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Post subject: FYI: ndiswrapper compile error  PostPosted: 28.10.2011, 07:38



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      Code:
make -C /usr/src/linux-headers-3.1-0.slh.2-aptosid-686 M=/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.1-0.slh.2-aptosid-686'
  LD      /usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/built-in.o
  MKEXPORT /usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/crt_exports.h
  MKEXPORT /usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/hal_exports.h
  MKEXPORT /usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/ndis_exports.h
  MKEXPORT /usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/ntoskernel_exports.h
  MKEXPORT /usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/ntoskernel_io_exports.h
  MKEXPORT /usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/rtl_exports.h
  MKEXPORT /usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/usb_exports.h
  CC [M]  /usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/crt.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/hal.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/iw_ndis.o
/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/iw_ndis.c: In function ‘iw_set_essid’:
/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/iw_ndis.c:76:28: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/iw_ndis.c: In function ‘iw_get_essid’:
/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/iw_ndis.c:110:28: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/iw_ndis.c: In function ‘iw_set_infra_mode’:
/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/iw_ndis.c:170:28: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/iw_ndis.c: In function ‘iw_get_infra_mode’:
/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/iw_ndis.c:198:28: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
...
/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/iw_ndis.c: In function ‘priv_reload_defaults’:
/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/iw_ndis.c:1936:28: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729/iw_ndis.o] Fehler 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/ndiswrapper-1.56+r2729] Fehler 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.1-0.slh.2-aptosid-686'
make: *** [modules] Fehler 2


Ciao, Martin

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Post subject: RE: FYI: ndiswrapper compile error  PostPosted: 28.10.2011, 10:17



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Please file a bugreport against ndiswrapper http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting, severity wishlist as long as kernel 3.1 hasn't been uploaded to Debian sid.

I would recommend to look for other alternatives than ndiswrapper, most wlan chipsets have native driver support these days and ndiswrapper development has been dead upstream since late 2007/ early 2008 with only minor cosmetics and occassional changes to keep compatibility with newer kernels getting committed.
 
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Post subject: RE: FYI: ndiswrapper compile error  PostPosted: 28.10.2011, 12:56



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Hi,

fixed it "quick'n'dirty" for me:
in the tarball /usr/src/ndiswrapper.tar.bz I commented out lines 278-280 in ntoskernel.h:
      Code:
//#if !defined(HAVE_NETDEV_PRIV)
//#define netdev_priv(dev)  ((dev)->priv)
//#endif

As the function netdev_priv() is in the kernel since (about) 2.6.6 I don't need this define-hack for older kernels.

Ciao, Martin

P.S.: I use ndiswrapper with some old DWL-G650+ PCMCIA cards (no native acx111 driver support with WPA).

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Post subject:   PostPosted: 31.10.2011, 07:14



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This is mine problem too.
Wlan0 works perfectly with ndiswrapper and wicd (ceni shows wlan0 too) with kernel 3.0-4-slh-2.
But when I do d-u (twice) and kernel 3.0-4 and 3.1-0-slh-2 was loaded wlan0 didn't work no more.
      Code:
root@siduxbox:/home/janusz# modprobe ath9k_htc
root@siduxbox:/home/janusz# ndiswrapper-1.9 -l
netathuw : driver installed
        device (0846:9030) present (alternate driver: ath9k_htc)

      Code:
root@siduxbox:/home/janusz# configure-ndiswrapper
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module ndiswrapper

with box:
      Code:
The 'ndiswrapper' kernel module is not installed, aborting.

So I try to compile ndiswrapper-source along with manual and I get at 41%:
      Code:
──Building ndiswrapper-source, step 1, please wait...────────────┐       
     │ /usr/src/modules/ndiswrapper/iw_ndis.c:1288:28: error: ‘struct          │       
     │ net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’

With old kernel it compiles with success.

Later I will try to solve this with horo's hint.

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Post subject:   PostPosted: 31.10.2011, 12:30



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Hi wiarus_old,

the root cause is that the HAVE_NETDEV_PRIV isn't defined anymore since kernel 3.1:
      Code:
$ grep HAVE_NETDEV_PRIV /usr/src/linux-headers-3.0-7.slh.2-aptosid-686/include/linux/*
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.0-7.slh.2-aptosid-686/include/linux/netdevice.h:#define HAVE_NETDEV_PRIV      /* netdev_priv() */

      Code:
$ grep HAVE_NETDEV_PRIV /usr/src/linux-headers-3.1-0.slh.2-aptosid-686/include/linux/*

so the three lines above^^ in ntoskernel.h come to effect and hide the real function in the kernel.

Ciao, Martin

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Post subject:   PostPosted: 01.11.2011, 16:54



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Thanks a lot horo!
It works!

So, I tried to change tar.gz with mc but it was imposible to write ntoskernel.h back, so I made changes in /usr/src/modules/ndiswrapper/ntoskernel.h and renamed tar.gz just in case (I know it probably not right way but shorter), then
      Code:
root@siduxbox:/home/janusz# m-a prepare
root@siduxbox:/home/janusz# m-a a-i ndiswrapper-source

with this info output
      Code:
...
The source tarball could not be found!
Package ndiswrapper-source not installed?
Running "m-a -f get ndiswrapper-source" may help.
"/usr/share/modass/packages/default.sh" build KVERS=3.1-0.slh.2-aptosid-686 KSRC=/usr/src/linux-headers-3.1-0.slh.2-aptosid-686 KDREV=3.1-2 kdist_image
...

but everything went ok so I did:
      Code:
root@siduxbox:/home/janusz# modprobe ndiswrapper
root@siduxbox:/home/janusz# ifup wlan0

and wifi connection started OK. Very Happy

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