--- tom arnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Looks like whether or not there's a working Linux > > driver for your wireless card depends on the > hardware > > revision of your particular card. For your card > there > > appear to be 3 revisions and only 1 (C1) is > reported > > to have a working native Linux driver. Check out > this > > link to help you figure out which revision you > have: > > http://support.dlink.com/products/DWLG650.asp > > > > If you are lucky and have the C1 revision, use the > > MadWiFi Linux driver. If not, try the Prism or > Madwifi > > drivers and if you can't get them to work, fall > back > > to the ndiswrapper approach -- but if at all > possible > > use a native Linux driver. > > > > Once you've figured out if you have the C1 > revision or > > not, post back here if you need help with getting > the > > driver included in the kernel and other setup, or > if > > you need help with ndiswrapper. > > > > HTH > > > > Mark > > > indeed, i could use some help setting up the madwifi > driver. specifically, in > the error output from the compiler: OK let me look into this and get back to you. Mark > > make[2]: Entering directory > `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-386' > CC [M] > /home/kloro/linux/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ah_osdep.o > In file included from include/asm/thread_info.h:16, > from > include/linux/thread_info.h:21, > from include/linux/spinlock.h:12, > from > include/linux/capability.h:45, > from include/linux/sched.h:7, > from include/linux/module.h:10, > from > /home/kloro/linux/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ah_osdep.c:46: > include/asm/processor.h:93: error: array type has > incomplete element type > make[3]: *** > [/home/kloro/linux/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ah_osdep.o] > Error 1 > make[2]: *** > [_module_/home/kloro/linux/madwifi-ng/ath_hal] Error > 2 > make[2]: Leaving directory > `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-2-386' > make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/home/kloro/linux/madwifi-ng/ath_hal' > make: *** [modules] Error 1 > > the line 'include/asm/processor.h:93: error: array > type has incomplete element > type' refers to the following bit of code in > 'processor.h': > > extern struct tss_struct init_tss[NR_CPUS]; > > i did further research which seems to indicate that > version 4 of the gcc > compiler doesn't like declarations of the form: > > extern struct foobar array[]; > > but wants to see instead the form: > > extern struct foobar *array; > > but i don't know enough about gcc to determine if > indeed this kind of problem > is the problem with the declaration in > 'processor.h'. and if it is, how does > the principle apply to the declaration in > 'processor.h'? i.e., wtf do i need > to change in the header file? further, i cannot find > on the internet anything > like a comprehensive list of gcc error messages. > > thanks in advance for your ideas, > > tom arnall > north spit, ca > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
