Ok, i can' to install orinoco drivers on my slackware 12.0. Before when i run on slackware 11.0 i don't have any problems with instalations of orinoco drivers, everything was fine. But with slackware 12.0 and default kernel 2.6.21.5 i can't to install it!
Erorrs is:

sh-3.1# make
(cd ../util; make extractfw)
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/util'
cc -Wall -g extractfw.c -o extractfw
extractfw.c: In function 'extractusbfirmware':
extractfw.c:216: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 1 of 'strncpy' differ in signedness
extractfw.c:216: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 2 of 'strncpy' differ in signedness
extractfw.c: In function 'savefirmware':
extractfw.c:521: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 1 of 'strncpy' differ in signedness
extractfw.c:521: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 2 of 'strncpy' differ in signedness
extractfw.c:583: error: invalid lvalue in assignment
extractfw.c:587: error: invalid lvalue in assignment
extractfw.c:597: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 1 of 'strcat' differ in signedness
extractfw.c:600: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 1 of 'fopen' differ in signedness
extractfw.c:605: error: invalid lvalue in assignment
extractfw.c:616: error: invalid lvalue in assignment
make[1]: *** [extractfw] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/util'
make: *** [../util/extractfw] Error 2
sh-3.1#


This is when i try to make firmware.
When i try to without formware error is:
sh-3.1# make
make -C driver
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver'
mkdir -p .tmp_versions
cp /lib/modules/2.6.21RLinux-smp/build/.tmp_versions/*.mod /tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/.tmp_versions
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.21RLinux-smp/build SUBDIRS=/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver MODVERDIR=/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/.tmp_versions modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5'
CC [M] /tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.o
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:41:26: error: linux/config.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:53:
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.h: In function 'hermes_present':
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.h:379: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.h: In function 'hermes_set_irqmask':
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.h:385: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.h: In function 'hermes_read_words':
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.h:426: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.h: In function 'hermes_write_words':
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.h:446: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.h: In function 'hermes_clear_words':
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.h:462: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c: In function 'hermes_issue_cmd':
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:121: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:125: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:131: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:132: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:133: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:134: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c: In function 'hermes_init_direct':
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:174: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:175: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:184: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:192: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:201: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:202: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:210: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:215: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:218: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:235: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:237: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c: In function 'hermes_docmd_wait_direct':
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:273: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:278: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:297: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:300: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:301: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:302: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:305: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c: In function 'hermes_allocate_direct':
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:328: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:333: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:350: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:351: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c: In function 'hermes_bap_seek':
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:375: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:379: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:399: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:400: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:404: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:408: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c: In function 'hermes_read_ltv_direct':
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:503: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:508: warning: passing argument 1 of 'readw' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c: In function 'hermes_write_ltv_direct':
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:544: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.c:545: warning: passing argument 2 of 'writew' makes pointer from integer without a cast
make[3]: *** [/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver/hermes.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5'
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/drivers/orinoco-usb-0.2.2/driver'
make: *** [all]

Can anyone help me?
By the way i have notebook dell latitude d600. I have another wireless card in mini-pci slot and it work done, but there is drivers built in kernel 2.6.21.5. But there is no drivers for my USB wireless card Buffalo melco inc. WLI-USB-L11G. And KinfoCenter detect this hardware buffalo but when i don'h have drivers it's don't work.
I hope someone can help me.

P.S. Excuse me for my English i'm just Bulgarian :P

Looking here:
http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_p...ndname=Buffalo
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_...x/Orinoco.html

You definitely need the ornico drivers. However, you should know what these are installed by default in Slackware 12.0. Check '/lib/modules/2.6.21.5/kernel/drivers/net/wireless' and you'll see 'ornico.ko' and 'ornico_cs.ko', and other ornico drivers.

Now all you need to do is configure it.

Yes, these drivers are installed default with slackware 12.0, but they are for PCI cards, not for USB. And this is the reason that my USB device can't be configured with this drivers. I need to install driver like "orinoco_usb.o" Everything was just fine at slackware 11.0, but slack 12.0 just can't to compile drivers!
Thanks for help!

Ahh, I see, ok, may bad.

In that case you should probably get the latest version from svn, so open a terminal and run:
really you probably only need 'branches'. Then 'cd' into 'orinoco/branches/usb' and run 'make' then as root 'make install'. That should do it.

Also, I have just tried compiling the svn version and it works fine on Slackware 12.0.

Ok I will try it. Thanks!

Ok man thanks, but there is something wrong with this modules!!!
There is no problems with compile and installing the modules, but when i load them, nothing happen. Modules is loaded successfull, but my device is power off and not work. When i get ifconfig there is no wireless device.
I know, that i do everything right, but this modules is'n working for me.

I happen to be looking at potentially duel booting my former windows VISTA HP Pavillion a6230n with XP (already loaded and Salck ware. Does slack ware support The Realtalk rt61 based Linksys WMP54G pci Wifi Adapter?

Don't expect too much to happen when you load the modules, it will not magically work, you must now configure it.

Try something like this HOWTO:
http://wiki.alienbase.nl/doku.php?id=slackware:madwifi

This one is specifically for madwifi, BUT you will be editing the same files in much the same way. I'm no expert in wireless, so I may not be able to help too much.

Maybe if this thread is moved to the Slackware forum it will get more attention.

You should typically start a new thread for a new question, in your case:
http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_p...ndname=Linksys

If it's the one I think it is, it will work with these drivers:
http://web.ralinktech.com/ralink/Hom...ort/Linux.html

Note that you will probably also need the firmware from there.

Man you give me the link for pci drivers, NOT USB!!! My devices is USB. This is'n for me.
But... thanks

Ok boys... I get the working driver but when i load it my slackware just freeze. Any ideas? Otherwise the driver work fine and the device is up and work. Just after some seconds slackware freeze.

in a konsole
I believe that your module is "fighting" with another module from the kernel and it gives a kernel panic. I had the same problem with ndiswrapper for a wifi card.
Look in the outpout of the lsmod if there isn't another module already loaded for your device.

I think in modules everithing is just fine, but just see and you:
"RealUseR@DeadWing:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
orinoco_usb 20364 0
orinoco 45460 1 orinoco_usb
radeon 123424 2
drm 81044 3 radeon
snd_seq_dummy 3972 0
snd_seq_oss 32640 0
snd_seq_midi_event 7552 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 52176 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 8460 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 41376 0
snd_mixer_oss 16768 1 snd_pcm_oss
ipv6 258532 18
ipt_REJECT 4864 3
xt_conntrack 2944 7
xt_length 2048 8
ipt_recent 9496 36
xt_tcpudp 3328 318
xt_limit 2816 3
xt_state 2560 37
ipt_LOG 6528 11
iptable_mangle 2944 0
iptable_nat 7556 0
nf_nat 19628 1 iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4 17800 46 iptable_nat
nf_conntrack 61376 5 xt_conntrack,xt_state,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4
iptable_filter 3072 1
ip_tables 13900 3 iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_filter
x_tables 15364 10 ipt_REJECT,xt_conntrack,xt_length,ipt_recent,xt_tcpudp,xt_limit,xt_state,ipt_LOG,iptable_nat,ip_tabl es
sg 32016 0
lp 12452 0
parport_pc 27556 0
parport 36808 2 lp,parport_pc
usbhid 44672 0
hid 37632 1 usbhid
video 18448 0
output 3840 1 video
thermal 15900 0
snd_intel8x0 33692 5
button 8336 0
processor 35776 2 thermal
snd_ac97_codec 99364 1 snd_intel8x0
battery 13444 0
rtc_cmos 8608 0
ac 6148 0
rtc_core 20488 1 rtc_cmos
ac97_bus 2176 1 snd_ac97_codec
iTCO_wdt 12324 0
ehci_hcd 35852 0
serio_raw 7172 0
uhci_hcd 25868 0
rtc_lib 3328 1 rtc_core
intel_agp 24596 1
snd_pcm 79236 5 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
iTCO_vendor_support 4100 1 iTCO_wdt
shpchp 33428 0
evdev 11904 5
agpgart 33864 2 drm,intel_agp
snd_timer 23172 4 snd_seq,snd_pcm
psmouse 39952 0
snd_page_alloc 10504 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
"
What you think? Is everithink ok in modules?

I can't explain this kernel panic...
May be i need module hermes, but in the source of module pack, this module just don't compile with rest of mofules when i run make.

The outpout of lsmod, is before or after the freeze (kernel panic)?
Because I see at the top orinoco & orinoco_usb modules loaded

Ok... This in previous post was after loading the drivers orinoco, orinoco_usb. Before loading the drivers lsmod looks in this way:
RealUseR@DeadWing:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
nls_iso8859_1 4224 1
nls_cp437 5888 1
vfat 13824 1
fat 53532 1 vfat
orinoco_pci 7168 0
orinoco 41620 1 orinoco_pci
hermes 7680 2 orinoco_pci,orinoco
gspca 678992 0
zc0301 51716 0
compat_ioctl32 1408 1 zc0301
videodev 28544 2 gspca,zc0301
v4l1_compat 14724 1 videodev
v4l2_common 17536 2 zc0301,videodev
radeon 123424 2
drm 81044 3 radeon
snd_seq_dummy 3972 0
snd_seq_oss 32640 0
snd_seq_midi_event 7552 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 52176 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_
event
snd_seq_device 8460 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 41376 0
snd_mixer_oss 16768 1 snd_pcm_oss
ipv6 258532 18
ipt_REJECT 4864 3
xt_conntrack 2944 7
xt_length 2048 8
ipt_recent 9496 36
xt_tcpudp 3328 318
xt_limit 2816 3
xt_state 2560 37
ipt_LOG 6528 11
iptable_mangle 2944 0
iptable_nat 7556 0
nf_nat 19628 1 iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4 17800 46 iptable_nat
nf_conntrack 61376 5 xt_conntrack,xt_state,iptable_nat,nf_na
t,nf_conntrack_ipv4
iptable_filter 3072 1
ip_tables 13900 3 iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_filt
er
x_tables 15364 10 ipt_REJECT,xt_conntrack,xt_length,ipt_
recent,xt_tcpudp,xt_limit,xt_state,ipt_LOG,iptable_nat,ip_tables
sg 32016 0
lp 12452 0
parport_pc 27556 0
parport 36808 2 lp,parport_pc
usbhid 44672 0
hid 37632 1 usbhid
video 18448 0
output 3840 1 video
iTCO_wdt 12324 0
thermal 15900 0
snd_intel8x0 33692 5
ac 6148 0
iTCO_vendor_support 4100 1 iTCO_wdt
button 8336 0
rtc_cmos 8608 0
battery 13444 0
snd_ac97_codec 99364 1 snd_intel8x0
rtc_core 20488 1 rtc_cmos
processor 35776 2 thermal
ac97_bus 2176 1 snd_ac97_codec
serio_raw 7172 0
ehci_hcd 35852 0
shpchp 33428 0
intel_agp 24596 1
uhci_hcd 25868 0
rtc_lib 3328 1 rtc_core
snd_pcm 79236 5 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
evdev 11904 5
snd_timer 23172 4 snd_seq,snd_pcm
agpgart 33864 2 drm,intel_agp
psmouse 39952 0
snd_page_alloc 10504 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm


I want to say another note- in my laptop i have minipci card prsm 2.5, in kernel there is modules for her, but when i type insmod orinoco_usb.ko there is error: "insmod: error inserting 'orinoco_usb.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module". And i just have to remove the modules which i use for my prism card like: rmmod orinoco_pci, orinoco, hermes. Then i load the drivers for my usb device: insmod orinoco.ko, insmod orinoco_usb.ko. Seems like this driver orinoco is not compatibility with new driver orinoco_usb.ko and this is reason for error "-1 Unknown symbol in module". Whatever which module will cause freezing? Or if you have some other thing and ideas just share them with me I will try and another way to get working my usb Buffalo device.

Ok I find some good things... I find thah this aplications cause the freezing of linux: Kwifimanager and KNemo. If i load modules without them everythings going fine. My device work perfektly!

But what the f**k is happening when i use this application? Why they causing the freez of linux when i use USB wireless? Can we fix it? Is there some solution of this problem?
So... i get USB wireless Buffalo working, BUT when i don't run Kwifimanager and Knemo else Linux freeze!!!