ipw2100 make errors

SqdnGuns · 08-21-2005, 10:16 PM

Can someone tell me what the problem is here, I cannot seem to get past this error.

Code:

root@JARHEAD:/media/usbdisk/wireless/ipw2100-1.1.2# make
mkdir -p /media/usbdisk/wireless/ipw2100-1.1.2/tmp/.tmp_versions
cp /lib/modules/2.6.12.3/net/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/*.mod /media/usbdisk/wireless/ipw2100-1.1.2/tmp/.tmp_versions
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.12.3/build M=/media/usbdisk/wireless/ipw2100-1.1.2 MODVERDIR=/media/usbdisk/wireless/ipw2100-1.1.2/tmp/.tmp_versions modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12.3'
  CC [M]  /media/usbdisk/wireless/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.o
In file included from /media/usbdisk/wireless/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c:166:
/media/usbdisk/wireless/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.h:809: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type
/media/usbdisk/wireless/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c: In function `ipw2100_rx_allocate':
/media/usbdisk/wireless/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c:4278: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type
make[2]: *** [/media/usbdisk/wireless/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/media/usbdisk/wireless/ipw2100-1.1.2] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12.3'
make: *** [modules] Error 2

I can get my wireless working with no problem in Ubuntu Hoary, SuSE 9.3, FC 4 and Mepis 3.3.1 but not Slackware. I would much PREFER to use Slackware.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

dunric · 08-22-2005, 04:51 AM

Wireless adapter module is compiled against kernel so the reason of compile errors can be an incompatible version - it looks like some of C-type(s) was redefined .
In documentation to ipw2100 should be remark of compatible kernel versions.
Maybe your installed version (2.6.12.3 ?) is too new for this driver. Try some of 2.6.11.x . In some cases it's required kernel source tree has to be updated
(makefiles,include links etc.) based on a new configuration file by prepare target (make prepare).

YellowBull · 08-22-2005, 05:38 AM

You have to download a patch for ipw2100-1.1.2

Go to the bottom of the homepage of the ipw2100 project.
There you can find the patch.

http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/patch...11-1.0.3.patch

SqdnGuns · 08-22-2005, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dunric
Wireless adapter module is compiled against kernel so the reason of compile errors can be an incompatible version - it looks like some of C-type(s) was redefined .
In documentation to ipw2100 should be remark of compatible kernel versions.
Maybe your installed version (2.6.12.3 ?) is too new for this driver. Try some of 2.6.11.x . In some cases it's required kernel source tree has to be updated
(makefiles,include links etc.) based on a new configuration file by prepare target (make prepare).

I try another Kernel later on today. Thanks

SqdnGuns · 08-22-2005, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by YellowBull
You have to download a patch for ipw2100-1.1.2

Go to the bottom of the homepage of the ipw2100 project.
There you can find the patch.

http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/patch...11-1.0.3.patch

Thanks!! Will give this a shot later on when I have the time. Does the patch include a readme for installing a patch? Not sure how to apply the patch.

microft · 09-09-2005, 10:37 PM

can you tell me how to apply the patch, I cant find any README...

carboncopy · 09-09-2005, 10:45 PM

Sorry: I did not read correctly ipw2100. Sorry.

edit: deleted

Shade · 09-10-2005, 04:49 AM

Normally, a patch is run like this:

Code:

cd /path/to/source
patch -p0 < /path/to/ipw2100.patch

If the patch is in a g/bz2-zipped form, you'll need to unzip it first.

--Shade

djibian · 10-06-2005, 08:47 AM

I had the same problem and I applied the patch you recommend. Now I have another problem and I didn't find any patch for this.

make
mkdir -p /usr/src/ipw2100-1.1.2/tmp/.tmp_versions
cp /lib/modules/2.6.13.2/net/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/*.mod /usr/src/ipw2100-1.1.2/tmp/.tmp_versions
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.13.2/build M=/usr/src/ipw2100-1.1.2 MODVERDIR=/usr/src/ipw2100-1.1.2/tmp/.tmp_versions modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.13.2'
CC [M] /usr/src/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.o
/usr/src/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c:6155:55: la macro « create_workqueue » a reçu 2 arguments, mais elle n'en prend que 1
/usr/src/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c: Dans la fonction « ipw2100_alloc_device »:
/usr/src/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c:6155: error: `create_workqueue' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c:6155: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/usr/src/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c:6155: error: for each function it appears in.)
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.o] Erreur 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/ipw2100-1.1.2] Erreur 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.13.2'
make: *** [modules] Erreur 2

I have a recent kernel (2.6.13.2) with the last patch for software suspend 2. I think that I can change the kernel to fix this problem but I don't want to do that !
Could you help me ?