[kraddler2003]

trying to get my wireless setup on debian..it works fine on ubuntu..have installed kernel sourse and headers...when i run make it errors out..

strat@debian:~/ipw2100-1.1.2$ make
mkdir -p /home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/tmp/.tmp_versions
cp /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/net/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/*.mod /home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/tmp/.tmp_versions
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/build M=/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2 MODVERDIR=/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/tmp/.tmp_versions modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-686'
CC [M] /home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.o
In file included from /home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c:166:
/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.h:809: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type
/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c: In function `ipw2100_rx_allocate':
/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c:4278: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type
make[2]: *** [/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-686'
make: *** [modules] Error 2
strat@debian:~/ipw2100-1.1.2$



any idieas what that means and how to fix it??

[cjstephen]

Originally Posted by kraddler2003

trying to get my wireless setup on debian..it works fine on ubuntu..have installed kernel sourse and headers...when i run make it errors out..

strat@debian:~/ipw2100-1.1.2$ make
mkdir -p /home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/tmp/.tmp_versions
cp /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/net/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/*.mod /home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/tmp/.tmp_versions
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686/build M=/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2 MODVERDIR=/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/tmp/.tmp_versions modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-686'
CC [M] /home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.o
In file included from /home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c:166:
/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.h:809: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type
/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c: In function `ipw2100_rx_allocate':
/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.c:4278: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to an incomplete type
make[2]: *** [/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2/ipw2100.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/strat/ipw2100-1.1.2] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-686'
make: *** [modules] Error 2
strat@debian:~/ipw2100-1.1.2$



any idieas what that means and how to fix it??

There is slight incompatability between ip2100-1.1.2 and ieee80211-1.03, not a Debian issue. A patch is available in the ISSUES section of the ipw2100 website:

On the ipw2100 site on sourceforge, in the issues section.

Ridiculously this tech support site won't allow URLs !

Apply this thus:

cd ipw2100-1.1.2
make clean
patch -p0 < ipw2100-1.1.2-ieee80211-1.0.3.patch
make

And you should be alright.

All the best,

Colin

[CouchMaster]

Originally Posted by cjstephen

There is slight incompatability between ip2100-1.1.2 and ieee80211-1.03, not a Debian issue. A patch is available in the ISSUES section of the ipw2100 website:

On the ipw2100 site on sourceforge, in the issues section.

Ridiculously this tech support site won't allow URLs !

Apply this thus:

cd ipw2100-1.1.2
make clean
patch -p0 < ipw2100-1.1.2-ieee80211-1.0.3.patch
make

And you should be alright.

All the best,

Colin

It does allow URLs, just not for newbies - wait until you have a few more post under your belt...

[kraddler2003]

had forgotten i even had posted this..got it fixed while back by just using module-assistant to build my ipw drivers from source..module-assistant works like a charm..builds and installs it.