error near unexpected token `('

avistasiahaan · 05-30-2012, 04:50 AM

I'm trying to put command $ diff btusb.c btusb.c.old 122,123d121 < { USB_DEVICE(0x13d3, 0x3375), .driver_info = BTUSB_ATH3012 }, < { USB_DEVICE(0x04ca, 0x3004), .driver_info = BTUSB_ATH3012 }, $ diff ath3k.c ath3k.c.old 73,74d72 < { USB_DEVICE(0x13d3, 0x3375) }, < { USB_DEVICE(0x04ca, 0x3004) }, 91,92d88 < { USB_DEVICE(0x13d3, 0x3375), .driver_info = BTUSB_ATH3012 }, < { USB_DEVICE(0x04ca, 0x3004), .driver_info = BTUSB_ATH3012 }
and i get syntax error near unexpected token `('
what's wrong with my command ?

catkin · 05-30-2012, 05:21 AM

Is that one command or several? Are you entering it at the command prompt?

grail · 05-30-2012, 06:51 AM

Please use [code][/code] tags and place each command on its own line.

Maybe if you would also explain what you are attempting to do we may be of more help?

avistasiahaan · 05-30-2012, 12:05 PM

well actually i don't know what command are they. but the goal is to patch kernel (is it ?) to make bluetooth device in my aspire s3 works. any suggestion ?

suicidaleggroll · 05-30-2012, 12:18 PM

It looks like you're trying to run a diff, as well as the output of the diff, as a command. Where did you get these commands? It sounds like somebody just posted their diff results and you're trying to run the output as if it's a command.