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ndiswrapper (for netgear wg311v3) on debian??? (or driver)???

Hi,
I changed from FC6 to Debian(GNU/Linux 4.0 kernel2.6.18) today. Also got the new netgear wg311 v3 Wifi card (Marvell libertas chipset).

I searched the net and figured out that I need to 1st install ndiswrapper.

I downloaded ndiswrapper 1.48 . When I tried to install I got the following error

Aryabhatta:~/ndiswrapper-1.48# make

make -C driver
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/ndiswrapper-1.48/driver'
Makefile:35: *** Cannot find kernel version in /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-686/build, is it configured?. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/ndiswrapper-1.48/driver'
make: *** [all] Error 2

What should I do to rectify this . I am completely new to debian.

Also is there a better way to install the drivers for the card or to get drivers for debian?

Thanks,
Vineet

Never used Debian but maybe if it like Fedora the kernel source is not installed.

Brian

Yeah, you are probably missing the kernel source.

It's been a while since I've used Debian now, but you should try to do something like this (as root):

Code:

apt-get install kernel-headers-`uname -r` kernel-image-`uname -r`

edit: sorry, put wrong command instructions :S a bit rusty on debian ^^

Quote:

Originally Posted by vineet7kumar (Post 2921360)

Also is there a better way to install the drivers for the card or to get drivers for debian?

Yup. That would be:

Code:

apt-get install ndiswrapper-common ndiswrapper-utils ndiswrapper-modules-`uname -r`