Howto Broadcom BCM4311 wireless hybrid driver

[mopac]

Hello Salixers!

I am wondering if someone has build the wl.ko driver and make it work in Salix.
That person will help the others. With a step by step howto.

Thanks,

[mopac]

Hello!

I made work mi wireless with ndiwrapper in Salix Live 13! But I am still interested in the wl,

I found somewhere in this forum the link to the Slackbuild package and this is the error I got

make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.29.6'
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.29.6'
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.29.6'

ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.
include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.
Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it.

LD /tmp/SBo/build-broadcom-sta/built-in.o
CC [M] /tmp/SBo/build-broadcom-sta/src/shared/linux_osl.o
/tmp/SBo/build-broadcom-sta/src/shared/linux_osl.c:1: error: code model ‘kernel’ not supported in the 32 bit mode
/tmp/SBo/build-broadcom-sta/src/shared/linux_osl.c:1: sorry, unimplemented: 64-bit mode not compiled in
make[1]: *** [/tmp/SBo/build-broadcom-sta/src/shared/linux_osl.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/tmp/SBo/build-broadcom-sta] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.29.6'
one[broadcom-sta]$

I am completely lost...
Please, can someone help me and the other users of bmc to enjoy a successful wifi with the "official" driver.


Thanks,

[gapan]

Try installing the kernel-source first.

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slapt-get -i kernel-source

[mopac]

Bingo! Thank you gapan! yes I forgot about the sources.

[mopac]

This is the new error with the sources installed

make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.29.6'
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.29.6'
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.29.6'
LD /tmp/SBo/build-broadcom-sta/built-in.o
CC [M] /tmp/SBo/build-broadcom-sta/src/shared/linux_osl.o
CC [M] /tmp/SBo/build-broadcom-sta/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
CC [M] /tmp/SBo/build-broadcom-sta/src/wl/sys/wl_iw.o
LD [M] /tmp/SBo/build-broadcom-sta/wl.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
FATAL: vmlinux has no symtab?
make[1]: *** [__modpost] Error 1
make: *** [modules] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.29.6'


Thanks