[Chixla] Next meeting's presentation

[SMichelle]

Snipped the text, left what makes me so glad of apt-get :)
I have no experience with compiling software, sorry :(   I'd head on
over to the Linux Chix New Chix list, the Southern California Wireless
Users Group, or maybe someone here can provide some more eyes in the
MadWiFi user docs (which are scary in their own right :)
LinuxChix New Chix mailing list
http://mailman.linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/newchix
Souther California Wireless Users Group
http://www.socalwug.org 
MadWiFi user docs
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs
/Sharon
> *****
> /home/lisa$ uname -r
> 2.6.12-9-386
> 
> /home/lisa$ sudo ifconfig ath0 down 2>/dev/null
> 
> /home/lisa$ sudo ifconfig wifi0 down 2>/dev/null
> 
> /home/lisa$ cd /usr/src
> 
> /usr/src$ sudo tar -zxvf /home/lisa/madwifi-ng-current.tar.gz
> madwifi-ng-r1451-20060212/
> madwifi-ng-r1451-20060212/regression/
> ...
> (No errors)
> 
> /usr/src$ sudo mv madwifi-ng-r1451-20060212/ madwifi-ng
> 
> /usr/src$ cd madwifi-ng/scripts
> 
> /usr/src/madwifi-ng/scripts$ sudo ./madwifi-unload.bash
> 
> /usr/src/madwifi-ng/scripts$ sudo ./find-madwifi-modules.sh
> /lib/modules/
> 
> /usr/src/madwifi-ng/scripts$ cd ..
> 
> /usr/src/madwifi-ng$ sudo make
> Password:
> Checking requirements... ok.
> Checking kernel configuration... ok.
> echo -n '#define SVNVERSION "' > svnversion.h
> if [ -d .svn ]; then \
>         echo -n "xported" >> svnversion.h; \
> elif [ -s SNAPSHOT ]; then \
>         echo -n "1451" >> svnversion.h; \
> else \
>         echo -n "2006-02-16" >> svnversion.h; \
> fi
> echo '"' >> svnversion.h
> mkdir -p ./symbols
> for i in ./ath_hal ./net80211 ath_rate/sample ./ath; do \
>         make -C $i || exit 1; \
> done
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/madwifi-ng/ath_hal'
> cp -f ./../hal/public/i386-elf.opt_ah.h opt_ah.h
> cp -f ./../hal/linux/ah_osdep.c ah_osdep.c
> /usr/bin/uudecode ./../hal/public/i386-elf.hal.o.uu
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/build
> SUBDIRS=/usr/src/madwifi-ng/ath_hal
> MODVERDIR=/usr/src/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/../symbols modules make[2]:
> Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-9-386'
>   CC [M]  /usr/src/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ah_osdep.o
>   LD [M]  /usr/src/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ath_hal.o
>   Building modules, stage 2.
>   MODPOST
> Warning: could not find /usr/src/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/.hal.o.cmd for
> /usr/src/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/hal.o
>   CC      /usr/src/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ath_hal.mod.o
>   LD [M]  /usr/src/madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ath_hal.ko
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-9-386'
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/madwifi-ng/ath_hal'
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/madwifi-ng/net80211'
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/build
> SUBDIRS=/usr/src/madwifi-ng/net80211
> MODVERDIR=/usr/src/madwifi-ng/net80211/../symbols modules make[2]:
> Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-9-386'
>   CC [M]  /usr/src/madwifi-ng/net80211/if_media.o
> cc1: warnings being treated as errors
> In file included from include/linux/if_ether.h:107,
>                  from include/linux/netdevice.h:29,
>                  from /usr/src/madwifi-ng/net80211/if_media.c:58:
> include/linux/skbuff.h: In function 'skb_add_data':
> include/linux/skbuff.h:1067: warning: pointer targets in passing
> argument 1 of'csum_and_copy_from_user' differ in signedness
> make[3]: *** [/usr/src/madwifi-ng/net80211/if_media.o] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [_module_/usr/src/madwifi-ng/net80211] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-9-386'
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/madwifi-ng/net80211'
> make: *** [modules] Error 1
> /usr/src/madwifi-ng$
> 
> 
> Here's what I get if I try a make install anyway:
> 
> /usr/src/madwifi-ng$ sudo make install
> Password:
> sh scripts/find-madwifi-modules.sh /lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386
> for i in ./ath_hal ./net80211 ath_rate/sample ./ath; do \
>         make -C $i install || exit 1; \
> done
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/madwifi-ng/ath_hal'
> test -d //lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/net || mkdir -p
> //lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/net
> strip -S ath_hal.ko
> cp ath_hal.ko //lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/net
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/madwifi-ng/ath_hal'
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/madwifi-ng/net80211'
> test -d //lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/net || mkdir -p
> //lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/net
> for i in wlan.o wlan_wep.o wlan_tkip.o wlan_ccmp.o wlan_acl.o
> wlan_xauth.o wlan_scan_sta.o wlan_scan_ap.o; do \
>         f=`basename $i .o`; \
>         strip -S $f.ko; \
>         cp $f.ko //lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/net; \
> done
> strip: 'wlan.ko': No such file
> cp: cannot stat `wlan.ko': No such file or directory
> strip: 'wlan_wep.ko': No such file
> cp: cannot stat `wlan_wep.ko': No such file or directory
> strip: 'wlan_tkip.ko': No such file
> cp: cannot stat `wlan_tkip.ko': No such file or directory
> strip: 'wlan_ccmp.ko': No such file
> cp: cannot stat `wlan_ccmp.ko': No such file or directory
> strip: 'wlan_acl.ko': No such file
> cp: cannot stat `wlan_acl.ko': No such file or directory
> strip: 'wlan_xauth.ko': No such file
> cp: cannot stat `wlan_xauth.ko': No such file or directory
> strip: 'wlan_scan_sta.ko': No such file
> cp: cannot stat `wlan_scan_sta.ko': No such file or directory
> strip: 'wlan_scan_ap.ko': No such file
> cp: cannot stat `wlan_scan_ap.ko': No such file or directory
> make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/madwifi-ng/net80211'
> make: *** [install-modules] Error 1
> /usr/src/madwifi-ng$