[driverloader] DriverLoader won't build on RedHat Advanced Server 3.0

[Ben Nelson]

Just in case anyone else is seeing this same issue, I got a (very quick) 
response from LinuxAnt support on this.

Their response:
<snip>
for now, try simply removing or commenting out the following
lines in [/usr/lib/driverloader/modules/GPL/]oscompat.h:

#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 4, 22)
#include <linux/pci.h>
static inline char *pci_name(struct pci_dev *pdev)
{
             return pdev->slot_name;
}
#endif

after that, run dldrconfig -a to rebuild the
modules.
</snip>

That fix seemed to work for me. YMMV

--Ben

Ben Nelson wrote:
> I have just recently gotten a new machine with an integrated mini-PCI 
> wireless card.  Driverloader appears to be the only option available to 
> me as far as using this device (and a pretty good option from what I've 
> read).  But, I can't get dldrconfig to build the appropriate modules.
> 
> 'lspci' output:
> <snip>
> 02:03.0 Network controller: Intel Corp. PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini 
> PCI Adapter (rev 04)
>         Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2565
>         Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
>         Memory at fafee000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
>         Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
> </snip>
> 
> 'dldrconfig' output:
> <snip>
> Linuxant DriverLoader for Wireless LAN devices, version 1.42
> 
> No pre-built modules for: RedHat-3 linux-2.4.21-4.EL i686
> 
> Trying to automatically build the driver modules...
> (this requires a C compiler and proper kernel sources to be installed)
> 
> Where is the linux source build directory that matches your running kernel?
> [/lib/modules/2.4.21-4.EL/build] /usr/src/linux-2.4
> 
> Building modules for kernel 2.4.21-4.EL, using source directory
> /usr/src/linux-2.4. Please wait...
> 
> ERROR: Module build failed!
> Please examine the log file "/tmp/dldrconfig-buildlog.txt" to determine 
> why.
> </snip>
> 
> Contents of /tmp/dldrconfig-buildlog.txt:
> <snip>
> rm -f *.o GPL/*.o *.ko GPL/*.ko *.mod.c GPL/*.mod.c .*.cmd GPL/.*.cmd
> 
> GCC -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -o dldrpci.o dldrpci.c
> In file included from dldrpci.c:12:
> ../modules/GPL/oscompat.h:592: redefinition of `pci_name'
> /usr/src/linux-2.4/include/linux/pci.h:793: `pci_name' previously 
> defined here
> make: *** [dldrpci.o] Error 1
> </snip>
> 
> Has anybody seen and/or resolved this issue?
> 
> --Ben
> 
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