Re: prism2_usb does not compile

Holger Wansing <[email protected]> Sat, 14 Jan 2006 23:42:13 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.linux.linux-wlan.user
Message-ID <20060114234213.582898ad@laptop>
Hi,
 
> # zwo:/usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng-source# make config
> [..]
> Build linux-wlan-ng tools? (y/n) [y]: 
> Build Prism2.x PCMCIA Card Services (_cs) driver? (y/n) [y]: n
> Build Prism2 PLX9052 based PCI (_plx) adapter driver? (y/n) [n]: n
> Build Prism2.5 native PCI (_pci) driver? (y/n) [n]: n
> Build Prism2.5 USB (_usb) driver? (y/n) [n]: y
> Linux source directory [/lib/modules/2.6.12/build]: 
> The kernel source tree is version 2.6.12.
> Kernel 2.5/2.6 support is highly experimental.
> The current kernel build date is Sat Jan 14 00:14:52 2006.
> Alternate target install root directory on host []: 
> Module install directory [/lib/modules/2.6.12]: 
> It looks like you have a System V init file setup.
> Prefix for build host compiler? (rarely needed) []: 
> Build for debugging (see doc/config.debug) (y/n) [n]: 
> Configuration successful.  Now type 'make' and pray.
> 
> [I pray. Then I type make:]
> 
> zwo:/usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng-source# make
> set -e; for d in src doc man etc; do make -C $d ; done
> make[1]: Entering directory
> `/usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng-source/src' set -e; for d in mkmeta 
> shared wlanctl wland nwepgen wlancfg; do make
> WLAN_SRC=/usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng-source/src/ -C $d ; done
> make[2]: Entering directory
> `/usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng-source/src/mkmeta' gcc -E -M
> -I../include -I/lib/modules/2.6.12/build/include -D__LINUX_WLAN__
> ../shared/p80211types.c ../shared/p80211metamsg.c
> ../shared/p80211metamib.c ../shared/p80211meta.c  mkmetadef.c
> ../shared/p80211types.c ../shared/p80211metamsg.c ..
> 
> [... many more lines. but nowhere a reference to usb ]
> 
> zwo:/usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng-source# updatedb
> zwo:/usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng-source# locate prism2_usb
> /usr/src/modules/linux-wlan-ng-source/src/prism2/driver/prism2_usb.c
> 
> [clearly, the module has not been compiled. But make did not report an
> error either.]

1. which version of wlan-ng did you use? Use 0.2.2 or 0.2.3

2. do you have other usb devices running? Means, is your kernel
   usb-ready?


Gruß
Holger

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