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DeusExLinux

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Registered: 2005-03-18

Posts: 98

Madwifi won't compile.. .grrr (solved)

I tried to compile madwifi from multiple sources (from the source I had to the pkgbuilds I downloaded), and they all yield the same error at the same time, which leads me it has something to do with a kernel  config or something...  It compiles normally for the most part until here

make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.10-ARCH'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/ath/src/madwifi/net80211'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/chris/ath/src/madwifi/ath'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.10-ARCH/build SUBDIRS=/home/chris/ath/src/madwifi/ath modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.10-ARCH'
  CC [M]  /home/chris/ath/src/madwifi/ath/if_ath_pci.o
/home/chris/ath/src/madwifi/ath/if_ath_pci.c: In function `ath_pci_suspend':
/home/chris/ath/src/madwifi/ath/if_ath_pci.c:245: error: too many arguments to function `pci_save_state'
/home/chris/ath/src/madwifi/ath/if_ath_pci.c: In function `ath_pci_resume':
/home/chris/ath/src/madwifi/ath/if_ath_pci.c:260: error: too many arguments to function `pci_restore_state'
make[3]: *** [/home/chris/ath/src/madwifi/ath/if_ath_pci.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/home/chris/ath/src/madwifi/ath] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.10-ARCH'
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/ath/src/madwifi/ath'
make: *** [all] Error 1
==> ERROR: Build Failed.  Aborting...

what worries me is the "error: too many arguments to function 'pci_save_state' " does anyone know what this means, any help would be wonderful, and thank you in advance.

I use the stock 2.6.10 arch kernel.  anything else you guys need all you must do is ask, and ye shall recieve.

phrakture

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Registered: 2003-10-29

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Re: Madwifi won't compile.. .grrr (solved)

well, functions change from kernel release to kernel release... so in order to compile things properly, you need to get a version of madwifi which matches the 2.6.10 kernel... or get the most up-to-date kernel and grab madwifi cvs....

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DeusExLinux

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Registered: 2005-03-18

Posts: 98

Re: Madwifi won't compile.. .grrr (solved)

I tried it from source and got another error

Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST
Warning: could not find /home/chris/madwifi/ath_hal/.hal.o.cmd for /home/chris/madwifi/ath_hal/hal.o
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.10-ARCH'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/madwifi/net80211'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/chris/madwifi/ath'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.10-ARCH/build SUBDIRS=/home/chris/madwifi/ath MODVERDIR=/home/chris/madwifi/ath/../symbols modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.10-ARCH'
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST
Warning: could not find /home/chris/madwifi/ath_hal/.hal.o.cmd for /home/chris/madwifi/ath_hal/hal.o
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.10-ARCH'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/madwifi/ath'

grr.. is there something I'm missing..  I grabbed the source from CVS, then just tried to run make, and it's still being a pain.  I'll try the cvs again in a few more days (I know it's updated pretty frequently)

but if you kno whow to fix this, thanks a bunch.

Concidentally, I heard that phrakture had a pkgbuild... do you happen to have a mirror set up where I could get that?

phrakture

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Registered: 2003-10-29

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Re: Madwifi won't compile.. .grrr (solved)

hmmm, I used to have it, but I don't anymore... I don't use madwifi and just made it as a favor...
and it was pretty old...

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kleptophobiac

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From: Sunnyvale, CA

Registered: 2004-04-25

Posts: 489

Re: Madwifi won't compile.. .grrr (solved)

I'll check my laptop - I have an ancient one I compiled, no guarantees it works on modern kernels though.

DeusExLinux

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Registered: 2005-03-18

Posts: 98

Re: Madwifi won't compile.. .grrr (solved)

Thanks guys.

Why don't you use madwifi anymore?  do you find ndiswrapper a better call?

And I figured out what the problem was..  Apparently Arch doesn't come with the kernel-source (which I thought I read somewhere).  So I installed a fresh kernel and compiled it (it's only 2.6.9  but I don't think the difference is that great, I haven't noticed anything major yet), and it worked great...

I feel stupid for not checking if I had the full source installed and not just the headers...

but thanks guys!!!

kleptophobiac

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From: Sunnyvale, CA

Registered: 2004-04-25

Posts: 489

Re: Madwifi won't compile.. .grrr (solved)

I still use madwifi for my atheros card on my T41p.