Re: [madwifi-project.org] #2370: Compile error with kernel 2.6.31

Is there any perspective of fixing this bug? I was waiting for that in
orther to get my wifi working... Or do you have any sugestions of
installing the driver from a deb package or from any other source?

Thanks in advance

2010/1/12, madwifi-project.org <[email protected]>:
> #2370: Compile error with kernel 2.6.31
> ------------------------------------+---------------------------------------
>       Reporter:  [email protected]  |       Owner:
>           Type:  defect             |      Status:  new
>       Priority:  major              |   Milestone:
>      Component:  madwifi: other     |     Version:  v0.9.4
>     Resolution:                     |    Keywords:
> Patch_attached:  0                  |     Pending:  0
> ------------------------------------+---------------------------------------
> Changes (by mrenzmann):
>
>   * summary:  got  error: implicit declaration of function 'init_MUTEX'
>               when compilling => Compile error with kernel
>               2.6.31
>
> Old description:
>
>> i have ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-9-rt. I've downloaded the snapshot
>> directed to kernels newer than 2.6.25. Compiling resulted in this output:
>>
>> Checking requirements... ok.
>> Checking kernel configuration... ok.
>> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31-9-rt/build SUBDIRS=/home/crochik/wireless-
>> linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110 modules
>> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-9-rt'
>>   CC [M]  /home/crochik/wireless-
>> linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110/ath/if_ath.o
>> /home/crochik/wireless-linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110/ath/if_ath.c:
>> In function 'ath_attach':
>> /home/crochik/wireless-
>> linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110/ath/if_ath.c:440: error: implicit
>> declaration of function 'init_MUTEX'
>> make[3]: *** [/home/crochik/wireless-
>> linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110/ath/if_ath.o] Error 1
>> make[2]: *** [/home/crochik/wireless-
>> linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110/ath] Error 2
>> make[1]: *** [_module_/home/crochik/wireless-
>> linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110] Error 2
>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-9-rt'
>> make: ** [modules] Erro 2
>
> New description:
>
>  i have ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-9-rt. I've downloaded the snapshot
>  directed to kernels newer than 2.6.25. Compiling resulted in this output:
>  {{{
>  Checking requirements... ok.
>  Checking kernel configuration... ok.
>  make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31-9-rt/build SUBDIRS=/home/crochik/wireless-
>  linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110 modules
>  make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-9-rt'
>    CC [M]  /home/crochik/wireless-
>  linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110/ath/if_ath.o
>  /home/crochik/wireless-linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110/ath/if_ath.c: In
>  function 'ath_attach':
>  /home/crochik/wireless-
>  linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110/ath/if_ath.c:440: error: implicit
>  declaration of function 'init_MUTEX'
>  make[3]: *** [/home/crochik/wireless-
>  linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110/ath/if_ath.o] Error 1
>  make[2]: *** [/home/crochik/wireless-
>  linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110/ath] Error 2
>  make[1]: *** [_module_/home/crochik/wireless-
>  linux/madwifi-0.9.4-r4103-20100110] Error 2
>  make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-9-rt'
>  make: ** [modules] Erro 2
>  }}}
>
> --
> Ticket URL: <https://madwifi-project.org/ticket/2370#comment:1>
> madwifi-project.org <http://madwifi-project.org/>
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