build.sh -b fails on Kali 5

[aciidic]

Hi, thanks for this but I'm unable to install the backports driver for RTL8187.

I've also tried newer versions at https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/stable/ without any luck, it fails on drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c

Hoping you can help please?

root@kali:~/backports-rtl8187# uname -r
4.19.0-kali5-amd64

Here's the output:

root@kali:~/backports-rtl8187# ./build.sh -b
--2019-08-06 12:01:02--  https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/stable/v4.14-rc2/backports-4.14-rc2-1.tar.xz
Resolving www.kernel.org (www.kernel.org)... 136.144.49.103, 2604:1380:40b0:1a00::1
Connecting to www.kernel.org (www.kernel.org)|136.144.49.103|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/stable/v4.14-rc2/backports-4.14-rc2-1.tar.xz [following]
--2019-08-06 12:01:02--  https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/stable/v4.14-rc2/backports-4.14-rc2-1.tar.xz
Resolving mirrors.edge.kernel.org (mirrors.edge.kernel.org)... 147.75.101.1, 2604:1380:2001:3900::1
Connecting to mirrors.edge.kernel.org (mirrors.edge.kernel.org)|147.75.101.1|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 5388800 (5.1M) [application/x-xz]
Saving to: ‘backports.tar.xz’

backports.tar.xz              100%[===============================================>]   5.14M   843KB/s    in 6.5s    

2019-08-06 12:01:09 (807 KB/s) - ‘backports.tar.xz’ saved [5388800/5388800]

checking file drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
checking file defconfigs/rtl8187
patching file drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
patching file defconfigs/rtl8187
checking file net/mac80211/cfg.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 747 (offset 167 lines).
checking file net/mac80211/tx.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 802 (offset 7 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 1925 (offset 258 lines).
checking file net/wireless/chan.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 976 (offset 119 lines).
checking file drivers/net/wireless/zydas/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
Hunk #2 succeeded at 1061 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 1405 (offset -1 lines).
checking file drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
patching file net/mac80211/cfg.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 747 (offset 167 lines).
patching file net/mac80211/tx.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 802 (offset 7 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 1925 (offset 258 lines).
patching file net/wireless/chan.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 976 (offset 119 lines).
patching file drivers/net/wireless/zydas/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
Hunk #2 succeeded at 1061 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 1405 (offset -1 lines).
patching file drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
Generating local configuration database from kernel ... done.
cc -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer   -c -o conf.o conf.c
cc -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer   -c -o zconf.tab.o zconf.tab.c
In file included from zconf.tab.c:2576:
confdata.c: In function ‘conf_write’:
confdata.c:773:19: warning: ‘%s’ directive writing likely 7 or more bytes into a region of size between 1 and 4097 [-Wformat-overflow=]
  sprintf(newname, "%s%s", dirname, basename);
                   ^~~~~~
confdata.c:773:19: note: assuming directive output of 7 bytes
confdata.c:773:2: note: ‘sprintf’ output 1 or more bytes (assuming 4104) into a destination of size 4097
  sprintf(newname, "%s%s", dirname, basename);
  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
confdata.c:776:20: warning: ‘.tmpconfig.’ directive writing 11 bytes into a region of size between 1 and 4097 [-Wformat-overflow=]
   sprintf(tmpname, "%s.tmpconfig.%d", dirname, (int)getpid());
                    ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
confdata.c:776:3: note: ‘sprintf’ output between 13 and 4119 bytes into a destination of size 4097
   sprintf(tmpname, "%s.tmpconfig.%d", dirname, (int)getpid());
   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
cc   conf.o zconf.tab.o   -o conf
#
# configuration written to .config
#
make[5]: 'conf' is up to date.
#
# configuration written to .config
#
Building backport-include/backport/autoconf.h ... done.
  CC [M]  /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/compat/main.o
  LD [M]  /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/compat/compat.o
  CC [M]  /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.o
  CC [M]  /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/rtl8225.o
  CC [M]  /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/leds.o
  CC [M]  /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/rfkill.o
  LD [M]  /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/rtl8187.o
  CC [M]  /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/main.o
In file included from /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/sta_info.h:18,
                 from /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h:35,
                 from /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/main.c:28:
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/sta_info.h: In function ‘ewma_mesh_fail_avg_add’:
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/include/linux/average.h:51:28: error: implicit declaration of function ‘ACCESS_ONCE’; did you mean ‘READ_ONCE’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
   unsigned long internal = ACCESS_ONCE(e->internal); \
                            ^~~~~~~~~~~
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/sta_info.h:334:1: note: in expansion of macro ‘DECLARE_EWMA’
 DECLARE_EWMA(mesh_fail_avg, 20, 8)
 ^~~~~~~~~~~~
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/include/linux/average.h:60:28: error: lvalue required as left operand of assignment
   ACCESS_ONCE(e->internal) = internal ?   \
                            ^
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/sta_info.h:334:1: note: in expansion of macro ‘DECLARE_EWMA’
 DECLARE_EWMA(mesh_fail_avg, 20, 8)
 ^~~~~~~~~~~~
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/sta_info.h: In function ‘ewma_signal_add’:
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/include/linux/average.h:60:28: error: lvalue required as left operand of assignment
   ACCESS_ONCE(e->internal) = internal ?   \
                            ^
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/sta_info.h:384:1: note: in expansion of macro ‘DECLARE_EWMA’
 DECLARE_EWMA(signal, 10, 8)
 ^~~~~~~~~~~~
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h: In function ‘ewma_beacon_signal_add’:
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/include/linux/average.h:60:28: error: lvalue required as left operand of assignment
   ACCESS_ONCE(e->internal) = internal ?   \
                            ^
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h:431:1: note: in expansion of macro ‘DECLARE_EWMA’
 DECLARE_EWMA(beacon_signal, 4, 4)
 ^~~~~~~~~~~~
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/main.c: In function ‘ieee80211_alloc_hw_nm’:
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/main.c:638:2: error: implicit declaration of function ‘setup_timer’; did you mean ‘sk_stop_timer’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
  setup_timer(&local->dynamic_ps_timer,
  ^~~~~~~~~~~
  sk_stop_timer
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[8]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-4.19.0-kali5-common/scripts/Makefile.build:309: /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211/main.o] Error 1
make[7]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-4.19.0-kali5-common/scripts/Makefile.build:549: /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/mac80211] Error 2
make[6]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-4.19.0-kali5-common/Makefile:1539: _module_/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports] Error 2
make[5]: *** [Makefile:146: sub-make] Error 2
make[4]: *** [Makefile:8: all] Error 2
make[3]: *** [Makefile.build:6: modules] Error 2
make[2]: *** [Makefile.real:88: modules] Error 2
make[1]: *** [Makefile:43: modules] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:30: default] Error 2
! Failed to build rtl8187 wireless driver.
root@kali:~/backports-rtl8187# 

[JumpOff7667]

You have kernel 4.19 and you can't build because it is made for an older kernel version and the API has changed since then (setup_timer is now timer_setup...).
I've made modifications to this project (working kernel 4.19), check out my fork: https://github.com/JumpOff7667/backports-rtl8187

[aciidic]

You have kernel 4.19 and you can't build because it is made for an older kernel version and the API has changed since then (setup_timer is now timer_setup...).
I've made modifications to this project (working kernel 4.19), check out my fork: https://github.com/JumpOff7667/backports-rtl8187

Thank you, I thought I'd checked forks but apparently not. Your code worked after apt-get install bison flex. Much appreciated!

[matrix]

Fixed in the last commit. Thanks

[Karigar4039]

CC [M] /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/wireless/util.o
In file included from /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/wireless/util.c:15:
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/include/net/cfg80211.h: In function ‘wdev_address’:
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/include/net/cfg80211.h:5328:36: warning: return discards ‘const’ qualifier from pointer target type [-Wdiscarded-qualifiers]
5328 | return wdev->netdev->dev_addr;
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/wireless/util.c: In function ‘cfg80211_send_layer2_update’:
/root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/wireless/util.c:2121:9: error: implicit declaration of function ‘netif_rx_ni’; did you mean ‘netif_rx’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
2121 | netif_rx_ni(skb);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~
| netif_rx
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[6]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.19.0-kali2-common/scripts/Makefile.build:254: /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/wireless/util.o] Error 1
make[5]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.19.0-kali2-common/scripts/Makefile.build:471: /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports/net/wireless] Error 2
make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.19.0-kali2-common/Makefile:1870: /root/backports-rtl8187/tmp/backports] Error 2
make[3]: *** [Makefile.build:13: modules] Error 2
make[2]: *** [Makefile.real:88: modules] Error 2
make[1]: *** [Makefile:43: modules] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:30: default] Error 2
! Failed to build rtl8187 wireless driver.

Hello! by the way great effort.

but I am having difficulties. I have the following system details. host: Mac M1, guest: Kali Linux

Linux kali 5.19.0-kali2-arm64 #1 SMP Debian 5.19.11-1kali2 (2022-10-10) aarch64 GNU/Linux