problem in installing RTL8185 driver for linux

[weng17]

I have my laptop with a fresh install of fedora 7, My problem is i cannot install the driver for RTL8185 wireless cards... I download the driver in realtek website for this wireless but unfortunately i encounter error in installing this driver.. below is the error..

[root@122 rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006]# ./makedrv
ieee80211/
ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
ieee80211/Modules.symvers
ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
ieee80211/LICENSE
ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.h
ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
ieee80211/Makefile
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211-rtl.mod
ieee80211/ieee80211.h
ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
ieee80211/README
ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.c
rtl818x-0.1/
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_wx.h
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_wx.c
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_rtl8225.h
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_rtl8255.h
rtl818x-0.1/AUTHORS
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_max2820.c
rtl818x-0.1/r8180.h
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_max2820.h
rtl818x-0.1/tags
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_sa2400.h
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_93cx6.c
rtl818x-0.1/ieee80211.h
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_gct.c
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_gct.h
rtl818x-0.1/.r8180_core.o.d
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_rtl8225.c.old
rtl818x-0.1/Modules.symvers
rtl818x-0.1/CHANGES
rtl818x-0.1/LICENSE
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_93cx6.h
rtl818x-0.1/README.master
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_hw.h
rtl818x-0.1/README
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_pm.c
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_sa2400.c
rtl818x-0.1/COPYING
rtl818x-0.1/README.adhoc
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_rtl8225.c
rtl818x-0.1/.tmp_versions/
rtl818x-0.1/.tmp_versions/r8180.mod
rtl818x-0.1/INSTALL
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_rtl8255.c
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_core.c
rtl818x-0.1/r8180_pm.h
rtl818x-0.1/Makefile
rtl818x-0.1/ieee80211_crypt.h
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -rf /root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.21-1.3194.fc7/build M=/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211 CC=gcc modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.21-1.3194.fc7-i686'
CC [M] /root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.o
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c: In function ‘ieee80211_softmac_scan_wq’:
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:391: warning: ISO C90 forbids mixed declarations and code
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:412: warning: passing argument 2 of ‘queue_delayed_work’ from incompatible pointer type
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c: In function ‘ieee80211_softmac_stop_scan’:
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:486: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘cancel_delayed_work’ from incompatible pointer type
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c: In function ‘ieee80211_associate_abort’:
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:885: warning: passing argument 2 of ‘queue_delayed_work’ from incompatible pointer type
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:1359:4: warning: #warning CHECK_LOCK_HERE
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:1399:2: warning: #warning CHECK_LOCK_HERE
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c: In function ‘ieee80211_rx_frame_softmac’:
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:1470: warning: ISO C90 forbids mixed declarations and code
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c: In function ‘ieee80211_stop_protocol’:
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2059: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘cancel_delayed_work’ from incompatible pointer type
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2167:78: error: macro "INIT_WORK" passed 3 arguments, but takes just 2
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c: In function ‘ieee80211_softmac_init’:
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2167: error: ‘INIT_WORK’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2167: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2167: error: for each function it appears in.)
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2168:88: error: macro "INIT_WORK" passed 3 arguments, but takes just 2
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2169:94: error: macro "INIT_WORK" passed 3 arguments, but takes just 2
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2170:96: error: macro "INIT_WORK" passed 3 arguments, but takes just 2
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2171:82: error: macro "INIT_WORK" passed 3 arguments, but takes just 2
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2172:82: error: macro "INIT_WORK" passed 3 arguments, but takes just 2
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c: In function ‘ieee80211_softmac_free’:
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c:2191: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘cancel_delayed_work’ from incompatible pointer type
make[2]: *** [/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/ieee80211] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.21-1.3194.fc7-i686'
make: *** [modules] Error 2
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -rf /root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.21-1.3194.fc7/build M=/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1 CC=gcc modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.21-1.3194.fc7-i686'
CC [M] /root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/r8180_core.o
In file included from /root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/r8180_core.c:61:
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/r8180.h:29:26: error: linux/config.h: No such file or directory
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/r8180_core.c:2953:67: error: macro "INIT_WORK" passed 3 arguments, but takes just 2
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/r8180_core.c: In function ‘rtl8180_init’:
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/r8180_core.c:2953: error: ‘INIT_WORK’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/r8180_core.c:2953: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/r8180_core.c:2953: error: for each function it appears in.)
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/r8180_core.c:3276: warning: passing argument 2 of ‘request_irq’ from incompatible pointer type
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/r8180_core.c: In function ‘rtl8180_pci_probe’:
/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/r8180_core.c:4031: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘get_wireless_stats’
make[2]: *** [/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1/r8180_core.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/root/Download/rtl8185_linux_26.1010.0531.2006/rtl818x-0.1] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.21-1.3194.fc7-i686'
make: *** [modules] Error 2


Please help me for my problem..

[sideways]

The rtl818x source you have is not compatible with the f7 kernel.

I tried to make a card based on this chipset work in FC6 and gave up, so I'm not sure what to recommend.

Do you have windows drivers for the laptop's wifi? (you'll need an .inf and .sys file), if so you may have better luck with ndiswrapper. v 1.45 compiles fine in f7, you just need to install the kernel-devel and development tools.

[weng17]

Yup I have the windows driver for that card for windows vista.. I tried to install the ndiswrapper but I encounterd error in installation.. Do you have any procedure in installation of ndiswrapper in FC7?

[sideways]

ndiswrapper 1.45 compiled fine for me in F7, what was your error?

su -
cd /tmp
tar xvf <path to>/ndiswrapper-1.45.tar.gz
cd ndiswrapper-1.45
make 
make install
ndiswrapper -i <path to>/<driver name>.inf
ndiswrapper -l     (check driver is loaded correctly)
echo "alias wlan0 ndiswrapper" >> /etc/modprobe.conf
modprobe ndiswrapper
iwconfig wlan0

in F7 I had to blacklist the native driver for my adapter

echo "blacklist rtl8187" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

I also had to use a modified kernel with increased stack size, linuxant.com have 16K stack versions, I posted an 8K stack version


edit: I noticed from reading through the ndiswrapper install instructions that vista drivers may not work, you may have to use xp or other windows drivers.