[SOLVED] WL driver, problem with compilation

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kviatek
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[SOLVED] WL driver, problem with compilation

Post by kviatek » 2018/05/07 15:30:21

Hi,

I lost some hours on fighting with CentOS and I don't want to waste more time.
I'm following this: https://elrepo.org/tiki/wl-kmod
and I'm stuck on point 5.

I get:

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rpmbuild --rebuild --define 'packager MY_USER_NAME' /home/MY_USER_NAME/Pobrane/wl-kmod-6_30_223_271-4.el7.elrepo.nosrc.rpm
Instalowanie /home/MY_USER_NAME/Pobrane/wl-kmod-6_30_223_271-4.el7.elrepo.nosrc.rpm
ostrzeżenie: użytkownik tindall nie istnieje - używanie roota
ostrzeżenie: grupa tindall nie istnieje - używanie roota
błąd: rozpakowanie archiwum się nie powiodło na pliku /home/MY_USER_NAME/rpmbuild/SOURCES/README_6.30.223.271.txt;5af07065: cpio: open
błąd: /home/MY_USER_NAME/Pobrane/wl-kmod-6_30_223_271-4.el7.elrepo.nosrc.rpm nie może zostać zainstalowany
It means warning:
user tindall doesn't exist - using root
error: /home/MY_USER_NAME/Pobrane/wl-kmod-6_30_223_271-4.el7.elrepo.nosrc.rpm cannot be installed.

What I'm doing wrong?
Last edited by kviatek on 2018/05/28 08:16:28, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: WL driver, problem with compilation

Post by TrevorH » 2018/05/07 16:41:38

Does /home/MY_USER_NAME/rpmbuild/SOURCES/README_6.30.223.271.txt exist? Has it been marked immutable? Does the directory exist?
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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Re: WL driver, problem with compilation

Post by kviatek » 2018/05/07 17:42:53

The file exists but is uncompressed. I see this .txt file in Ark.
2Should I first extract files?
But than I cannot use the command: rpmbuild --rebuild --define 'packager <your-name>' /<path-to-nosrc.rpm>/wl-kmod*nosrc.rpm
I must do it on '.rpm' file.
I have no idea what's the process.

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Re: WL driver, problem with compilation

Post by bonedome » 2018/05/10 20:30:20

Hello
I have the same problem.
reading the https://elrepo.org/tiki/wl-kmod page it says
Supported EL 7 Point Release Ranges: (1) 7.0, (2) 7.1, (3) 7.2, (4) 7.3, (5) 7.4
there was a similar problem between 7.3 and 7.4, I guess we'll have to wait for the guys at elrepo to do their magic again, if you check the fedora version it has a few more patches for the later kernel it uses, so I'm guessing some of those patches are required for the latest 7.5 kernel and I suspect the CentOS package numbering system doesn't make finding out which patches are required any easier.
You can either use the old kernel (at boot) or use the built in kernel module with

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# modprobe brcmsmac
It's not as good but it works.
If the guys at elrepo are reading this I can post error messages if required.

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Re: WL driver, problem with compilation

Post by WhatsHisName » 2018/05/11 05:28:52

Try wl-kmod-6_30_223_271-5.el7.elrepo.nosrc.rpm (note the -5) and see if it builds/works under EL 7.5.

It is in the regular elrepo srpm folder.

If it fails, then I suggest filing a bug report at http://elrepo.org/bugs/main_page.php.

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Re: WL driver, problem with compilation

Post by bonedome » 2018/05/12 07:59:58

Good spot there WhatsHisName
I can confirm it works, thanks to the guys at elrepo for the fix

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Re: WL driver, problem with compilation

Post by kviatek » 2018/05/28 08:14:44

Ok, it works here with the file from elrepo.
Thank you guys.

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