[ath9k-devel] still cant compile new code

[Dmitri Seletski <drjoms@gmail.com>]

Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Dmitri Seletski<drjoms@gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hi guys.
>>
>> I have used git to download code
>> Went into directory where code is.
>>
>> wireless-testing # make
>> scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/x86/Kconfig
>> ***
>> *** You have not yet configured your kernel!
>> *** (missing kernel config file ".config")
>> ***
>> *** Please run some configurator (e.g. "make oldconfig" or
>> *** "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig").
>> ***
>> make[2]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 1
>> make[1]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 2
>> make: *** No rule to make target `include/config/auto.conf', needed by
>> `include/config/kernel.release'.  Stop.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ls /usr/src/linux/.config
>> /usr/src/linux/.config
>>
>>
>> So looks like it is failing there again. let me know when its fixed so i
>> could try again please
>>     
>
> wireless-testing is a git tree based on Linus Torval's own git tree
> for Linux development. It contains the entire kernel. On top of Linus'
> stuff are the patches being queued up for the wireless subsystem for
> the next kernel release, in this case right now for 2.6.32.
>
> Compiling wireless-testing means compiling your own kernel. To compile
> your own kernel you need to configure the kernel first. To do that you
> can read the documentation on how to do that on README. A quick way
> would be to cp your current kernel's .config to the
> wireless-testing/.config and then run 'make menuconfig;' and exit.
> That would then base your current kernel configuration based on your
> distribution's kernel. The compile will take significantly long but
> it'll be close to what your distribution has today. After you are done
> configuring your kernel you run:
>
> make
> sudo make modules_install install
>
> Now, the install target will only do the full job if your distribution
> has an appropriate /sbin/installkernel. What I mean by doing a full
> job I mean copying the kernel to /boot/ but also building the
> initramfs for it, putting into /boot/ and updating your grub menu.lst
> file. Fedora has an /sbin/installkernel file so you should be fine
> with that. Ubuntu does't. I've sent a patch to add it but that patch
> has been ignored. I'm attaching my /sbin/installkernel in case you
> have Ubuntu.
>
> compat-wireless exists to help you just compile the wireless subsystem
> from wireless-testing, even on older kernels. I suspect its easier for
> you to just use compat-wireless than building your own kernel from
> wireless-testing if you've never done that before.
>
> Anyway I've updated compat-wireless to reflect John's new updates on
> wireless-testing. I've also added a new ./scripts/driver-select on
> compat-wireless which lets you select the driver you want so you do
> not have to compile all wireless drivers.
>
> In your case you can run:
>
> ./scripts/driver-select ath9k
>
> Run it with no arguments to get a list of supported stuff.
>
> Origin remote URL:
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-testing.git
> git-describe for wireless-testing.git says: v2.6.31-rc5-30113-gf1aa58f
> This is a bleeding edge compat-wireless release based on: master-2009-08-04
> This is compat-release: master-2009-08-04-8-gd596eac
>
>   Luis
>   
HelloLuis,
I am not using Ubuntu, in fact I am using Gentoo.
I have downloaded that kernel, compiled it and installed it.
Linux dimko 2.6.31-rc5-wl #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Aug 5 03:12:10 IST 2009
x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
Ihave installed ath9k as module from kernel(i guess there is no need to
download anything else, is there?)
I shall send another email with ongoing problem i have.
Regards
Dmitri