How to install the 3945ABG Driver on a fresh FreeBSD 6.2 install?

[Daniel Tourde]

And that gives...

guenevere# make
===> wpi_ucode (all)
Warning: Object directory not changed from 
original /usr/src/sys/dev/wpi/wpi_uco
de
===> wpi (all)
Warning: Object directory not changed from original /usr/src/sys/dev/wpi/wpi
cc -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -march=prescott -Werror -D_KERNEL -DKLD_MODULE
 -nostdinc -I-   -I. -I@ -I@/contrib/altq -I@/../include -finline-limit=8000 -fn
o-common  -mno-align-long-strings -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -mno-mmx -mno-3d
now -mno-sse -mno-sse2 -ffreestanding -Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -
Wstrict-prototypes  -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual  -
fformat-extensions -std=c99 -c if_wpi.c
In file included from if_wpi.c:74:
./if_wpivar.h:19:37: net80211/ieee80211_amrr.h: No such file or directory
In file included from if_wpi.c:74:
./if_wpivar.h:115: error: field `amn' has incomplete type
./if_wpivar.h:127: error: field `amrr' has incomplete type
if_wpi.c: In function `wpi_rx_intr':
if_wpi.c:1324: warning: implicit declaration of function `bpf_peers_present'
if_wpi.c:1324: warning: nested extern declaration of `bpf_peers_present'
if_wpi.c: In function `wpi_tx_data':
if_wpi.c:1677: warning: nested extern declaration of `bpf_peers_present'
if_wpi.c:1324: warning: redundant redeclaration of 'bpf_peers_present'
if_wpi.c:1324: warning: previous implicit declaration of 'bpf_peers_present' 
was                                here
if_wpi.c: In function `wpi_start':
if_wpi.c:1889: warning: nested extern declaration of `bpf_peers_present'
if_wpi.c:1324: warning: redundant redeclaration of 'bpf_peers_present'
if_wpi.c:1324: warning: previous implicit declaration of 'bpf_peers_present' 
was                                here
if_wpi.c: In function `wpi_iter_func':
if_wpi.c:2928: warning: implicit declaration of function 
`ieee80211_amrr_choose'
if_wpi.c:2928: warning: nested extern declaration of `ieee80211_amrr_choose'
if_wpi.c: In function `wpi_newassoc':
if_wpi.c:2952: warning: implicit declaration of function 
`ieee80211_amrr_node_in                               it'
if_wpi.c:2952: warning: nested extern declaration of 
`ieee80211_amrr_node_init'
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/src/sys/dev/wpi/wpi.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/src/sys/dev/wpi.
guenevere#

> Daniel Tourde wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I found the driver for my wireless card on:
> > http://www.clearchain.com/~benjsc/download/20070106-wpi-freebsd.tar.gz
> > but how is it supposed to be installed on a fresh FreeBSD 6.2?
> >
> > Daniel
>
> You will need to compile the driver then use kldload to load it into the
> kernel. See man kldload
>
> You can then you should be able to load it on boot automatically via
> /boot/loader.conf.  See man loader.conf
>
> Hope that helps some.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
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