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Bug 196664 - net-wireless/acx ebuild desperately needs update
Summary: net-wireless/acx ebuild desperately needs update
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Stephen Bennett (RETIRED)
URL:
Whiteboard:
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Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2007-10-21 21:11 UTC by David Lütolf
Modified: 2008-02-07 21:04 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

See Also:
Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---


Attachments
Ebuild for acx-20071003 (acx-0.3.36_p20071003.ebuild,1.15 KB, text/plain)
2007-11-04 09:18 UTC, aaa
Details
acx-0.3.35_p20080112.ebuild (acx-0.3.35_p20080112.ebuild,1.05 KB, text/plain)
2008-01-28 21:49 UTC, Geoffrey Clements
Details
acx-0.3.37_p20080112.ebuild (acx-0.3.37_p20080112.ebuild,1.98 KB, text/plain)
2008-02-06 11:00 UTC, labor_ratte
Details
acx-0.3.37_p20080112.patch (acx-0.3.37_p20080112.patch,1.02 KB, patch)
2008-02-06 11:01 UTC, labor_ratte
Details | Diff

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Description David Lütolf 2007-10-21 21:11:34 UTC
latest ebuild installs version 20070101
latest acx version from acx100.sf.net is 20071006

can't do iwlist or get into monitor mode with kismet with 'old' (portage-enabled) driver

I suppose this could be worth an update...

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
emerge --search acx
Actual Results:  
*  net-wireless/acx
      Latest version available: 0.3.35_p20070101
      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
      Size of files: 143 kB
      Homepage:      http://acx100.sourceforge.net/
      Description:   Driver for the ACX100 and ACX111 wireless chipset (CardBus, PCI, USB)
      License:       GPL-2 as-is

Expected Results:  
*  net-wireless/acx
      Latest version available: 0.3.35_p20071006
      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
      Size of files: 143 kB
      Homepage:      http://acx100.sourceforge.net/
      Description:   Driver for the ACX100 and ACX111 wireless chipset (CardBus, PCI, USB)
      License:       GPL-2 as-is

how do we find out who the package maintainer is??? I suppose there is no easy way to update a package in such cases?
Comment 1 aaa 2007-11-04 09:18:57 UTC
Created attachment 135141 [details]
Ebuild for acx-20071003

To install do as follows skip the second step if you already have enabeled portage overlays

su
echo "PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage"" >> /etc/make.conf
mkdir -p /usr/local/portage/net-wireless/acx/
cd /usr/local/portage/net-wireless/acx/
wget UrlToThisEbuild -O acx-0.3.36_p20071003.ebuild
ebuild acx-0.3.36_p20071003.ebuild digest
emerge acx
reboot

This has been tested as working on two diffrent computers running kernels 2.6.20-gentoo-r4 and 2.6.22-gentoo-r8 respectivly
Comment 2 aaa 2007-11-04 09:23:34 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> Created an attachment (id=135141) [edit]
> Ebuild for acx-20071003
> 
> To install do as follows skip the second step if you already have enabeled
> portage overlays
> 
> su
> echo "PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage"" >> /etc/make.conf
> mkdir -p /usr/local/portage/net-wireless/acx/
> cd /usr/local/portage/net-wireless/acx/
> wget UrlToThisEbuild -O acx-0.3.36_p20071003.ebuild
> ebuild acx-0.3.36_p20071003.ebuild digest
> emerge acx
> reboot
> 
> This has been tested as working on two diffrent computers running kernels
> 2.6.20-gentoo-r4 and 2.6.22-gentoo-r8 respectivly
> 
I cant figure out how to edit but the wget step should be

wget "http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=135141" -O "acx-0.3.36_p20071003.ebuild"
Comment 3 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-01-27 15:55:14 UTC
Re-assign to maintainer-needed due to total lack of maintainer activity.
Comment 4 Geoffrey Clements 2008-01-28 21:49:02 UTC
Created attachment 142055 [details]
acx-0.3.35_p20080112.ebuild

Attached the latest ebuild: acx-0.3.35_p20080112.ebuild.

If you follow the install instructions above but don't want to reboot your computer then do the following instead of rebooting:
1. eselect rc stop net.wlan0 (this assumes wlan0 is your device)
2. rmmod acx
3. eselect rc start net.wlan0 

You may want to start other services if these got stopped in step 1.
Comment 5 labor_ratte 2008-02-06 10:58:35 UTC
(In reply to comment #4)
> 
> Attached the latest ebuild: acx-0.3.35_p20080112.ebuild.
> 
Please take into account, that the version# of the packages# was bumped too:
p20071003 refers to version 0.3.36
p20080112 refers to version 0.3.37
You can see that in dmesg for example.

Then there is the option for ONLY building modules for PCI/USB devices.
I am having a PCI card here and don't want to read something about acx_usb modules getting loaded.

Please look at my attached ebuild, I put there the "pci" "usb" useflags.
If someone can do some nicer looking sed voodoo, you're welcome.

Also I'd made a generalized patch (mostly stolen from debilan).
This all is from my personal overlay and working fine for kernel-2.6.24 and a dlink dwl 520+.
Comment 6 labor_ratte 2008-02-06 11:00:47 UTC
Created attachment 142801 [details]
acx-0.3.37_p20080112.ebuild

the ebuild with useflags
Comment 7 labor_ratte 2008-02-06 11:01:49 UTC
Created attachment 142803 [details, diff]
acx-0.3.37_p20080112.patch

the patch
Comment 8 Stephen Bennett (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-02-07 21:04:59 UTC
In CVS. Thanks.