Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:20:24 -0800 (PST) From: W Alexander Hagen <aligzanduh@yahoo.com> To: Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@ambrisko.com>, Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: W Alexander Hagen <aligzanduh@yahoo.com>, Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net>, net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to Update and recompile an device driver Message-ID: <20020211182024.22608.qmail@web9903.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200202090323.g193NMa37685@ambrisko.com>
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--0-250480297-1013451624=:20747 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Thanks all for your inputs. I will follow your advice and upgrade to 4.4. My problem is that I am using Portland State Mobile IP which modifies some of the FreeBSD source so I can't upgrade easily. Alexander Hagen Docomo USA Labs Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@ambrisko.com> wrote: Brooks Davis writes: | On Fri, Feb 08, 2002 at 02:44:31PM -0800, W Alexander Hagen wrote: | > | > Is is possible to cvsup only a device driver. I have tried copying the | > source of the driver and then rebuilding the kernel, but it allways | > seems to invoke dependencies that are assumed to be updated over the | > base 4.3 FreeBSD as well. The latest try I get | > | > if_an.c IFM_IEE80211 undeclared and related messages | | By far, your best bet is to give up now and do an OS upgrade. Updating | drivers independently is a completly unsupported operation for experts | only. The above error means you need to updated your if_media support. | To do that you need to find the commit logs for the upgrades to add | IEEE 802.11 support to if_media and update all the files in question. | There are probalby other things you'd have to update too. ... yep like Linux device private ioctl's and ancontrol changes. You really are better off get the latest -stable and then building everything. Things will work better in the end. Also if you find a problem then getting a fix will be easier as well! Doug A. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! --0-250480297-1013451624=:20747 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P> Thanks all for your inputs. I will follow your advice and upgrade to 4.4. My problem is that I am using Portland State Mobile IP which modifies some of the FreeBSD source so I can't upgrade easily. <P>Alexander Hagen <P>Docomo USA Labs <P> <B><I>Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@ambrisko.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Brooks Davis writes:<BR>| On Fri, Feb 08, 2002 at 02:44:31PM -0800, W Alexander Hagen wrote:<BR>| > <BR>| > Is is possible to cvsup only a device driver. I have tried copying the<BR>| > source of the driver and then rebuilding the kernel, but it allways<BR>| > seems to invoke dependencies that are assumed to be updated over the<BR>| > base 4.3 FreeBSD as well. The latest try I get<BR>| > <BR>| > if_an.c IFM_IEE80211 undeclared and related messages<BR>| <BR>| By far, your best bet is to give up now and do an OS upgrade. Updating<BR>| drivers independently is a completly unsupported operation for experts<BR>| only. The above error means you need to updated your if_media support.<BR>| To do that you need to find the commit logs for the upgrades to add<BR>| IEEE 802.11 support to if_media and update all the files in question.<BR>| There are probalby other things you'd have to update too.<BR><BR>... yep like Linux device private ioctl's and ancontrol changes.<BR>You really are better off get the latest -stable and then building<BR>everything. Things will work better in the end. Also if you find<BR>a problem then getting a fix will be easier as well!<BR><BR>Doug A.<BR><BR>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org<BR>with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message</BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1><b>Do You Yahoo!?</b><br> Send FREE Valentine eCards with <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/tag/?http://greetings.yahoo.com">Yahoo! Greetings!</a> --0-250480297-1013451624=:20747-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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