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# Original File
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#	http://Linux-Wireless.org/Install-Howto/Drivers/madwifi/madwifi-20040827-linux-2.6.8.1.Patch-Howto.txt
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# ==========================================
# #
# # Patch Madwifi Drivers for linux-2.6.8.1
# #	- linux-2.6.8.1 requires some patches to the madwifi drivers
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# ==========================================
#	- tested on Suse-9.1 w/ linux-2.6.8.1
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# Using this Patch ( seems to work for us )
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#	http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.madwifi.user/3961
#       http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~gropp_v/madwifi-2.6.8_and_-mm-040821.patch.bz2
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# Another Patch ( we didnt test it )
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#	http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.madwifi.user/3923
#       http://www.linuxtux.org/misc/madwifi-20040814-2.6.8_fix.diff
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# 27-Aug-04 amo Date-of-Birth
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# Go to the working area
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cd /usr/local/src 
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# Get the latest madwifi sources
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cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/madwifi co madwifi
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# Make a 2nd copy that we will apply the patch into
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cp -par madwifi madwifi-2.6.8.1 
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cd madwifi-2.6.8.1
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# Download the Patch
# ===================
wget http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~gropp_v/madwifi-2.6.8_and_-mm-040821.patch.bz2
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bzip2 -d madwifi-2.6.8_and_-mm-040821.patch.bz2
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# First test the patch  ( you should NOT see any errors )
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patch -p1 --dry-run < ../madwifi-2.6.8_and_-mm-040821.patch
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# Apply the patch
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patch -p1 < ../madwifi-2.6.8_and_-mm-040821.patch
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# Move the Patched madwifi drivers to long silly name
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
mv madwifi-2.6.8.1 madwifi-20040827-patched-for-2.6.8.1
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# Build the madwifi drivers as usual
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cd madwifi-20040827-patched-for-2.6.8.1
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make install
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# Install and Configure the Madwifi Drivers
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#	http://Linux-Wireless.org/Install-Howto/WL/wl.install.sh
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# 
# Conclusion
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#	Suse-9.1 w/ linux-2.6.8.1 seems to work w/ our NetGear WG311 and w/ WEP too
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# # Error Messages you get with an unpatched madwifi driver ( as of Aug 27 2004 ) with linux-2.6.8.1
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cd /usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827
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  CC [M]  /usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827/net80211/ieee80211_proto.o
  CC [M]  /usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.o
  CC [M]  /usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827/net80211/ieee80211_linux.o
/usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827/net80211/ieee80211_linux.c: In function `ieee80211_sysctl_debug':
/usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827/net80211/ieee80211_linux.c:369: error: too few arguments to function `proc_dointvec'
/usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827/net80211/ieee80211_linux.c:374: error: too few arguments to function `proc_dointvec'
/usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827/net80211/ieee80211_linux.c: At top level:
/usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827/net80211/ieee80211_linux.c:386: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827/net80211/ieee80211_linux.c:391: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make[3]: *** [/usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827/net80211/ieee80211_linux.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827/net80211] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/linux-2.6.8.1'
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/madwifi-20040827/net80211'
make: *** [all] Error 1
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