Re: [Gumstix-users] zd1211rw works good :-)

[Bryan Field-E. <bry...@ne...>]

I'm trying to add this module using the Config.in file and the
zd1211-firmware.mk file Jeff provided, but the buildroot doesn't seem to
pick up the new module, and I can't find it anywhere to select it on
"make menuconfig" (either the standard menuconfig, or the kernel
menuconfig). Could I have missed it, or is there some other adjustment
which needs to be made?




On Sun, 2007-06-03 at 23:22 -0600, Jeff Sadowski wrote:

> Finally I got my zd1211rw working :-)
> here are notes on this driver
> 
> I downloaded and installed the firmware and placed it in /lib/firmware/zd1211
> on my gumstix
> (yes the same firware works in both x86 and the arm)
> 
> I followed the instructions for "Recompiling the Linux Kernel"
> 
> Networking  --->
> <M>     Software MAC add-on to the IEEE 802.11 networking stack
> Exit
> Device Drivers  --->
> Network device support  --->
> Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)  --->
> <M>   ZyDAS ZD1211/ZD1211B USB-wireless support
> 
> When I got it built and installed I was getting the error
> 
> zd1211rw 1-2.1:1.0: AL2230S devices are not yet supported by this driver.
> 
> I found on google that I had to comment out the check that did this
> 
> I did that recompiled the module and wala
> I know have a usb wifi card that can use wpa_supplicant :-)
> 
> I like it.
> 
> Now I can finnaly work on the other projects
> 
> I created a zd1211-firmware package with the following
> 
> #cat Config.in
> config ZD1211_FIRMWARE
>         bool "zd1211-firmware"
>         default n
>         help
>           Firmware for the zd1211 wireless chip
>           Linux kernel options needed
>           Networking  --->
>           <M>     Software MAC add-on to the IEEE 802.11 networking stack
>           Exit
>           Device Drivers  --->
>           Network device support  --->
>           Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)  --->
>           <M>   ZyDAS ZD1211/ZD1211B USB-wireless support
> 
> cat zd1211-firmware.mk
> 
> ZD1211_VERSION:=1.3
> ZD1211_SOURCE:=zd1211-firmware$(ZD1211_VERSION).tar.bz2
> ZD1211_SITE:=http://superb-east.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/zd1211
> ZD1211_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/zd1211-firmware
> ZD1211_CAT:=bzcat
> 
> $(DL_DIR)/$(ZD1211_SOURCE):
>          $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(ZD1211_SITE)/$(ZD1211_SOURCE)
> 
> zd1211-firmware-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(ZD1211_SOURCE)
> 
> $(ZD1211_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(ZD1211_SOURCE)
>         $(ZD1211_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(ZD1211_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR)
> $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
>         touch $(ZD1211_DIR)/.unpacked
> 
> $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/zd1211:
>         mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/zd1211
> 
> zd1211-firmware: $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/zd1211
> $(DL_DIR)/$(ZD1211_SOURCE) $(ZD1211_DIR)/.unpacked
>         cp -ra $(ZD1211_DIR)/* $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/zd1211
> 
> zd1211-firmware-clean:
>         rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/zd1211
> 
> zd1211-firmware-dirclean:
>         rm -rf $(ZD1211_DIR)
> 
> ifeq ($(strip $(ZD1211_FIRMWARE)),y)
> TARGETS+=zd1211-firmware
> endif
> 
> and added it to my packages :-)
> now its easy to get it working
> 
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