cross compiling acx100 wifi kernel module

[smartsmurf]

Here is instruction from acx README:

* Create drivers/net/wireless/acx subdirectory inside
your kernel tree.
* BTW, if your kernel has drivers/net/wireless/tiacx directory,
you already may have acx driver (some different version).
Decide which one do you want.
* Unpack tarball into drivers/net/wireless/acx directory.
* Add a line to drivers/net/wireless/Makefile:
obj-m += acx/
* Build your modules as usual (perhaps "make modules modules_install").

I followed the steps and they worked out.
Please find the module attached. Disclaimer: try at your own risk!

Good luck!
SM

[arris69]

Here is instruction from acx README:

* Create drivers/net/wireless/acx subdirectory inside
your kernel tree.
* BTW, if your kernel has drivers/net/wireless/tiacx directory,
you already may have acx driver (some different version).
Decide which one do you want.
* Unpack tarball into drivers/net/wireless/acx directory.
* Add a line to drivers/net/wireless/Makefile:
obj-m += acx/
* Build your modules as usual (perhaps "make modules modules_install").

I followed the steps and they worked out.
Please find the module attached. Disclaimer: try at your own risk!

Good luck!
SM

you saw?
WARNING: "request_firmware" undefined
WARNING: "release_firmware" undefined

arris

ps: just for fun, acx_20080210.bb

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DESCRIPTION = "Open Source Linux driver for wireless network cards (DWL-[G]520+ PCI, DWL-[G]650+ CardBus, GL-2422MP mini-PCI, DWL-120+ USB etc.) which use the entirely undocumented Texas Instruments (TI) ACX100/ACX111 chips, for 2.4.x to 2.6.x kernels."
HOMEPAGE = "http://http://acx100.sourceforge.net/"
SECTION = "kernel/modules"
LICENSE = "GPL"

SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/acx100/acx100/20080210/acx-20080210.tar.bz2 \
        file://selp-disable_pcidev.patch;patch=1 \
"

KERNEL_MAJOR_VERSION = "2.6"
INHIBIT_PACKAGE_STRIP = "1"
inherit module

RDEPENDS = ""
PR = "r01"

S = "${WORKDIR}/acx-20080210"
EXTRA_OEMAKE = 'DEBUG=y KERNDIR="${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR}" KDIR="${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR}" KERNEL_SOURCE="${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR}"'

do_install() {
        install -d ${D}${base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/kernel/drivers/net
        install -m 0644 *.ko ${D}${base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/kernel/drivers/net/
}

do_rm_work () {
        oenote "we keep data for now!"
        :
}

[smartsmurf]

you saw?
WARNING: "request_firmware" undefined
WARNING: "release_firmware" undefined

Yes, I did. However, I don't own that type of card and didn't take that warning into account - since the README states

You should not supply firmware_dir= parameter anymore. Driver will try
to load the following images via hotplug (not from /usr/share/acx
directory as older driver did, hotplug firmware directory location
varies for different distros, try /lib/firmware or
/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware):

Should I remove the compiled kernel driver?

[arris69]

...
Should I remove the compiled kernel driver?

people just need to know that the driver won't work with samsung kernel (i guess).
but may it's usable on other arm based devices or with custom kernel.

arris

[erdem_ua]

damn, this will take a little longer. Someone updated to a CI+ FW and I don't get access to a shell (neither vie telnet trojan horse nor by console). I first have to find a way to downgrade the FW

No shell -> No revert back. Sorry.