Error compiling intel mac80211-10.0.2

Error compiling intel mac80211-10.0.2

[Max]

Hi all,

I am trying to setup a Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network adapter using the software provided in http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/. But I am getting the following error:

...
Checking kernel compatibility in:
        /lib/modules/2.6.18/source//
  ! CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_NETLINK can not be set in .config!
...

Which apparently gets triggered by the following lines in the "../mac80211-10.0.2/scripts/determine_compat" script
.....
        grep -q "nlmsg_trim" \
                ${KSRC}include/net/netlink.h && {
                export has_nlmsg_trim=1
        } || {
                grep -q "^CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_RTNETLINK=[ym]" \
                        ${KSRC}.config && {
                        echo "  ! CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_NETLINK can not be set in .config!"
                        exit 1
                }
        }
......

As you can see I am running kernel version 2.6.18.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks and regards,

Max



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Re: Error compiling intel mac80211-10.0.2

[Zhu Yi]

On Sat, 2007-11-24 at 22:34 -0800, Max wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to setup a Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network adapter using the software provided in http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/. But I am getting the following error:

Since this question doesn't relate to upstream mac80211, I'd suggest you
only post it to ipw3945-devel@lists.sourceforge.net.

> ...
> Checking kernel compatibility in:
>         /lib/modules/2.6.18/source//
>   ! CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_NETLINK can not be set in .config!
> ...
> 
> Which apparently gets triggered by the following lines in the "../mac80211-10.0.2/scripts/determine_compat" script
> .....
>         grep -q "nlmsg_trim" \
>                 ${KSRC}include/net/netlink.h && {
>                 export has_nlmsg_trim=1
>         } || {
>                 grep -q "^CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_RTNETLINK=[ym]" \
>                         ${KSRC}.config && {
>                         echo "  ! CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_NETLINK can not be set in .config!"
>                         exit 1
>                 }
>         }
> ......
> 
> As you can see I am running kernel version 2.6.18.

The code mac80211-10.0.2 integrated doesn't work with
CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_RTNETLINK enabled. You should deselect it from your
kernel config file.

Thanks,
-yi

Re: Error compiling intel mac80211-10.0.2

[Max]

On Sat, 2007-11-24 at 22:34 -0800, Max wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I am trying to setup a Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network
 adapter using the software provided in
 http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/. But I am getting the following
 error:

On Sun, November 25, 2007 8:35:07 PM Zhu wrote:
>Since this question doesn't relate to upstream mac80211, I'd suggest
 you
>only post it to ipw3945-devel@lists.sourceforge.net.

Thanks for the suggestion. I will do that.

>> ...
>> Checking kernel compatibility in:
>>         /lib/modules/2.6.18/source//
>>   ! CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_NETLINK can not be set in .config!
>> ...
>> 
>> Which apparently gets triggered by the following lines in the
 "../mac80211-10.0.2/scripts/determine_compat" script
>> .....
>>         grep -q "nlmsg_trim" \
>>                 ${KSRC}include/net/netlink.h && {
>>                 export has_nlmsg_trim=1
>>         } || {
>>                 grep -q "^CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_RTNETLINK=[ym]" \
>>                         ${KSRC}.config && {
>>                         echo "  ! CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_NETLINK can not
 be set in .config!"
>>                         exit 1
>>                 }
>>         }
>> ......
>> 
>> As you can see I am running kernel version 2.6.18.

>The code mac80211-10.0.2 integrated doesn't work with
>CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_RTNETLINK enabled. You should deselect it from your
>kernel config file.
>Thanks,
>-yi

I was afraid of any ill side effects and I was looking for confirmation, which you gave me. Thanks for your help.

Max




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