Re: [zd1211-devs] WPA2 on Debian Sarge with 2.6.8-2

[David V. <da...@ve...>]

On 5/14/06, Jan Henrik Sylvester <me...@ja...> wrote:
> As described in 'How to build on Debian Sarge?', I have had some
> problems with zd1211 on Debian Sarge with kernel 2.6.8-2.
>
> r52, r59, r72, and r74 cannot load because 'usb_unlock_device' and
> 'usb_lock_device_for_reset' are missing.
>
> r38, r48, and r51 load, but wpa_supplicant fails to enable WPA in the
> driver (with wext). From reading this mailing list, I guess this is
> expected. Some patch for wpa_supplicant was mentioned for earlier
> releases, but I could not find more information.
>
> What options do I have? Is there any way to get rid of the dependency on
> the two missing symbols? Otherwise, where can I find information on the
> wpa_supplicant patch for earlier versions? Will it works with a WPA2-PSK
> connection?
>
> Or do I have to think about a kernel update? I would like to have this
> system as stable as possible. Can I update without leaving stable
> Debian? Which version of the kernel would you suggest? (I only think
> about this -- I do not like the idea too much.)
>
> Thanks
> Jan Henrik
>

Well, You need at least a 2.6.10 kernel

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.10

[PATCH] USB: Add locking support for USB device resets
"This patch reintroduces the usb_lock_device_for_reset() routine, ..."

BTW, think about searching the mailing list, the question was answered
5 days ago !
Best regards
david

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david vernazobres