no rule to make error
 

Ok I got a new dlink and got the files that come on the cd copied them to /tmp ran make install like it said on the cd. The output was no rule to make rhine_main.o needed by rhinefet.o. Since I can not find the second file on my comp I do not know what it is talking about but it sounds like I already have a driver on my comp.

Are all o files drivers. What do I do now.

Please provide more details.

What dlink? A router? What are you trying to install? It sounds like you are trying to build some software - what commands do you use to do this, and what is the actual output?

A network card.

make install

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and what is the actual output?
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no rule to make rhine_main.o needed by rhinefet.o

Do you care to tell us which model, or should be guess?

Do you know of some download link where we can get the software to have a look at it? Without seeing the Makefile, (and preferably the other files in the package too), it's impossible to diagnose the problem further.

dlink dfe530tx+

Do you know of some download link where we can get the software to have a look at it? Without seeing the Makefile, (and preferably the other files in the package too), it's impossible to diagnose the problem further.[/QUOTE]

http://support.dlink.com/products/XPstatus.asp?Prodid=DFE-530TX+&OS=linux

Its the version 6.0

Can you post the lspci output for the card? The kernel may already have a driver for it.

Heres what I found but I am new to this and do not know what to do about it.

`No rule to make target `xxx', needed by `yyy'.'
This means that make decided it needed to build a target, but then couldn't find any instructions in the makefile on how to do that, either explicit or implicit (including in the default rules database).


I do not know whats rule is missing so don't know how to correct it.

from the downloaded package "DFE-530Tx+_F2_" did you go to DFE-530Tx+_F2_/linux and open dlkfet-4.39.tar.gz then from that folder run " make "
and did you read this FIRST
DFE-530Tx+_F2_/Info/LINUX/linux.txt
linux.txt has the build and install instructions

[QUOTE=John VV;3265803]from the downloaded package "DFE-530Tx+_F2_"
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No. I used the one on the disk that came with the card.
I followed the instructions to the letter.

well in the folder( DFE-530Tx+_F2_/linux) there IS a make file AFTER you uncompress dlkfet-4.39.tar.gz LOOK FOR IT
open a terminal and cd to the folder WITH the make file
example: for me it is -- from my home folder -- use "su -" or sudo
you might also want to install if you are using GNOME and fedora
nautilus-open-terminal
this puts a option in the right click menue to " open a terminal here"

I do not have gnome I am working from a command line. I do have kde.

It is already uncompressed in /tmp as per the instructions in gz file. Here is the instructions I followed.




Installation
============
Please enter the following commands at the UNIX prompt. Remember, UNIX is
case sensitive.

1) Create a temporary directory:
mkdir /temp

2) Change to the temporary directory:
cd /temp

3) Copy driver (dlkfet-4.39.tar.gz) from DOS disk, (mcopy below is one tool in
mtools, if you didn't install mtools, you can type
'mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt' and use 'cp /mnt/dlkfet-4.39.tar.gz /temp'
command to copy the driver to the temporary directory):
mcopy a:dlkfet-4.39.tar.gz .

4) untar the archive file:
tar xzvf dlkfet-4.39.tar.gz
cd dlkfet-4.39

5) Compile the driver source files and it will generate rhinefet.o, and
copy it to correct driver installation path (The installation directory
is different in different kernel versions. In 2.4.x/2.6.x kernel, the path
is /lib/modules/KERNEL_VERSION/kernel/drivers/net/,

make install

6) Check configuration file (/etc/modules.conf or /etc/conf.modules or
/etc/modprobe.conf, it depends on your Linux distribution) for loading
kernel modules. Make sure the first line below is appeared in the
configuration file, where # is the interface number (eg: alias eth0
rhinefet). If you need to set the driver options, below second line is
an example to set the NIC to 100Mbps fullduplex mode (remember to unmark
the line if it is put in the configuration file).
alias eth# rhinefet
#options eth# speed_duplex=2

7) Reboot now:
shutdown -r now

8) Install your driver module (If the driver module is in the wrong place,
an error message will appear, and say that can't find the driver
module):
insmod rhinefet.o

9) Use ifconfig command to assign the IP address, where # is network
interface number:
ifconfig eth# <IP>

10) Check the interface works:
ping <remote_host_IP>

Remove intermediate files
=========================
Please enter the following command to remove intermediate files generated
during the driver compilation:
make clean

then when you cd to the folder with makefile in it and run " make " it should build or through an error