Distro: Mandrake 8.1
computer type:x86? (basic pc)
Problem: unable to install my network card into my computer. using the make file to install.

I am really new at this can someone please help me?

[root@localhost linux]# make clean
rm -f core *.o *.a *.s *.lst

"it says in the make file to use depend next but, I can not get that one to work so I tried "-d" and this is what I got"

[root@localhost linux]# make -d
GNU Make version 3.79.1, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
Built for i586-mandrake-linux-gnu
Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Report bugs to <bug-make@gnu.org>.

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' Trunkated due to leanth by user

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gcc -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -O2 -m486 -Wall -finline-functions -I /usr/src/linux/i
nclude -DMODVERSIONS -c -o rtl8139.o rtl8139.c
Putting child 0x08077fc8 (rtl8139.o) PID 7424 on the chain.
Live child 0x08077fc8 (rtl8139.o) PID 7424
In file included from rtl8139.c:70:
/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:1:2: #error Modules should never use kernel-hea
ders system headers,
/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:2:2: #error but headers from an appropriate ker
nel-source
Got a SIGCHLD; 1 unreaped children.
Reaping losing child 0x08077fc8 PID 7424
make: *** [rtl8139.o] Error 1
Removing child 0x08077fc8 PID 7424 from chain.

"I have not clue what all of this has done"
"after that the file recomends to use make all .... I have also tried make -f Makefile with the same result"

[root@localhost linux]# make all -i
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -O2 -m486 -Wall -finline-functions -I /usr/src/linux/i
nclude -DMODVERSIONS -c -o rtl8139.o rtl8139.c
In file included from rtl8139.c:70:
/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:1:2: #error Modules should never use kernel-hea
ders system headers,

"This file call (for lack of a better word) is no where to be found on my system"

/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:2:2: #error but headers from an appropriate ker
nel-source

"This one too"

make: [rtl8139.o] Error 1 (ignored)
objdump -S --adjust-vma=10 rtl8139.o > rtl8139.lst
objdump: rtl8139.o: No such file or directory
"I guess this program does debugging infomation but, I was unable to open rtl8139.1st"

make: [rtl8139.o] Error 1 (ignored)
"this I guess is were the make file died"

[root@localhost linux]#