I have installed RHLE5 in my dell insipiron15 Laptop[RHEL-5 OS]. But it does not take driver for ethrnet card [Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller]. I tried to download and install driver for NIC,(r8169.aaa.bb.tar.gz) after unpacking this then I could see the following
///////////
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# ls
Makefile readme src
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# make clean modules
make -C src/ clean
make[1]: Entering directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build SUBDIRS=/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src clean
make: Entering an unknown directory
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: Leaving an unknown directory
make[1]: *** [clean] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make: *** [clean] Error 2
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# make install
make -C src/ install
make[1]: Entering directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build SUBDIRS=/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src INSTALL_MOD_DIR=kernel/drivers/net modules_install
make: Entering an unknown directory
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: Leaving an unknown directory
make[1]: *** [install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make: *** [install] Error 2
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# depmod -a
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]#
/////
what is this problem ?

it seems you are using linux xen kernel, you also need to install kernel-devel package to compile a kernel module,


install kernel-devel, kernel-header packages and development libraries on your linux box make sure you're installing same kernel version development packages which you're using.

ok.. i wil try... where i can get kernal devolopment packages ? is it .rpm files?

yes, comes with RHEL dvd. configure yum local dvd packages repo. and install it.

dear amit
ok....r u online now?
I have checked .rpm files in my laptop
pls see the following
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -qa yum*
yum-3.0.1-5.el5
yum-metadata-parser-1.0-8.fc6
yum-rhn-plugin-0.4.3-1.el5
yum-updatesd-3.0.1-5.el5
[root@localhost ~]#
/
and
/
/
/

[root@localhost Server]# rpm -q kernel*
package kernel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-debug-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-doc-2.6.18-164.el5.noarch.rpm is not installed
package kernel-headers-2.6.18-164.el5.i386.rpm is not installed
package kernel-PAE-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-xen-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
[root@localhost Server]# cd /u04/
LinuxDrivers/ r8101-1.020.00/ r8169-6.017.00/
lost+found/ r8101-1.020.00.tar.bz2
[root@localhost Server]# cd /u04/r8169-6.017.00/
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# ls
Makefile readme src
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# make clean modules
make -C src/ clean
make[1]: Entering directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build SUBDIRS=/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src clean
make: Entering an unknown directory
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: Leaving an unknown directory
make[1]: *** [clean] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make: *** [clean] Error 2
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# make install
make -C src/ install
make[1]: Entering directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build SUBDIRS=/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src INSTALL_MOD_DIR=kernel/drivers/net modules_install
make: Entering an unknown directory
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: Leaving an unknown directory
make[1]: *** [install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make: *** [install] Error 2
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]#

////

please check what kernel version are using right now , using "uname" command.

install those rpms which are available and related to you current kernel version.

kernel-*-`uname -r`*

I chked kernel version & installed kernel rpms, but still that error existing when i try to install the drivr

================================
[root@localhost ~]# uname -r
2.6.18-8.el5xen
[root@localhost Server]# rpm -q kernel*
package kernel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-debug-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-doc-2.6.18-164.el5.noarch.rpm is not installed
package kernel-headers-2.6.18-164.el5.i386.rpm is not installed
package kernel-PAE-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-xen-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
package kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm is not installed
======
[root@localhost Server]# rpm -ivh ke
kernel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm kernel-xen-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm kexec-tools-1.102pre-77.el5.i386.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.18-164.el5.noarch.rpm keyutils-1.2-1.el5.i386.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-164.el5.i386.rpm keyutils-libs-1.2-1.el5.i386.rpm
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm keyutils-libs-devel-1.2-1.el5.i386.rpm
[root@localhost Server]# rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
warning: kernel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 37017186
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:kernel ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost Server]# rpm -ivh kernel-de
kernel-debug-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
[root@localhost Server]# rpm -ivh kernel-debug-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
warning: kernel-debug-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 37017186
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:kernel-debug ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost Server]# rpm -ivh kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
warning: kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 37017186
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:kernel-debug-devel ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost Server]# rpm -ivh kernel-doc-2.6.18-164.el5.noarch.rpm
warning: kernel-doc-2.6.18-164.el5.noarch.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 37017186
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:kernel-doc ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost Server]# rpm -ivh kernel-PAE-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
warning: kernel-PAE-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 37017186
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:kernel-PAE ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost Server]# rpm -ivh kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
warning: kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 37017186
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:kernel-PAE-devel ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost Server]# rpm -ivh kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
warning: kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 37017186
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:kernel-xen-devel ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost Server]# cd\
>
[root@localhost ~]# ls
anaconda-ks.cfg Desktop install.log install.log.syslog scsconfig.log scsrun.log software

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -q kernel*
package kernel* is not installed

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -qa kernel*
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-164.el5
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.el5
kernel-devel-2.6.18-164.el5
kernel-2.6.18-164.el5
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-164.el5
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.el5
kernel-debug-2.6.18-164.el5
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-164.el5
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-164.el5
kernel-doc-2.6.18-164.el5
[root@localhost ~]#

//Again i tried to install driver ...............

[root@localhost ~]# cd /u04/r8169-6.017.00/
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# ls
Makefile readme src

[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# make clean modules
make -C src/ clean
make[1]: Entering directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build SUBDIRS=/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src clean
make: Entering an unknown directory
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: Leaving an unknown directory
make[1]: *** [clean] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make: *** [clean] Error 2

[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# make install
make -C src/ install
make[1]: Entering directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build SUBDIRS=/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src INSTALL_MOD_DIR=kernel/drivers/net modules_install
make: Entering an unknown directory
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: Leaving an unknown directory
make[1]: *** [install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make: *** [install] Error 2
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# depmod -a
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]#

/lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/

go to this location create build directory ..

[CODE]
mkdir build
[/CODE/

Dear Amit

I created directory in the above path, then i tried to install driver but pls see the following,there is already a symbolic link 'build' , i removed it & created a new build directory......... help me
[root@localhost 2.6.18-8.el5xen]# ls
build modules.dep modules.pcimap updates
extra modules.ieee1394map modules.seriomap weak-updates
kernel modules.inputmap modules.symbols
modules.alias modules.isapnpmap modules.usbmap
modules.ccwmap modules.ofmap source
[root@localhost 2.6.18-8.el5xen]# mkdir build
mkdir: cannot create directory `build': File exists
[root@localhost 2.6.18-8.el5xen]# cat build
cat: build: No such file or directory
[root@localhost 2.6.18-8.el5xen]# rm build
rm: remove symbolic link `build'? y
[root@localhost 2.6.18-8.el5xen]# ls
extra modules.dep modules.ofmap modules.usbmap
kernel modules.ieee1394map modules.pcimap source
modules.alias modules.inputmap modules.seriomap updates
modules.ccwmap modules.isapnpmap modules.symbols weak-updates
[root@localhost 2.6.18-8.el5xen]# mkdir build
[root@localhost 2.6.18-8.el5xen]# ls
build modules.dep modules.pcimap updates
extra modules.ieee1394map modules.seriomap weak-updates
kernel modules.inputmap modules.symbols
modules.alias modules.isapnpmap modules.usbmap
modules.ccwmap modules.ofmap source
[root@localhost 2.6.18-8.el5xen]# cd build/
[root@localhost build]# ls
[root@localhost build]#
===========================
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# ls
Makefile readme src
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# make clean modules
make -C src/ clean
make[1]: Entering directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build SUBDIRS=/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src clean
make[2]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build'
make[2]: *** No rule to make target `clean'. Stop.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build'
make[1]: *** [clean] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make: *** [clean] Error 2
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]# make install
make -C src/ install
make[1]: Entering directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build SUBDIRS=/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src INSTALL_MOD_DIR=kernel/drivers/net modules_install
make[2]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build'
make[2]: *** No rule to make target `modules_install'. Stop.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5xen/build'
make[1]: *** [install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/u04/r8169-6.017.00/src'
make: *** [install] Error 2
[root@localhost r8169-6.017.00]#

if you would install all the kernel-*.rpm packages using rpm. you should get the "/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build directory as a soft link.

do "cd" on this directory/symlink , you should able to get into it and there are some directory and makefiles those are related to kernel.

make sure you have installed kernel-header*.rpm package.

if you are unable to see those than there must me something you missed to install.

build directory is linked to /usr/src/kernel/`uname -r`/

if not present create it.

After a loot of search finally I have installed network card driver.
This link helps me : realtek.com.tw/faqs/faqsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=1&Level=3