Orinoco FW version

[Joseph R. Skoler]

Thanks.

I ran 'make config' and that seems to have worked.

I then ran 'make dep' as per the instructions.

Then I'm lost; so I ran 'make all'

After a while it finished.

Now what?

I've looked at all sorts of HOWTO's -- they're all entitled "How to compile
your kernel" and they're all vastly different.

One mentions creating a boot image and putting it in /boot -- no idea how to
do this.

Not hard?  Perhaps.  Conspiracy to keep it a secret?  Definetly (;-(

Joseph R. Skoler
joseph at compuhelp.com <mailto:joseph at compuhelp.com>
CompuHelp Technologies, Inc.
Computer Consulting, Network Solutions, Integration, Support
11 Lispenard Street   New York, NY  10013  212-995-2955
http://www.compuhelp.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Abiad [mailto:cabiad at engmail.uwaterloo.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 5:17 PM
> To: Joseph R. Skoler
> Cc: wireless at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: Orinoco FW version
>
>
> I learned how to compile the Linux kernel only recently.  It
> turns out it
> really isn't that hard at all.  Basically it just requires
> you to know
> about what kinds of hardware you'd like your system to be
> compatible with
> (what you've already got, plus what you think you might get
> in the future)
> .  When in doubt, there's always help info and, as a last resort, a
> default option.
>
> You might also look for a kernel compilation HOWTO on the
> internet.  Can't
> remember the one I read, but some of them are quite good.
>
> For the time being though, to compile the kernel from the
> command line you
> should try: make menuconfig.
>
> The command "make xconfig" is for setting up compilation
> options under X
> Windows and requires that you have it running.
>
> Good luck!
>
> chris
>
>
> On Wednesday, June 12, 2002, at 04:32 PM, Joseph R. Skoler wrote:
>
> >  
> > How did I know there'd be issues -- this happens from the
> consols as well
> > as ssh'ing in:
> >  
> > [root at localhost linux]# make xconfig
> > rm -f include/asm
> > ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
> > make -C scripts kconfig.tk
> > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.18/linux/scripts'
> > gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -c
> -o tkparse.o
> > tkparse.c
> > gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -c
> -o tkcond.o
> > tkcond.c
> > gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -c
> -o tkgen.o
> > tkgen.c
> > gcc -o tkparse tkparse.o tkcond.o tkgen.o
> > cat header.tk >> ./kconfig.tk
> > ./tkparse < ../arch/i386/config.in >> kconfig.tk
> > echo "set defaults \"arch/i386/defconfig\"" >> kconfig.tk
> > echo "set ARCH \"i386\"" >> kconfig.tk
> > cat tail.tk >> kconfig.tk
> > chmod 755 kconfig.tk
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.18/linux/scripts'
> > wish -f scripts/kconfig.tk
> > Application initialization failed: no display name and no $DISPLAY
> > environment variable
> > Error in startup script: invalid command name "button"
> >     while executing
> > "button .ref"
> >     (file "scripts/kconfig.tk" line 51)
> > make: *** [xconfig] Error 1
> > [root at localhost linux]#
> >  
> > Joseph R. Skoler
> > joseph at compuhelp.com
> > CompuHelp Technologies, Inc.
> >
> > Computer Consulting, Network Solutions, Integration, Support
> > 11 Lispenard Street   New York, NY  10013  212-995-2955
> > http://www.compuhelp.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wireless-admin at lists.samba.org [mailto:wireless-
> > admin at lists.samba.org]On Behalf Of Luis Sánchez
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 10:54 AM
> > To: wireless at lists.samba.org
> > Subject: Re: Orinoco FW version
> >
> > The basic steps you must follow to recompile the kernel are:
> >  
> >  - download 2.4.18 kernel from
> www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ 
> > (you have to download the .tar.gz file)
> >  
> > - extract the kernel. (you probably have a link called
> linux to the old
> > kernel folder,
> > you must remove it and create a new one which points to the
> 2.4.18 kernel
> > folder)
> >  
> > - Recompile the kernel and when you do 
> >         - make xconfig
> >  If you want to use the pcmcia-cs package you must disable the
> >  PCMCIA / CardBus support on General Setup menu and activate
> >  the Wireless LAN (non-hamradio) option on Network device support
> >  menu)
> >  
> > - Now you can download and install the pcmcia-cs package
> that you want.
> > I think that 3.1.33 is good      
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Martin Pot" <m.t.pot at ieee.org>
> > To: "Joseph R.Skoler" <joseph at compuhelp.com>; "'Martin Pot'"
> > <m.t.pot at ieee.org>; <wireless at lists.samba.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 4:15 PM
> > Subject: RE: Orinoco FW version
> >
> > > I'd suggest the following:
> > >
> > > -download 2.4.18 kernel
> > > -compile kernel without pcmcia support
> > > -install kernel
> > > -download pcmcia-cs 3.1.34 beta
> > > -compile pcmcia-cs
> > > -install pcmcia-cs
> > >
> > >
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/03/06/recipe.html has some
> > useful info on configuration of a wireless router.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Martin.
> >
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > > Can I simply download & install, or do I need to uninstall 3.1.33 and/
> or
> > > recompile the kernel w/out pcmcia support (something not yet done on
> this
> > > system)?
> > >
> > >
> > > Joseph R. Skoler
> > > joseph at compuhelp.com <mailto:joseph at compuhelp.com>
> > > CompuHelp Technologies, Inc.
> > > Computer Consulting, Network Solutions, Integration, Support
> > > 11 Lispenard Street   New York, NY  10013  212-995-2955
> > > http://www.compuhelp.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Martin Pot [mailto:m.t.pot at ieee.org]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 8:00 AM
> > > > To: Joseph R.Skoler; wireless at lists.samba.org
> > > > Subject: RE: Orinoco FW version
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Joseph,  You're using an old version of the orinoco_cs driver
> > > > too.  I'd suggest you download a beta version of pcmcia-cs
> > > > 3.1.34, as it  includes the 0.11b version of the orinoco_cs
> > > > driver  Cheers, Martin.  > hermes.c: 16 Jan 2002 David Gibson
> > > > <hermes at gibson.dropbear.id.au> > orinoco.c 0.09b (David
> > > > Gibson <hermes at gibson.dropbear.id.au> and others) >
> > > > orinoco_cs.c 0.09b (David Gibson <hermes at gibson.dropbear.id.au> and
> > > >
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