How to install native broadcom drivers for BCM4311, BCM4312, BCM4321, and BCM4322

[kevdog]

Sorry for butting in on the current conversation, but the build symbolic link located within:

/lib/modules/`uname -r`

should be symbolically linked to:
/usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`

So what I would do would be within /lib/modules/`uname -r`

ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r` build

Then can you do a ls -la
and tell me where the build directory points to?

[n00bz]

The problem is that /usr/src/linux-2.6.30.5-ep0 does not exist. Since it is not there, then the build link is not going to work.

How did you get the linux-2.6.30.5-ep0 kernel? If you compiled it on your own, where did you compile it? If you just downloaded the kernel and installed it, do you know if they supply header files (something like linux-2.6.30.5-ep0-headers?

Can you supply the result of:

ls /usr/src

It might be possible that the linux-2.6.30.5-ep0 directory might be labeled differently.

yea sure umm its

john@mobius:/lib/modules/2.6.30.5-ep0$ ls /usr/src
linux-headers-2.6.30.5-ep0

[n00bz]

Sorry for butting in on the current conversation, but the build symbolic link located within:

/lib/modules/`uname -r`

should be symbolically linked to:
/usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`

So what I would do would be within /lib/modules/`uname -r`

ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r` build

Then can you do a ls -la
and tell me where the build directory points to?

ahh ok errr i typed it in

john@mobius:/lib/modules/2.6.30.5-ep0$ ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r` build
ln: creating symbolic link `build': File exists

i got that and then i typed this and got

john@mobius:/lib/modules/2.6.30.5-ep0$  ls -la
total 2360
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root   4096 2009-09-13 23:16 .
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root   4096 2009-08-29 12:43 ..
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     27 2009-09-13 23:16 build -> /usr/src/linux-2.6.30.5-ep0
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root   4096 2009-08-29 12:08 kernel
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 374128 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.alias
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 371071 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.alias.bin
-rw-r--r--  1 root root     69 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.ccwmap
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 143202 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.dep
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 218348 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.dep.bin
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   1331 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.ieee1394map
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    218 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.inputmap
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   1236 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.isapnpmap
-rw-r--r--  1 root root     74 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.ofmap
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  62150 2009-08-27 13:48 modules.order
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 169905 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.pcimap
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   1387 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.seriomap
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 152949 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.symbols
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 197274 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.symbols.bin
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 668803 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.usbmap
john@mobius:/lib/modules/2.6.30.5-ep0$

thanks any help is greatly appreciated

[Ayuthia]

ahh ok errr i typed it in

john@mobius:/lib/modules/2.6.30.5-ep0$ ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r` build
ln: creating symbolic link `build': File exists

i got that and then i typed this and got

john@mobius:/lib/modules/2.6.30.5-ep0$  ls -la
total 2360
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root   4096 2009-09-13 23:16 .
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root   4096 2009-08-29 12:43 ..
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     27 2009-09-13 23:16 build -> /usr/src/linux-2.6.30.5-ep0
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root   4096 2009-08-29 12:08 kernel
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 374128 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.alias
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 371071 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.alias.bin
-rw-r--r--  1 root root     69 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.ccwmap
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 143202 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.dep
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 218348 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.dep.bin
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   1331 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.ieee1394map
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    218 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.inputmap
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   1236 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.isapnpmap
-rw-r--r--  1 root root     74 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.ofmap
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  62150 2009-08-27 13:48 modules.order
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 169905 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.pcimap
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   1387 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.seriomap
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 152949 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.symbols
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 197274 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.symbols.bin
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 668803 2009-08-29 12:08 modules.usbmap
john@mobius:/lib/modules/2.6.30.5-ep0$

thanks any help is greatly appreciated

We will need to remove the build file and relink it:

cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`
sudo rm build
sudo ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r` build

That should solve your problem.

I am a Gentoo user and tend to build my kernels. They don't have the linux-headers prefix. I keep forgetting to switch my mind back the the Ubuntu standards.

[kevdog]

Ayuthia

Had no idea you used Gentoo -- learn something everyday!!

[n00bz]

We will need to remove the build file and relink it:

cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`
sudo rm build
sudo ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r` build

That should solve your problem.

I am a Gentoo user and tend to build my kernels. They don't have the linux-headers prefix. I keep forgetting to switch my mind back the the Ubuntu standards.

really? thats it lol =D i'm sooo happy my face actually looks like that,
but umm one question err do i start all over again from the first page? from the first step ( redownload that file) all the way down?

[Ayuthia]

Ayuthia

Had no idea you used Gentoo -- learn something everyday!!

It's funny. I was using Arch for a while and life was good. I then started developing again and missed Gentoo so I started using it again and have been very happy with it. I might try using slackware sometime, but I am not for sure if I am going to like it or not since it likes the keep it simple method. It does not sound like things break too often...

n00bz, my hope is that the link will now get you to be able to start compiling the kernel module again. However, if you have not patched the Broadcom STA source, it will most likely crash during compile. Here is a link that might help you through that problem:
http://www.void.gr/kargig/blog/2009/...broadcom-4328/

The person who wrote it is using four different patches. The 2.6.30 patch 2 file is something that you will need. The hidden-essid one is handy if you are using a hidden essid. The other two I am not sure about. You might be able to get a clean compile with just those two files. I would not use the last one if you are using a 64 bit version though since it is listed as a 32-bit patch. I am guessing that it is labeled like that because the author is using a 32-bit version, but I am not sure if it was tested on a 64-bit kernel.

[Ayuthia]

really? thats it lol =D i'm sooo happy my face actually looks like that,
but umm one question err do i start all over again from the first page? from the first step ( redownload that file) all the way down?

You just need to continue at this point:

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.30.5-ep0/build M=`pwd`

[n00bz]

It's funny. I was using Arch for a while and life was good. I then started developing again and missed Gentoo so I started using it again and have been very happy with it. I might try using slackware sometime, but I am not for sure if I am going to like it or not since it likes the keep it simple method. It does not sound like things break too often...

n00bz, my hope is that the link will now get you to be able to start compiling the kernel module again. However, if you have not patched the Broadcom STA source, it will most likely crash during compile. Here is a link that might help you through that problem:
http://www.void.gr/kargig/blog/2009/...broadcom-4328/

The person who wrote it is using four different patches. The 2.6.30 patch 2 file is something that you will need. The hidden-essid one is handy if you are using a hidden essid. The other two I am not sure about. You might be able to get a clean compile with just those two files. I would not use the last one if you are using a 64 bit version though since it is listed as a 32-bit patch. I am guessing that it is labeled like that because the author is using a 32-bit version, but I am not sure if it was tested on a 64-bit kernel.

hey i think everything went ok i finnaly got to do the make -C /lib/modules/2.6.30.5-ep0/build M=`pwd`

and this came out

john@mobius:~/wdriver$  make -C /lib/modules/2.6.30.5-ep0/build M=`pwd`
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.30.5-ep0'
  LD      /home/john/wdriver/built-in.o
  CC [M]  /home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:57:27: error: net/ieee80211.h: No such file or directory
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_attach’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:362: error: implicit declaration of function ‘ieee80211_get_crypto_ops’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:362: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:365: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_free’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:634: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:669: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:685: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:689: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_open’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:714: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_close’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:742: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_start’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:765: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_alloc_if’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:850: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_get_driver_info’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1030: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_ioctl’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1118: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1119: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_get_stats’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1204: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_get_wireless_stats’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1236: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1237: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_set_mac_address’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1304: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1312: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘_wl_set_multicast_list’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1335: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_tkip_miccheck’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1726: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1729: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_tkip_micadd’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1748: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_tkip_encrypt’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1768: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_tkip_decrypt’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1790: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1792: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_tkip_keyset’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1834: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1844: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1851: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1861: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1871: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1878: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_tkip_printstats’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1897: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1899: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
make[1]: *** [/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/home/john/wdriver] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.30.5-ep0'

after that i did this
sudo modprobe ieee80211_crypt_tkipand this came out

john@mobius:~/wdriver$ sudo modprobe ieee80211_crypt_tkip
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
FATAL: Module ieee80211_crypt_tkip not found.

any ideas?

[Ayuthia]

hey i think everything went ok i finnaly got to do the make -C /lib/modules/2.6.30.5-ep0/build M=`pwd`

and this came out

john@mobius:~/wdriver$  make -C /lib/modules/2.6.30.5-ep0/build M=`pwd`
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.30.5-ep0'
  LD      /home/john/wdriver/built-in.o
  CC [M]  /home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:57:27: error: net/ieee80211.h: No such file or directory
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_attach’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:362: error: implicit declaration of function ‘ieee80211_get_crypto_ops’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:362: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:365: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_free’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:634: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:669: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:685: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:689: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_open’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:714: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_close’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:742: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_start’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:765: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_alloc_if’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:850: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_get_driver_info’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1030: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_ioctl’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1118: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1119: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_get_stats’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1204: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_get_wireless_stats’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1236: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1237: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_set_mac_address’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1304: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1312: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘_wl_set_multicast_list’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1335: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘priv’
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_tkip_miccheck’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1726: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1729: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_tkip_micadd’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1748: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_tkip_encrypt’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1768: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_tkip_decrypt’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1790: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1792: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_tkip_keyset’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1834: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1844: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1851: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1861: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1871: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1878: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_tkip_printstats’:
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1897: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1899: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
make[1]: *** [/home/john/wdriver/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/home/john/wdriver] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.30.5-ep0'

If you look at my previous post, I provided a link that has some patches that will help. The error message should be able to be fixed by using the 2.6.30 patch 2 patch that the author mentions. For some reason the ieee80211.h file keeps changing names.