[Slackbuilds-users] Madwifi Driver and Tool

[Gary Maxwell]

Robby,

Thanks for the reply. I found the script that I need to run but which 
directory do I need to run the patch in?

Thanks!

Robby Workman wrote:
> Gary Maxwell wrote:
>   
>> Hello all!
>>
>> I recently built the madwifi driver and tools using the slackbuild from 
>> slackbuilds.org. After I installed the packages I got error messages as 
>> follows:
>>
>> modprobe ath_pci output
>> WARNING: Error inserting ath_hal (/lib/modules/2.6.21.5/net/ath_hal.ko): 
>> Invalid module format
>> WARNING: Error inserting wlan (/lib/modules/2.6.21.5/net/wlan.ko): 
>> Invalid module format
>> FATAL: Error inserting ath_pci (/lib/modules/2.6.21.5/net/ath_pci.ko): 
>> Invalid module format
>>
>> dmesg output:
>> ath_hal: version magic '2.6.21.5-smp SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be 
>> '2.6.21.5 mod_unload 486 '
>> wlan: version magic '2.6.21.5-smp SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be 
>> '2.6.21.5 mod_unload 486 '
>> ath_pci: version magic '2.6.21.5-smp SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be 
>> '2.6.21.5 mod_unload 486 '
>>
>> I am using the huge.s kernel in Slackware 12. Any help would be appreciated.
>>     
>
>
> Yes, scroll down about 1/4 of the way through CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT on
> your install media or any Slackware mirror.  The kernel sources are
> shipped configured for SMP,but you're using the non-smp kernel.
> You'll need to fix the sources - further information is mentioned in
> the link I referenced above.
>
> -RW
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