[ILUG] IEEE 802.11 libraries compile failure

[Frank Duignan]

The kernel is complaining because the functions init_module and
module_cleanup are not exported as public symbols - I took a quick
look at the file from source forge and no such functions are present -
is this supposed to be part of something bigger?
f

On 9/27/05, Cian Davis <davisc at skynet.ie> wrote:
>
> Paul Jakma wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, Cian Davis wrote:
> >
> >> However, compilation of the ieee80211 libraries isn't completing with
> >> 'Warning: "init_module" $file undefined' or cleanup_module undefined.
> >
> >
> > What exactly makes you think it isn't completing? Warning's are not
> > errors and the below very much looks like it did complete succesfully
> > despite the warnings..
>
>
> The reason is that if I ignore, compile ipw2200 and install....
>
> eire-og:~# modprobe ipw2200
> WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211_crypt
> (/lib/modules/2.6.11-1-686/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.ko): Invalid module
> format
> WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211
> (/lib/modules/2.6.11-1-686/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko): Invalid module
> format
> FATAL: Error inserting ipw2200
> (/lib/modules/2.6.11-1-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.ko): Invalid
> module format
>
> Complaining about the same modules.... And the only errors I get during
> compile are the undefined errors.
>
> I get the exact same errors as in the initial mail during the make
> install of ieee80211 and also during the make and make install of ipw22000
>
> Regards,
> Cian
>
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