[SOLVED] RT73 USB Wireless Driver Compilation Problem

04-02-2008

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rkowalick

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[SOLVED] RT73 USB Wireless Driver Compilation Problem

Hello everyone,

I wanted to install Ralink RT73 driver from source and can't seem to compile it. Here is the "make" output I recieved:

Code:

sudo make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-ARCH/build SUBDIRS=/home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.24-ARCH'
scripts/Makefile.build:46: *** CFLAGS was changed in "/home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module/Makefile". Fix it to use EXTRA_CFLAGS.  Stop.
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.24-ARCH'
make: *** [all] Error 2

Any help as to how I can actually get this beast to compile would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

Ryan

04-02-2008	#2 (permalink)
MikeTbob Trusted Penguin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Panther City, Tx Posts: 4,059	I did some digging around for you and seemed to come up with this answer before my browser crashed. Try using this code. Code: sudo make KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 If it doesn't work, no harm done, we'll try a different approach. __________________ I do not respond to private messages asking for help. Please keep it on the forums only.

04-02-2008

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rkowalick

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Thanks for the help, but it didn't work. Here is the output:

Code:

sudo make KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-ARCH/build SUBDIRS=/home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.24-ARCH'
  CC [M]  /home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module/rtmp_main.o
/home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module/rtmp_main.c: In function ‘usb_rtusb_probe’:
/home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module/rtmp_main.c:1030: error: implicit declaration of function ‘SET_MODULE_OWNER’
/home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module/rtmp_main.c:1048: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘weight’
/home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module/rtmp_main.c:1070: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘dev_get_by_name’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module/rtmp_main.c:1070: error: too few arguments to function ‘dev_get_by_name’
/home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module/rtmp_main.c:1060: warning: unused variable ‘device’
make[2]: *** [/home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module/rtmp_main.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/ryan/compressed/RT73_Linux_STA_Drv1.0.4.0/Module] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.24-ARCH'
make: *** [all] Error 2

04-02-2008	#4 (permalink)
MikeTbob Trusted Penguin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Panther City, Tx Posts: 4,059	Ahh, but it did work, if you'll notice the error is different this time. I'm pretty tired right now and I'm not too sure about this error either, So I'm going to leave you here with the hopes that someone else will help you. PS, Try logging in as root, instead of using Sudo __________________ I do not respond to private messages asking for help. Please keep it on the forums only.

04-02-2008	#5 (permalink)
rkowalick Just Joined! Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 12	Problem Solved! I have solved the problem. Instead of using the Ralink drivers, I used the driver found here: Downloads - Rt2x00Wiki Compiled and installed just fine!

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