wireless module problem

ewl · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:40 pm Post subject: wireless module problem

I'm having trouble compiling the module for my wireless card. I need rt61, rt61pci doesn't work right. Here's the error I get after "make:"
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.25.10-libre.86.fc9.1.i686'
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_main.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/mlme.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/connect.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/sync.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/assoc.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/auth.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/auth_rsp.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_data.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_init.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/sanity.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_wep.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/wpa.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/md5.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_tkip.o
CC [M] /home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.o
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c: In function ‘rt_ioctl_giwscan’:
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1926: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘iwe_stream_add_event’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1926: warning: passing argument 3 of ‘iwe_stream_add_event’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1926: warning: passing argument 4 of ‘iwe_stream_add_event’ makes pointer from integer without a cast
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1926: error: too few arguments to function ‘iwe_stream_add_event’
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1940: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘iwe_stream_add_point’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1940: warning: passing argument 3 of ‘iwe_stream_add_point’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1940: warning: passing argument 4 of ‘iwe_stream_add_point’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1940: error: too few arguments to function ‘iwe_stream_add_point’
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1961: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘iwe_stream_add_event’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1961: warning: passing argument 3 of ‘iwe_stream_add_event’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1961: warning: passing argument 4 of ‘iwe_stream_add_event’ makes pointer from integer without a cast
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1961: error: too few arguments to function ‘iwe_stream_add_event’
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1979: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘iwe_stream_add_event’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1979: warning: passing argument 3 of ‘iwe_stream_add_event’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1979: warning: passing argument 4 of ‘iwe_stream_add_event’ makes pointer from integer without a cast
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1979: error: too few arguments to function ‘iwe_stream_add_event’
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1996: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘iwe_stream_add_point’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1996: warning: passing argument 3 of ‘iwe_stream_add_point’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1996: warning: passing argument 4 of ‘iwe_stream_add_point’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:1996: error: too few arguments to function ‘iwe_stream_add_point’
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:2015: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘iwe_stream_add_value’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:2015: warning: passing argument 4 of ‘iwe_stream_add_value’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:2015: warning: passing argument 5 of ‘iwe_stream_add_value’ makes pointer from integer without a cast
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:2015: error: too few arguments to function ‘iwe_stream_add_value’
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:2138: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘iwe_stream_add_event’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:2138: warning: passing argument 3 of ‘iwe_stream_add_event’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:2138: warning: passing argument 4 of ‘iwe_stream_add_event’ makes pointer from integer without a cast
/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.c:2138: error: too few arguments to function ‘iwe_stream_add_event’
make[2]: *** [/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module/rtmp_info.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/ewl/ubu/lwe2/Desktop/rt61-cvs-2008071522/Module] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.25.10-libre.86.fc9.1.i686'
rt61.ko failed to build!
make: *** [module] Error 1
[root@cambot Module]#

jebba · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject:

Hmm, no clue offhand, but it doesnt look like anything blag specific. I'd suggest asking upstream where you got the code from.

john maclean · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:36 pm Post subject:

what's the device and where did you get the source from?

ewl · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:58 pm Post subject:

It's an edimax pci card wireless. I downloaded it from " http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php?title=Downloads ". It works with other distros, I don't know about fedora 9.

jebba · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:03 am Post subject:

Did you try this driver? Its in the kernel shipped in blag90k. If that doesn't work for you we should figure that out instead of figuring out how to get your own one built (?)>

rt61pci.ko

datman · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:55 am Post subject: Wireless Problem

You said the rt61pci didn't work correctly, right? Can you connect at all with it? Can you set the access point, or do you not need one? Does it try to start? Have you tried researching the problem on the serialmonkey forums?

I have a similar problem with the rt2500pci module. It hasn't worked for me in Fedora 9 or Blag since about kernel 2.6.25.4. It tries to start but fails, and I can't set an access point. So, I'm using a 2.6.25.2-libre.7.fc10.i686 kernel in both places and hoping for a fix. Don't know whether it's a kernel module problem, or changes in the configuration tools. Do know that my card works fine with no change in configuration just by booting the older kernel.

Also trying to compile recent cvs sources for the legacy driver, same as you, with the same "error: too few arguments to function ......." . Wonder if that may be related to the versions of gcc and glibc we're using.

Know this is not an answer, but at least you know you are not alone.

Good luck.

datman

klhrevolutionist · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:09 am Post subject:

From a pal living on a volcano here is a howto:

Download http://www.ralinktech.com.tw/data/RT61_Firmware_V1.2.zip, unzip it and place the *.bin files under /lib/firmware/.

Of course 90001 might have corrected this..

jebba · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:45 am Post subject:

klhrevolutionist · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject:

I figured it was done by design, I have to admit I was not sure or not cause I'm no expert in this area.

I fully support the kernel-libre! And I hope your time & dedication will spur more activity in this direction. I think it is long over due & time.

ewl · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:55 pm Post subject:

I don't think it's linux-libre because I just tried out fedora 9 and I had the same problem with that, at least as far as compiling the rt61 module is concerned. But I was able to get the rt61pci module working with fedora. But the same module is available in linux-libre, so I don't know what the problem could be.

datman · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: wireless module problem

Glad to hear you got the rt61pci module working under fedora 9. May I ask what version kernel you were using? And how did you configure wireless - manually, system-config-network, or network-manager? Does iwconfig show an access point?
You should be able to install the exact same kernel rpm under blag, and theoretically, networking would work there also.
Thanks.

datman

jebba · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:08 am Post subject:

I am seeing the same error as originaly post compiling a module under 90k. It appears Fedora backported a number of wifi things "early" so this caused a bit of chaos (e.g. drivers look and think they have 2.6.25 kernel, but really have some 2.6.27rc stuff)...

datman · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:29 pm Post subject: Wireless Module Problem

Thanks to a recent update to the ralink legacy cvs sources which accommodated changes in gcc/glibc, I am now able to compile a working rt2500 module under FC10 alpha. Have not tried it under BLAG 90K yet but should work. Still unable to connect using the distributed kernel support for this wifi since about 2.6.25-4. Perhaps the rt61 legacy source has been updated also.

ewl · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject:

I finally got it to work. I reinstalled 90k and updated it to 90001 and the module for rt61 compiled. So I added rt61pci to /etc/module.d/blacklist and it seems to work. But it won't connect with the Network Manager applet, I have to go to System > Adminstration > Network and start it from there. It might have something to do with the fact that there are no options in Network Manager applet for 64 bit wep. I tried putting the hexadecimal code in at the Wep 128 bit hexadecimal entry, but it didn't connect.

Anyway, I've got it working... :)

ewl · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject:

One little glitch. I stopped Network Manager applet from starting with the Gnome Session. Firefox and epiphany have a bug where they check to see if Network Manager has a connection. If not, they start up in Offline mode. I googled around and couldn't find a good work around, so I've switched to seamonkey.