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Make doesn't work in Fedora

Hello!

I only know the basics of Linux really, and now I'm trying to install the driver for my IWL3945 wireless card. And I tried following a tutorial that said I had to do this:

% tar xzvf ieee80211-1.1.14.tgz
% cd ieee80211-1.1.14
% make
# make install <--- You may need to be root
% cd ..

And now when I tried to use the make command, I get this error:

Code:

[root@subcane ieee80211-1.1.14]# make

Checking in /lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE for ieee80211 components...

find: `/lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE/build/': No such file or directory

egrep: /lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE/build//.config: No such file or directory

egrep: /lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE/build//include/linux/autoconf.h: No such file or directory

find: `/lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE/build/': No such file or directory

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE/build M=/tmp/ieee80211-1.1.14 modules

make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE/build: No such file or directory.  Stop.

make: *** [modules] Error 2

[root@subcane ieee80211-1.1.14]#

This was also the case when I had Fedora 9 and 10 on the same system. Even with other packages. I tried installing gcc but I do not know if I even need it for the make command.

Thanks in advance!

It looks like you need to install the kernel source (and probably kernel headers) package for Fedora. You also don't need to run "make" as root, just "make install".

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nylex (Post 3633368)

It looks like you need to install the kernel source (and probably kernel headers) package for Fedora. You also don't need to run "make" as root, just "make install".

How would I go about installing the kernel source? I tried googling it and it said yum install kernel-sourcecode works, but it didn't work on this end.

try "yum install kernel-devel" and "yum install kernel-headers"

Quote:

Originally Posted by jf.argentino (Post 3633418)

try "yum install kernel-devel" and "yum install kernel-headers"

Well it installed, but make still won't work:

Code:

[root@subcane ieee80211-1.1.14]# yum install kernel-devel

Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit

Setting up Install Process



Resolving Dependencies

--> Running transaction check

---> Package kernel-devel.i586 0:2.6.29.6-217.2.3.fc11 set to be installed

--> Finished Dependency Resolution



Dependencies Resolved



==============================================================================================

 Package               Arch          Version                           Repository        Size

==============================================================================================

Installing:

 kernel-devel          i586          2.6.29.6-217.2.3.fc11             updates          6.2 M



Transaction Summary

==============================================================================================

Install      1 Package(s)

Update       0 Package(s)

Remove       0 Package(s)



Total download size: 6.2 M

Is this ok [y/N]: y

Downloading Packages:

kernel-devel-2.6.29.6-217.2.3.fc11.i586.rpm                            | 6.2 MB     02:30

Running rpm_check_debug

Running Transaction Test

Finished Transaction Test

Transaction Test Succeeded

Running Transaction

  Installing     : kernel-devel                                                           1/1



Installed:

  kernel-devel.i586 0:2.6.29.6-217.2.3.fc11



Complete!

Code:

[root@subcane ieee80211-1.1.14]# yum install kernel-headers

Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit

Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running as pid 22846.

Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...

  The other application is: PackageKit

    Memory :  73 M RSS ( 84 MB VSZ)

    Started: Thu Aug  6 13:25:46 2009 - 00:10 ago

    State  : Sleeping, pid: 22846

Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...

  The other application is: PackageKit

    Memory :  73 M RSS ( 84 MB VSZ)

    Started: Thu Aug  6 13:25:46 2009 - 00:12 ago

    State  : Sleeping, pid: 22846

Setting up Install Process

Package kernel-headers-2.6.29.6-217.2.3.fc11.i586 already installed and latest version

Nothing to do

Code:

[root@subcane ieee80211-1.1.14]# make

Checking in /lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE for ieee80211 components...

find: `/lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE/build/': No such file or directory

egrep: /lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE/build//.config: No such file or directory

egrep: /lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE/build//include/linux/autoconf.h: No such file or directory

find: `/lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE/build/': No such file or directory

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE/build M=/tmp/ieee80211-1.1.14 modules

make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE/build: No such file or directory.  Stop.

make: *** [modules] Error 2

[root@subcane ieee80211-1.1.14]#

You haven't installed the good version of kernel-devel:

Quote:

kernel-devel-2.6.29.6-217.2.3.fc11.i586.rpm

but you're running

Quote:

2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE

Try

Code:

yum install kernel-devel-2.6.29.6-217.2.3.fc11.i686.PAE

, if it doesn(t work install yumex, a yum GUI, search for "kernel-devel" with it and install the good one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jf.argentino (Post 3633440)

You haven't installed the good version of kernel-devel:
but you're running
Try

Code:

yum install kernel-devel-2.6.29.6-217.2.3.fc11.i686.PAE

, if it doesn(t work install yumex, a yum GUI, search for "kernel-devel" with it and install the good one.

I can't find anything with i686 in it, only i586.

Code:

[root@subcane ieee80211-1.1.14]# yum install kernel-devel-2.6.29.6-*

Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit

Setting up Install Process

Package kernel-devel-2.6.29.6-217.2.3.fc11.i586 already installed and latest version

Nothing to do

I'll try the GUI thing later though, I don't have access to the physical computer for a while.

If you're accessing the linux box through ssh, add -X option to enabling remote graphical session, be sure that server side;, in the sshd_config file (somewhere under /etc or /etc/ssh), the line

Code:

X11Forwarding yes

appears.
Another solution is to reboot the linux box with the 2.6.29.6-217.2.3.fc11.i686.PAE kernel, just edit "/boot/grub/menu.lst" file and change the "default=" to the proper kernel (first one is 0)