Re: [Madwifi-users] More Info on Compile Problem

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Output of make info and make:
vector://madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2
root:# ls
BuildCaps.inc Makefile.inc ath_hal/ hal/ patches/ tools/
COPYRIGHT README ath_rate/ include/ regression/
INSTALL THANKS contrib/ kernelversion.c release.h
Makefile ath/ docs/ net80211/ scripts/
vector://madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2

root:# make info
The following settings will be used for compilation:
TARGET : i386-elf
ARCH : i386
BUS : PCI
KERNELRELEASE: 2.6.18.5
KERNELPATH : /lib/modules/2.6.18.5/build
KERNELCONF : /lib/modules/2.6.18.5/build/.config
KMODPATH : /lib/modules/2.6.18.5/net
KMODSUF : ko
vector://madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2

root:# make
Checking requirements... ok.
Checking kernel configuration... ok.
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18.5/build SUBDIRS=/madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.18.5'
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath/if_ath.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath/if_ath_pci.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath/ath_pci.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_hal/ah_os.o
HOSTCC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_hal/uudecode
UUDECODE /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_hal/i386-elf.hal.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_hal/ath_hal.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_rate/amrr/amrr.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_rate/amrr/ath_rate_amrr.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_rate/onoe/onoe.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_rate/onoe/ath_rate_onoe.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_rate/sample/sample.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_rate/sample/ath_rate_sample.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/if_media.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_beacon.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_crypto.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_crypto_none.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_input.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_node.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_output.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_power.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_proto.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_scan.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_linux.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_monitor.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_rate.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_acl.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_crypto_ccmp.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_scan_ap.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_scan_sta.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_crypto_tkip.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_crypto_wep.o
CC [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/ieee80211_xauth.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_wep.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_tkip.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_ccmp.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_acl.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_xauth.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_scan_sta.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_scan_ap.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath/ath_pci.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath/ath_pci.ko
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_hal/ath_hal.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_hal/ath_hal.ko
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_rate/amrr/ath_rate_amrr.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_rate/amrr/ath_rate_amrr.ko
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_rate/onoe/ath_rate_onoe.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_rate/onoe/ath_rate_onoe.ko
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_rate/sample/ath_rate_sample.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/ath_rate/sample/ath_rate_sample.ko
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan.ko
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_acl.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_acl.ko
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_ccmp.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_ccmp.ko
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_scan_ap.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_scan_ap.ko
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_scan_sta.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_scan_sta.ko
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_tkip.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_tkip.ko
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_wep.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_wep.ko
CC /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_xauth.mod.o
LD [M] /madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/net80211/wlan_xauth.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.18.5'
make -C ./tools all || exit 1
make[1]: Entering directory `/madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/tools'
gcc -o athstats -g -O2 -Wall -I. -I../hal -I.. -I../ath athstats.c
gcc -o 80211stats -g -O2 -Wall -I. -I../hal -I.. 80211stats.c
gcc -o athkey -g -O2 -Wall -I. -I../hal -I.. athkey.c
gcc -o athchans -g -O2 -Wall -I. -I../hal -I.. athchans.c
gcc -o athctrl -g -O2 -Wall -I. -I../hal -I.. athctrl.c
gcc -o athdebug -g -O2 -Wall -I. -I../hal -I.. athdebug.c
gcc -o 80211debug -g -O2 -Wall -I. -I../hal -I.. 80211debug.c
gcc -o wlanconfig -g -O2 -Wall -I. -I../hal -I.. wlanconfig.c
make[1]: Leaving directory `/madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2/tools'
vector://madwifi/madwifi-0.9.3.2
root:#

Continuing to follow instructions in 
http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/FirstTimeHowTo

make install ran with no errors --- sorry did not capture output

modprobe ath_pci --- no errors returned however wrote "eth0 ath_pci" in 
modprobe.conf instead of "ath0 ath_pci" --- corrected

vector:/~
root:# wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta
wlanconfig: ioctl: Input/output error
vector:/~

root:# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
wifi0 no wireless extensions.
ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Roberto"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:11 dBm Sensitivity=1/1
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=0/70 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
vector:/~

root:# ifconfig ath0 up
vector:/~

root:# modprobe wlan_scan_sta
vector:/~

root:# wlanconfig ath0 list scan
vector:/~

root:# iwlist ath0 scan
ath0 No scan results

vector:/~
root:# iwconfig ath0 essid "Roberto"
vector:/~

root:# iwlist ath0 scan
ath0 No scan results

vector:/~
root:# dhcpcd -t 60 -d ath0
dhcpcd: MAC address = 00:11:50:70:5b:38
vector:/~

The last entry means that no communication occurred with the wireless 
router. Firewall in Linux is turned off. Router has no WEP/WPA and mac 
address filtering is turned off for this test.