> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: newbie question > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:34:27 -0400 > CC: [email protected] > > > Larry Finger wrote: > > Ehud Gavron wrote: > > > I've git clone'd the wireless-dev tree, and the test tree, and there > > > ain't* not bcm43xx_mac80211 or b43 or b44 or anything similar in the > > > .config. > > > > > > 1) How can I get access to update the berlios.de wiki? I'd like to > > > contribute, and I think I can help other newbies because I can relate > > > (being one) but I can also talk technical to a point. > > > 2) Where can I download the *latest* kernel with the *latest* changes? > > > I want to help the development process, and while you guys are clear on > > > the RE and the Driver Development teams.... you also need testers. > > > Well. I'm one :) > > > > Linville reorganized his tree. The default clone gets you only a copy of > > Linus's tree on branch > > "master". I don't know how to get the rest - he is planning on sending an > > email about this. > > > > Larry > > After doing a bit of digging, I've figured out what needs to be done. If you > have just cloned the wireless-dev branch you need to do the following: > > git checkout --track -b [dest branch] [desired branch] > > where [dest branch] will be the name used for the local branch > and [desired branch] is one of the branches from git branch -r > > For example: > git branch -r in the new wireless-dev clone shows the following: > origin/HEAD > origin/adm8211 > origin/b43 > origin/everything > origin/iwlwifi > origin/mac80211 > origin/master > origin/merged-upstream > origin/mm-master > origin/p54 > origin/rt2x00 > origin/ssb > origin/zd1211rw > > Therefore we can create a local branch called everyting that contains > everything from origin/everything by issuing the command: > git checkout --track -b everything origin/everything > > You should then be able to apply any b43 or mac80211 patches that have not > yet been applied and subsequently build a new kernel.
My bad, should have know not to put stuff between a > and < -David _________________________________________________________________ Recharge--play some free games. Win cool prizes too! http://club.live.com/home.aspx?icid=CLUB_wlmailtextlink _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
