Make clean;make install gives errors

ndaka123488 · 09-07-2011, 08:11 AM

Hi
Im trying to install Universal PCI
Powered RS-232
Communication Board drivers on
Fedora 15.

I succeeded with the following commands

# cp snx_Vx.x.x.x.tar.gz /temp
# cd /temp
# tar xvfz snx_Vx.x.x.x.tar.gz
# cd /temp/snx
# make clean ; make install

Im in the root account yes. When I make clean;
make install

It gives me errors such as:

make/; -C /lib/modules/2.6.38.6-26/build SubDiRS=/temp/snx/drier modules
make: entering an unknown directory
make ****[driver_install] Error 2

Thanks for any help

acid_kewpie · 09-07-2011, 08:23 AM

you need to actually "make" first, you have nothing to install yet.

ndaka123488 · 09-07-2011, 08:35 AM

make is giving an error also

jdkaye · 09-07-2011, 08:48 AM

So there's no point in running make install if make is failing with an error. And are you going to tell us what that error is? Also is there an executable configuration file? Did you run that first?
jdk

ndaka123488 · 09-07-2011, 09:02 AM

It gives me errors such as:

make/; -C /lib/modules/2.6.38.6-26/build SubDiRS=/temp/snx/drier modules
make: entering an unknown directory
make ****[driver_install] Error 2

Thanks for any help

colucix · 09-07-2011, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ndaka123488

make/; -C /lib/modules/2.6.38.6-26/build SubDiRS=/temp/snx/drier modules
make: entering an unknown directory

It should be /temp/snx/driver, not /temp/snx/drier without v. You have to check where this word come from, e.g.

Code:

# cd /temp/snx
# grep -r drier *

knudfl · 09-07-2011, 09:17 AM

Please translate snx_Vx.x.x.x.tar.gz to the real package name.

And a download link for the package, please.

Quote:

SubDiRS=/temp/snx/drier modules

Looks like a Makefile text that will fit only the package authors files.

..

ndaka123488 · 09-07-2011, 09:19 AM

Ok
I typed it wrong, its driver actually. why cant I make?

grail · 09-07-2011, 09:21 AM

Are you also sure you are not supposed to run the configure script first?

acid_kewpie · 09-07-2011, 09:21 AM

errors "such as" as far less than useful. you don't give examples, you give ALL of it.

colucix · 09-07-2011, 09:23 AM

Have you installed the kernel-devel and the kernel-headers packages? They are required to build modules/drivers. Check using

Code:

rpm -qa kernel*

ndaka123488 · 09-07-2011, 09:30 AM

knuduf

the package is a zip file downloaded from
http://www.sunix.com.tw/services/dri...l?k=SER5066A#1

Coluxix

When I ran the rpm -qa kernel*

It displays:

Kernel-2.6-26.rc1.fc15.i686

Grail
Im not sure wat u mean by configure script first?

Acid
How do I capture the whole file, without typing over?

colucix · 09-07-2011, 09:32 AM

Definitively your system lacks the kernel sources. Try to install them (as root) using:

Code:

yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers

ndaka123488 · 09-07-2011, 09:36 AM

yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers

Gives the following errors

Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Error:cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: fedora. please verify its path and try again

colucix · 09-07-2011, 09:41 AM

Have you an active internet connection in Fedora? What if you try from 'Add/Remove Software' from the System Tools menu?