Re: getting error while Compiling kernel 2.35 with madwifi driver

On Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:46:38 +0530
DarshanPrajapati <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have used trunk snapshot as per your suggestion to avoid TARGET  
> related issue.
> 
> while compiling kernel i found some warnings like...
> 
> WARNING:  
> /home/linuxpc1/Darshan/OIB/Downloads/CNS3xxx_LSDK_ver.1.2_RC7_Release/cns3xxx-sdk+buildroot/cns3xxx-sdk/.target_rootfs//lib/modules/2.6.35.12-cavm1/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/madwifi/ath/ath_pci.ko
> needs unknown symbol ath_hal_process_noisefloor
> WARNING:  
> /home/linuxpc1/Darshan/OIB/Downloads/CNS3xxx_LSDK_ver.1.2_RC7_Release/cns3xxx-sdk+buildroot/cns3xxx-sdk/.target_rootfs//lib/modules/2.6.35.12-cavm1/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/madwifi/ath/ath_pci.ko
> needs unknown symbol _ath_hal_detach
> WARNING:  
> /home/linuxpc1/Darshan/OIB/Downloads/CNS3xxx_LSDK_ver.1.2_RC7_Release/cns3xxx-sdk+buildroot/cns3xxx-sdk/.target_rootfs//lib/modules/2.6.35.12-cavm1/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/madwifi/ath/ath_pci.ko
> needs unknown symbol ath_hal_print_decoded_register
> 
> is it normal?

I think it's not normal.

> and also while inserting ath_pci module using modprobe i.e.
> 
> #modprobe ath_pci
> 
> it got failed... i.e. could not insert module and so why could get
> any wirless interface created..
> 
> here is the dmesg log [which can help understand more about what is  
> wrong] while  inserting module.
> 
> [  665.840000] asf: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
> [  665.850000] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
> [  665.980000] ath_hal: 0.9.17.1 (AR5212, AR5416, AR9380, RF5111,  
> RF5112, RF2413, RF5413, RF2316, RF2317, DEBUG, WRITE_EEPROM, 11D)

Neither the 0.9.4 branch not the trunk have HAL version 0.9.17.1, and
neither of them supports AR9380.  You must be using ath_hal from some
other source, perhaps a proprietary module from Atheros or one of its
clients.

In this case, you should ask them for support, rather than rely on
volunteers answering your questions in the MadWifi mailing list.

-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin

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