tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561694047966070146.post8736380744093271480..comments2023-11-30T15:44:20.026+07:00Comments on z-computer-z: Install Madwifi for Atheros Card on Ubuntu 9.10Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561694047966070146.post-48223696753054548402011-01-08T20:59:18.483+07:002011-01-08T20:59:18.483+07:00This is gigantically complicated for someone who w...This is gigantically complicated for someone who wants to be a new LINUX user. I have literally spent days trying to get madwifi going so that I can connect wireless (can't go back to WINDOWS on this machine even if I wanted to -- thanks, GRUB!!!).<br /><br />Here is my question:<br /><br />WHY is it so difficult to install madwifi?<br /><br />Why is it not in the Software center?<br /><br />Do the developers have any idea how many people are having the problems I am?<br /><br />Is the writer of madwifi a jerk and they don't want to let her into the software center or synaptic or whatever you are supposed to call it?<br /><br />Are the people who run Synaptic jerks and they don't want to let madwifi in?<br /><br />what is the deal here?Cleanville Tziabatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06925981895990467272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561694047966070146.post-11704986286226226322010-12-16T00:15:18.493+07:002010-12-16T00:15:18.493+07:00FAILTACULAR
root@ubuntu:/usr/src# cd madwifi-0.9....FAILTACULAR<br /><br />root@ubuntu:/usr/src# cd madwifi-0.9.4<br />root@ubuntu:/usr/src/madwifi-0.9.4# make<br />Checking requirements... ok.<br />Checking kernel configuration... ok.<br />make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31-22-generic-pae/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/madwifi-0.9.4 modules<br />make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-22-generic-pae'<br /> CC [M] /usr/src/madwifi-0.9.4/ath/if_ath.o<br />In file included from /usr/src/madwifi-0.9.4/ath/../net80211/ieee80211_monitor.h:45,<br /> from /usr/src/madwifi-0.9.4/ath/if_ath.c:71:<br />/usr/src/madwifi-0.9.4/ath/../ath/if_athvar.h:98: error: conflicting types for 'irqreturn_t'<br />include/linux/irqreturn.h:16: note: previous declaration of 'irqreturn_t' was here<br />/usr/src/madwifi-0.9.4/ath/if_ath.c: In function 'ath_attach':<br />/usr/src/madwifi-0.9.4/ath/if_ath.c:402: error: 'struct net_device' has no member named 'priv'<br />/usr/src/madwifi-0.9.4/ath/if_ath.c:678: error: 'struct net_device' has no member named 'open'<br />/usr/src/madwifi-0.9.4/ath/if_ath.c:679: error: 'struct net_device' has no member named 'stop'<br /><br />make[2]: *** [/usr/src/madwifi-0.9.4/ath] Error 2<br />make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/madwifi-0.9.4] Error 2<br />make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-22-generic-pae'<br />make: *** [modules] Error 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com