, David Roguin wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi!
>>> 
>>> Was anyone successfully installed this module on linux image 3.0? I
>>> tried to build it last night but he module needs an 'linux/smp_lock.h'
>>> which is not present on 3.0
>>> 
>>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> Which module? Anyway, you need kernel headers to compile kernel
>> modules.
>> 
> Module bcm5974-dkms.
> I have the kernel header package installed, but that file is no longer
> on kernel 3.0 Search of smp_lock.h on stable:
> http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=smp_lock.h&mode=path&suite=stable&arch=any
> 
> Same search on testing:
> http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=smp_lock.h&mode=path&suite=testing&arch=any

If that header file has been dropped from kernel sources then the 
package module has to be prepared to be compiled against the new kernel.

Maybe you can "lie" the installer by fetching that file from another 
source and dropping it at whatever folder it's looking for.

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón