Ok first, I am brand spankin new to Linux having only read a couple of articles on it in the past. I am using SuSE personal 9.1 although I have already added some of the GNU commands from the ftp site from SuSE.

I am trying to get my linksys pcmcia card to work and it seems like ndiswrapper will do the trick.

The catch is I am having a heck of a time trying to install ndiswrapper. I read their online install file which told me how to install. However I am getting an error about my kernel when I try to install it. Here is the error:

"Can't find kernel sources in /lib/modules/2.6.5-7.201-default/build;
give the path to kernel sources with KSRC=<path> argument to make
make[1]: *** [prereq_check] Error 1"

so I am not sure what to do. I looked up kernel in yast 2 and found one that says kernel source, but I don't know if I am supposed to install it or if there is anything I am supposed to do after I install it. Compile it maybe? Not sure how to do that either.

I have been trying to do this completely on my own up until this point, but the frustration is starting to give me a headace. So I am asking for help. Thank you in advance.

=w=

I don't know about Suse very much, but I think you need to compile your kernel. IIRC ndiswrapper won't work from source w/ a name for your kernel, you just need the number. Try looking in YaSt for an ndiswrapper kernel module, there's one in debian. Try that and see if it works.

I have used Mandrake 10.1 and am using Fedora Core 4. I have touched on SUsE. I am using ndiswrapper right now.


All I had to do was install the kernel sources. That can usually be done with a kernel-source-version RPM. After that, I just made sure there was a link to the kernel sources in /lib/modules/[kernel-version]/build . If not, I made one with:

ln -s [directory of kernel sources] /lib/modules/[kernel-version]/build

usually, the kernel sources are in /usr/src/linux-[kernel-version]

After that, copile and install of ndiswrapper went just fine.

Thank you I will try these suggestions out tonite!

=w=

Ok! Hope it works for ya!

ok. I know I am a newb.

I went looking for kernel rpms today and had problems finding them. According to ndiswrapper's instructions I need at least kernel version 2.6.6 or higher. I tried running some from rpmfind but I got major consistency errors when I tried to run the rpm. Do I have to have a suse specific kernel or can I use any kernel? I also tried one closer to my specific kernel and got the error : kernel-um.

I currently have 2.6.4-52 smp. Any help would be greatly appriciated!

thanks,
=w=

Just use the ones that came in YaST.

For me, all the RPMs were in the sofware management tool.

ok i installed the source files from yast. ndiswrapper said i had to have kernel version 2.6.6 or 2.6.4 w/source. Now when I type make and hit enter I get this error:

make -C driver
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ryan/programs/extracted/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper-1.4rc1/driver'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.4-52-smp/build SUBDIRS=/home/ryan/programs/extracted/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper-1.4rc1/driver \
DRIVER_VERSION=1.4rc1 \
UTILS_VERSION=1.2 modules
/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-52/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-52/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-52'
CHK include/linux/version.h
*** Warning: Overriding SUBDIRS on the command line can cause
*** inconsistencies
HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
/bin/sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
make[3]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 127
make[2]: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-52'
make[1]: *** [default] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ryan/programs/extracted/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper-1.4rc1/driver'
make: *** [all] Error 2


Not sure what to make of this. Apparently come command cannot be found?

Any help would be greatly appriciated. I would like to get this wireless off the ground.

Thanks,
=w=

Looks like you need GCC, the GNU C and C++ copiler-thingy.

URL: http://gcc.gnu.org/

The instructions for downloading and installing are on the page.

wonderful. Thank you I will give it another shot tonite!

you know what? you're absolutely right. I feel stupid...I probably should have read the error message. Sorry to have lead the original poster astray