Re: Linksys WUSB11 V 2.8; can't compile at76c503a sources

Hi,

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004, Ian B. Jacobs wrote:

> I sent email to the user list for at76c503a but I don't
> see it in the archive; my apologies for writing to you
> privately. You may forward my email to any list you wish.

your posting got piled with others for manual submission as you were not a
list member (spam protection). But you should have gotten a mail saying
so??

> My email is below. I am trying to use the berlios driver
> with my WUSB11 v2.8 but I am having no luck, not even
> compiling the source. Any help would be appreciated.
> ...
>   * variable static_fw has initialized but incomplete type
>     [fw-pkg-i3861.h]
>   * In function fw_dev_param, FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX is undeclared.
>   * In function at76c50x_probe storage size of static_fw isn't known.
>     [at76c503-fw_skel.c]
>
> /lib/modules/2.4.22-xfs/build points to
> /usr/src/linux which points to
> /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.22-xfs
>
> I have not been able to figure out what I need to do to compile
> successfully.

Sorry, my fault. The latest change didn't compile with < 2.4.23.
I've just fixed it in the cvs, guess tomorrow (MEST) it is in the
cvs snapshot. If impatient, use the cvs browser to look at e.g.
at76c503-rfmd.c around #include <linux/firmware.h> - same change in all
at76c50[35]-{i386[13],rmfd*}.c files.

> I also note that when I tried to use version 0.11 of the driver [1],
> I was able to compile and load the driver, but I was getting
> tremendous packet loss when pinging the machine with the WUSB11
> attached. Hence, I wanted to recompile from the source to see if that
> helped.

I fear it won't, as 0.12 was mainly a try to get a common source for 2.4
and 2.6 kernels. What's your peer, an AP or another client? Where do you
see the loss?
I'd prefer to continue any discussion in the mailing list.

/Jörg