make: *** [all] Error 2

JoeyH · 03-22-2009, 04:56 PM

Hello all!

I'm working on installing Debian on my old PowerMac G4 system. I'm trying to install the drivers for my wifi card. I followed the instructions, and tried to do "make all". It said:

make: command not found

To respond I did:
apt-get install make

However, now when I try to do the "make all" command, I get this output:
joey-ppc:/home/joey/Desktop/2007_1210_RT61_Linux_STA_v1.1.2.0/Module# make all
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26-1-powerpc/build SUBDIRS=/home/joey/Desktop/2007_1210_RT61_Linux_STA_v1.1.2.0/Module modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.26-1-powerpc/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [all] Error 2
joey-ppc:/home/joey/Desktop/2007_1210_RT61_Linux_STA_v1.1.2.0/Module#

Can someone tell me what is causing this, and how I can fix it?

paulsm4 · 03-22-2009, 05:23 PM

Hi -

'Sounds like you might be missing the kernel headers.

I'd try this:

Quote:

apt-get install kernel-header

You might also consider any/all of:

Quote:

apt-get kernel-package
apt-get install baseutils
apt-get gcc
apt-get clean
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade

http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/1...r-for-new.html
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap...pt-get.en.html

'Hope that helps .. PSM

AlucardZero · 03-22-2009, 05:27 PM

also, apt-get install build-essential

JoeyH · 03-22-2009, 05:33 PM

I haven't really used Linux before other than just some random poking around on a friends laptop, but I got the feeling I'm doing something the wrong way...

joey-ppc:/home/joey# apt-get install kernel-header
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package kernel-header
joey-ppc:/home/joey#

And also

joey-ppc:/home/joey# apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
build-essential is already the newest version.
build-essential set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
joey-ppc:/home/joey#