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Guys I have a possibly unusual request .

I roll my own kernels usually, but I'd like to do it entirely scripted. I managed to integrate a wireless radio module into the kernel sources i use, so it gets compiled along (and I don't have to compile again it every single time I upgrade my kernel). Now this driver was only one file of source code, whereas rt2500 has quite some .

I tried to integrate the rt2500 driver into my kernel sources, and the rt2500 driver shows up nicely when I run .

However, it never gets compiled, if i check my /lib/modules/`uname -r` dir afterwards, there's no rt2500.ko to be found .

I have done this:
1. added the source code (*.{c,h}) in drivers/net/wireless/rt2500 (a subdir)
2. edited Kconfig in drivers/net/wireless, and added this:

3. written a Makefile, based on what the Makefile in the rt2500 sources needs, and placed it in drivers/net/wireless/rt2500:


I have checked the prism54 subdir and based my approach on the way it seems to work (since it's the only subdir which doesn't contain a Kconfig file itself, the other wireless drivers subdirs do).

Can someone tell me what I do wrong, and help me out?

Thanks a bunch

Edit: nevermind... I just forgot to add a reference to the Makefile in drivers/net/wireless .

For those interested you can find the patch in attachment (should apply fairly well to recent 2.6 kernels - if not, let me know so i can take it down).

Applies cleanly to 2.6.21, many thanks.

No problem . You can just patch the kernel, no need to reconfigure, the driver is set to compile as a module by default.

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hello, i have tried this patch on my mandriva 2007.1 with a smp 2.6.20.7 kernel (AMD64X2), and i received this error:
rt2500ERROR: empty Elem in MlmeQueue..

sorry for my bad english

Hello,
This has been fixed in the CVS, the driver shipped above need be updated.

Regards,
Romain

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RutilT developer

I have seen it, but i'm interested in the kernel-patch to set a personal kernel source..
Tanks:
Regards
Christian (from Italy)
PS:
I use your driver with my new linksys WMP54G

You should just update the driver files in the above patch. Don't use any CVS sources older than today: important fixes have been applied sooner in the morning.

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Olivier Cornu (aka djinnn)
Intel x86, RT61/RT73

Okay... I was about to post the new patch, but I'll wait a few days .

For those who are in a hurry, you can get a patch here, from sources from today.

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Thanks.

Btw, it's a good idea you wait a few days before doing so as new changes are coming soon...

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Olivier Cornu (aka djinnn)
Intel x86, RT61/RT73

Okay. Any idea when that will be?

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Arch Linux 0.8 | Power in simplicity

Vern is supposed to do it.
You'd better ask him.

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Olivier Cornu (aka djinnn)
Intel x86, RT61/RT73

Supposed to do what?

Ok

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Arch Linux 0.8 | Power in simplicity

Would make you for but rt2400?

I'll see what I can do about it, I cannot guarantee an rt2400 patch will work, since i won't be able to test it (i will not compile another kernel with that driver... requires a lot of time). Also, as you can read in my post above, it's really not that difficult to integrate the driver and diff it yourself .

In the meantime, here's a new patch available, against 2.6.22, from CVS sources from July 10th, 2007.

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