compiling and installing a usb smc wireless adapter for fedora 10
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compiling and installing a usb smc wireless adapter for fedora 10
Hi
I have installed fedora 10, from what i can gather it does not recognise my wireless usb adapter, i have the driver software for linux from the offical website and i have put it on a usb
, it has with in it a makefile, and i know i have to compile it somehow
using something called gcc but im not sure, and then i have to install or shall i say get linux to recognise it and link it to the relevant hardware
Distribution: Ubuntu 12.10, Ultimate Edition 3.5, OZ Unity 3.0 Black Opal
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In that case first read the readme file in the directory(same name as the package) created by the tar command. It may have special instructionsfor installing the package. Try to follow them.
It sounds to me like you need to install the 'make' package. I believe this comes separate from gcc (the core compiler). In addition, to build kernel modules (in this case, your driver) you'll likely need your kernel headers (or the entire source) installed. Search for "linux" in the package manager, and you should see packages called something like, "linux-kernel-headers" or some such. I think different distros have different naming conventions.
Make sure you get the version that EXACTLY matches the output of the command:
Code:
uname -r
You'll get a few numbers after the "linux-kernel" part. The numbers on the package name have to match these numbers precisely.
It sounds to me like you need to install the 'make' package. I believe this comes separate from gcc (the core compiler). In addition, to build kernel modules (in this case, your driver) you'll likely need your kernel headers (or the entire source) installed. Search for "linux" in the package manager, and you should see packages called something like, "linux-kernel-headers" or some such. I think different distros have different naming conventions.
Make sure you get the version that EXACTLY matches the output of the command:
Code:
uname -r
You'll get a few numbers after the "linux-kernel" part. The numbers on the package name have to match these numbers precisely.
k, i know this is a work around but i used mandriva option for ndiswrapper and got my usb wireless windows driver working, it turned out , it was supported the 32bit xp version for my usb interfact.
i still need to learn more about gcc and make etc.. i want to run apache php and mysql on my system. but i guess this is all learning
And you should try compiling a program if you're interested in learning. I'd recommend starting out with a small app that isn't intimately tied to another app. A small game, perhaps. After you get the proper dependencies installed, it's usually as simple as running the commands:
I have installed fedora 10, from what i can gather it does not recognise my wireless usb adapter, i have the driver software for linux from the offical website and i have put it on a usb
, it has with in it a makefile, and i know i have to compile it somehow
using something called gcc but im not sure, and then i have to install or shall i say get linux to recognise it and link it to the relevant hardware
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