Slackware, madwifi, and recompiled kernel

[chaotixmonjuish]

So I recompiled the kernel usin this method
download to desktop
tar xvfz
make xconfig
make modules_install
make
make install


and then I downloaded madwifi, however i get this error:

Checking requirements... ok.
Checking kernel configuration... FAILED
Please enable crypto API.
make: *** [configcheck] Error 1

Is there something I need to do since I recompiled from 2.4.33.3 to 2.6.21.1? How do I go about accomplishing it?

[aliov]

So I recompiled the kernel usin this method
download to desktop
tar xvfz
make xconfig
make modules_install
make
make install

after make xconfig what you exactly did,when you download a new kernel release it comes with just a few configuration ,so if you want to compile the kernel by your self you should configure it, or you can use one of the kernels in the Slackware-current site :Slackware Package Browser: Search results

hope this help

[chaotixmonjuish]

Will this solve the error?

[Juan Pablo]

Yes, it will install a precompiled kernel, you can also continue compiling your own but as the error message says, enable the crypto API

[aliov]

Yes this will solve the missing dependencies and not a error,you compiled your kernel without any cryptographic support and i think many other important support like :<M> IEEE 802.11 WEP encryption (802.1x)
<M> IEEE 802.11i CCMP support

To configure the kernel yourself it's a pain and you will still miss some configuration so if you want to use a recent kernel use the one that will be included in the new release.

Cheers.