#275: Scan for non-ESSID-broadcasting access point always fails
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner: mrenzmann
Type: defect | Status: assigned
Priority: minor | Milestone: version 1.0.0 - first
stable release
Component: madwifi: 802.11 stack | Version: trunk
Resolution: | Keywords:
Patch_attached: 1 |
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Comment (by kelmo):
One user (Manfred on madwifi-users) reported that madwifi-ng will fail to
compile on linux 2.6.11 when this patch is applied:-
{{{
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-kanotix-11'
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/if_media.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_beacon.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_crypto.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_crypto_none.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_input.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_node.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_output.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_power.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_proto.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_scan.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.o
/usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c: In function
`ieee80211_ioctl_siwscan':
/usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c:1296: error:
storage
size of `req' isn't known
/usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c:1296: warning:
unused variable `req'
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.o]
Error
1
make[2]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-kanotix-11'
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211'
make: *** [modules] Fehler 1
}}}
Does it require a recent WE version to function? or am I on the wrong
track?
Thanks, Kel.
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/275>
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