Package: bcm43xx-source Version: 20060212-3 Severity: normal This may be the same bug as 353996, but I found that report so confusing I really wasn't sure. This may also be a case of operator error, but I'm not sure what I've done wrong. Anyway, I followed this procedure in trying to help bcm43xx modules.
1) tar xjvf linux-source-2.6.15.tar.bz 2) configure & compile kernel with make-kpkg. 3) tar xjvf ieee80211softmac.tar.bz2 4) make-kpkg --added-modules ieee80211softmac modules_image 5) dpkg -i ieee80211softmac-headers-2.6.15cavybook1_20060125-2+3.0_all.deb \ ieee80211softmac-modules-2.6.15cavybook1_20060125-2+3.0_powerpc.deb 6) tar xjvf bcm43xx.tar.bz2 7) make-kpkg --added-modules bcm43xx modules_image At this point it starts to compile, then dies (error messages are shown below). However, if I copy the contents of /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15cavybook1/include/net into /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.15/include/net, then it compiles just fine. Here is the output: /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h:11:34: error: net/ieee80211softmac.h: No such file or directory /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h:19:1: warning: "KBUILD_MODNAME" redefined <command line>:1:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition In file included from /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:43: /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h: In function ‘bcm43xx_priv’: /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h:751: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘ieee80211softmac_priv’ /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h:751: warning: return makes pointer from integer without a cast /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c: In function ‘bcm43xx_generate_txhdr’: /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:512: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:514: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c: In function ‘bcm43xx_disassociate’: /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:676: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c: In function ‘bcm43xx_softmac_init’: /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:3268: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘ieee80211softmac_start’ /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c: In function ‘bcm43xx_net_stop’: /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:4164: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘ieee80211softmac_stop’ /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c: In function ‘bcm43xx_init_private’: /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:4178: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c: In function ‘bcm43xx_init_one’: /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:4243: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘alloc_ieee80211softmac’ /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:4243: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:4301: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘free_ieee80211softmac’ /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c: In function ‘bcm43xx_resume’: /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:4432: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type make[5]: *** [/usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.o] 1 הלקת make[4]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/bcm43xx/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx] 2 הלקת make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.15' make[3]: *** [modules] 2 הלקת make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/bcm43xx' make[2]: *** [binary-modules] 2 הלקת make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/bcm43xx' make[1]: *** [kdist_build] 2 הלקת make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/bcm43xx' Module /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx failed. Perhaps /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx does not understand --rootcmd? If you see messages that indicate that it is not in fact being built as root, please file a bug against /usr/src/modules/bcm43xx. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (750, 'testing'), (110, 'unstable'), (10, 'stable') Architecture: powerpc (ppc) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.15cavybook1 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages bcm43xx-source depends on: ii bzip2 1.0.3-2 high-quality block-sorting file co ii debhelper 5.0.22 helper programs for debian/rules ii dpatch 2.0.18 patch maintenance system for Debia ii ieee80211softmac-source 20060125-2 Source for the ieee80211softmac dr ii make 3.80+3.81.b4-1 The GNU version of the "make" util ii module-assistant 0.10.2 tool to make module package creati Versions of packages bcm43xx-source recommends: ii bcm43xx-fwcutter 20060108-3 Utility for extracting Broadcom 43 -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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