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borror

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Registered: 2007-07-25

Posts: 9

rtl8187 and 2.6.22

Hello guys. I'm using arch for about 7 to 8 months. I have a problem. I have the rtl8187 wireless card and when i updated to kernel 2.6.22 it didn't work. i had installed it in 2.6.21 but i can't find a driver for the 2.6.22. Can someone give me a link or something that could help me.

Thanks

daeron

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Registered: 2007-03-29

Posts: 13

Re: rtl8187 and 2.6.22

Hi !
I have the same problem here...
Been using the rtl-wifi drivers installed with Subversion quite successfully with 2.6.21.
Because the new kernel has reinstalled the ieee80211 directory in /lib/modules/*, I suppose we just have to reinstall the driver following this [url:http://rtl-wifi.sourceforge.net/wiki/Installing]how-to[/url]. Worked pretty well with the previous kernel, should with this one too.
I'll try it tonight and give you feedback.

borror

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Registered: 2007-07-25

Posts: 9

Re: rtl8187 and 2.6.22

No point. when i try to compile it i get this.

[root@myhost rtl-wifi]# make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.22-ARCH/build M=/home/steevi/rtl-wifi modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.22-ARCH'
  CC [M]  /home/steevi/rtl-wifi/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.o
/home/steevi/rtl-wifi/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c: In function 'ieee80211_monitor_rx':
/home/steevi/rtl-wifi/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c:65: error: 'struct sk_buff' has no member named 'mac'
make[3]: *** [/home/steevi/rtl-wifi/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/home/steevi/rtl-wifi/ieee80211] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/steevi/rtl-wifi] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.22-ARCH'
make: *** [modules] Error 2

Any idea?

daeron

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Registered: 2007-03-29

Posts: 13

Re: rtl8187 and 2.6.22

same problem compiling here...
I erased the compiled diver for 2.6.21.. but if you haven't, you could try to insmod -f xxx the modules.
-f is supposed to force insmod for a module that hasn't been compiled for the kernel.. never know.. could work

borror

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Registered: 2007-07-25

Posts: 9

Re: rtl8187 and 2.6.22

I have the compiled driver. No point with the -f option. i am sending from my Desktop PC. It sais

Invalid module format to all insmods

daeron

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Registered: 2007-03-29

Posts: 13

Re: rtl8187 and 2.6.22

Solved the problem for me anyway !!!
Some genius found the solution on the rtl-wiki forum -> check this thread and you are done
I used the package in AUR this time instead of Subversion.

borror

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Registered: 2007-07-25

Posts: 9

Re: rtl8187 and 2.6.22

Man you saved me. Thank you so much. i wouldn't have done it without it

daeron

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Registered: 2007-03-29

Posts: 13

Re: rtl8187 and 2.6.22

Neither would I ... ;p