I downloaded ndiswrapper 0.11 so I could get my Linksys wpc11 v.4 card working. The instructions are simple "uncompress, cd into the directory, type "make install". This is what I get.

make install
make -C driver install
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/ndiswrapper-0.11/driver'
cc -DNDISWRAPPER_VERSION=\"0.11\" -DEXTRA_VERSION=\"\" -DLINUX -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -I/lib/modules/2.4.20-6/build/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -O2 -c -o wrapper.o wrapper.c
wrapper.c:18:27: linux/vmalloc.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /usr/include/linux/fs.h:23,
from wrapper.c:22:
/usr/include/linux/string.h:8:2: warning: #warning Using kernel header in userland!
In file included from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:14,
from /usr/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/include/linux/locks.h:5,
from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/linux/timex.h:173: field `time' has incomplete type
In file included from /usr/include/linux/bitops.h:69,
from /usr/include/asm/system.h:7,
from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:16,
from /usr/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/include/linux/locks.h:5,
from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/asm/bitops.h:327:2: warning: #warning This includefile is not available on all architectures.
/usr/include/asm/bitops.h:328:2: warning: #warning Using kernel headers in userspace: atomicity not guaranteed
In file included from /usr/include/linux/signal.h:4,
from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:25,
from /usr/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/include/linux/locks.h:5,
from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/asm/signal.h:107: parse error before "sigset_t"
/usr/include/asm/signal.h:110: parse error before '}' token
In file included from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:81,
from /usr/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/include/linux/locks.h:5,
from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/linux/timer.h:45: parse error before "spinlock_t"
/usr/include/linux/timer.h:53: parse error before '}' token
/usr/include/linux/timer.h:67: parse error before "tvec_base_t"
/usr/include/linux/timer.h:101: parse error before "tvec_bases"
/usr/include/linux/timer.h: In function `init_timer':
/usr/include/linux/timer.h:105: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/include/linux/timer.h:105: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/include/linux/timer.h:106: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/include/linux/timer.h: In function `timer_pending':
/usr/include/linux/timer.h:121: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
In file included from /usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:15,
from /usr/include/linux/locks.h:8,
from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:17:24: asm/fixmap.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:15,
from /usr/include/linux/locks.h:8,
from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:24: parse error before "swapper_pg_dir"
In file included from /usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:115,
from /usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:15,
from /usr/include/linux/locks.h:8,
from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h:32: parse error before "pgd"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h:33: parse error before "pgd"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h:34: parse error before "pgd"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h:53: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h:53: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h: In function `pmd_offset':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h:55: `pmd_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h:55: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/usr/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h:55: for each function it appears in.)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h:55: parse error before ')' token
In file included from /usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:15,
from /usr/include/linux/locks.h:8,
from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:277: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_read':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:277: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:278: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_exec':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:278: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:279: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_dirty':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:279: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:280: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_young':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:280: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:281: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_write':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:281: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:283: parse error before "pte_rdprotect"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:283: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_rdprotect':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:283: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:284: parse error before "pte_exprotect"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:284: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_exprotect':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:284: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:285: parse error before "pte_mkclean"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:285: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_mkclean':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:285: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:286: parse error before "pte_mkold"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:286: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_mkold':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:286: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:287: parse error before "pte_wrprotect"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:287: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_wrprotect':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:287: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:288: parse error before "pte_mkread"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:288: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_mkread':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:288: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:289: parse error before "pte_mkexec"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:289: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_mkexec':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:289: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:290: parse error before "pte_mkdirty"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:290: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_mkdirty':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:290: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:291: parse error before "pte_mkyoung"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:291: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_mkyoung':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:291: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:292: parse error before "pte_mkwrite"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:292: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_mkwrite':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:292: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:294: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `ptep_test_and_clear_dirty':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:294: `ptep' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:295: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `ptep_test_and_clear_young':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:295: `ptep' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:296: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `ptep_set_wrprotect':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:296: `ptep' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:297: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `ptep_mkdirty':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:297: `ptep' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:309: parse error before "pte_modify"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:309: parse error before "pte"
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h: In function `pte_modify':
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:311: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:311: `PTE_MASK' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:312: `newprot' undeclared (first use in this function)
In file included from /usr/include/linux/highmem.h:5,
from /usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:16,
from /usr/include/linux/locks.h:8,
from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:6:24: asm/fixmap.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /usr/include/linux/highmem.h:5,
from /usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:16,
from /usr/include/linux/locks.h:8,
from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:57: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `get_pgd_slow':
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:59: `pgd_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:59: `pgd' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:59: parse error before ')' token
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:62: `PAGE_OFFSET' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:70: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `get_pgd_fast':
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:80: `pgd_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:80: parse error before ')' token
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:83: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `free_pgd_fast':
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:85: `pgd' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:90: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `free_pgd_slow':
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:99: `pgd' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:103: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `pte_alloc_one':
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:105: `pte_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:105: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:109: parse error before ')' token
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:118: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `pte_alloc_one_fast':
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:127: `pte_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:127: parse error before ')' token
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:130: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `pte_free_fast':
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:132: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: At top level:
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:137: parse error before '*' token
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `pte_free_slow':
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:139: `pte' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `flush_tlb_mm':
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:183: `current' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `flush_tlb_page':
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:190: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:190: `current' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `flush_tlb_range':
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:197: `current' undeclared (first use in this function)
In file included from /usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:16,
from /usr/include/linux/locks.h:8,
from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/linux/highmem.h: In function `kmap':
/usr/include/linux/highmem.h:68: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
In file included from /usr/include/linux/locks.h:8,
from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/linux/pagemap.h: In function `page_cache_alloc':
/usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:37: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/include/linux/pagemap.h: At top level:
/usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:46: parse error before "spinlock_t"
/usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:48: parse error before '}' token
/usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:54: parse error before "page_cache_size"
/usr/include/linux/pagemap.h: In function `_page_hashfn':
/usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:72: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
/usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:72: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
/usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:72: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
/usr/include/linux/pagemap.h:72: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
In file included from /usr/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
from wrapper.c:24:
/usr/include/linux/locks.h: In function `wait_on_buffer':
/usr/include/linux/locks.h:19: `BH_Lock' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/linux/locks.h:19: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/include/linux/locks.h:19: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/include/linux/locks.h: In function `lock_buffer':
/usr/include/linux/locks.h:25: `BH_Lock' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/include/linux/locks.h:25: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/include/linux/locks.h: In function `lock_super':
/usr/include/linux/locks.h:39: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/include/linux/locks.h: In function `unlock_super':
/usr/include/linux/locks.h:44: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
wrapper.c:31:28: net/iw_handler.h: No such file or directory
wrapper.c:34:25: asm/uaccess.h: No such file or directory
In file included from ndiswrapper.h:27,
from ntoskernel.h:17,
from ndis.h:18,
from wrapper.c:38:
/usr/include/linux/delay.h:13:23: asm/delay.h: No such file or directory
In file included from ndiswrapper.h:33,
from ntoskernel.h:17,
from ndis.h:18,
from wrapper.c:38:
/usr/include/asm/atomic.h:40:2: warning: #warning Using kernel header in userland program. BAD!
In file included from ndiswrapper.h:80,
from ntoskernel.h:17,
from ndis.h:18,
from wrapper.c:38:
/usr/include/linux/tqueue.h: At top level:
/usr/include/linux/tqueue.h:94: parse error before "tqueue_lock"
In file included from ndiswrapper.h:174,
from ntoskernel.h:17,
from ndis.h:18,
from wrapper.c:38:
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:44:25: asm/hardirq.h: No such file or directory
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:45:25: asm/softirq.h: No such file or directory
In file included from ndiswrapper.h:174,
from ntoskernel.h:17,
from ndis.h:18,
from wrapper.c:38:
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:77: parse error before '(' token
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:78: parse error before '(' token
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:127: `CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT' undeclared here (not in a function)
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:127: requested alignment is not a constant
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:154: parse error before '(' token
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:162: parse error before '(' token
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:224: parse error before "global_bh_lock"
In file included from ntoskernel.h:17,
from ndis.h:18,
from wrapper.c:38:
ndiswrapper.h:291: parse error before "spinlock_t"
ndiswrapper.h:291: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union
ndiswrapper.h:295: parse error before '}' token
ndiswrapper.h: In function `wrap_spin_lock_init':
ndiswrapper.h:300: warning: implicit declaration of function `spin_lock_init'
ndiswrapper.h:300: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
ndiswrapper.h:301: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
ndiswrapper.h: In function `wrap_spin_lock':
ndiswrapper.h:324: warning: implicit declaration of function `in_interrupt'
ndiswrapper.h:326: warning: implicit declaration of function `spin_lock'
ndiswrapper.h:326: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
ndiswrapper.h:327: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
ndiswrapper.h:331: warning: implicit declaration of function `spin_lock_bh'
ndiswrapper.h:331: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
ndiswrapper.h:332: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
ndiswrapper.h: In function `wrap_spin_unlock':
ndiswrapper.h:350: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
ndiswrapper.h:351: warning: implicit declaration of function `spin_unlock_bh'
ndiswrapper.h:351: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
ndiswrapper.h:353: warning: implicit declaration of function `spin_unlock'
ndiswrapper.h:353: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
In file included from ndis.h:18,
from wrapper.c:38:
ntoskernel.h: At top level:
ntoskernel.h:84: field `timer' has incomplete type
ntoskernel.h:303: confused by earlier errors, bailing out
make[1]: *** [wrapper.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/ndiswrapper-0.11/driver'
make: *** [install] Error 2




Now, I can "make" with an argument to the source of my kernel. Then make install but ndiswrapper function properly when I do it this way.

Can anyone tell what I am doing wrong or forgeting?

It looks like something is funky with the way your kernel source code is installed. Can you provide some details like distro, kernel version and how you installed the kernel source?

Im using RH9, kernel 2.4.20-6, I bought a commercial version of RH9 from the store and installed from the CD's.

Try make then make install.

For ndiswrapper you dont need to do make, just make install.

Unclejesse,

I think one of the problems is that your distro/kernel are on the lagging edge of what ndiswrapper was developed on. My suggestion would be to go to an older version of ndiswrapper (like 0.7 or earlier) or to try a newer distro than RH9. I'm surprised you can buy RH9 since RedHat discontinued supporting it quite some time ago.

Hangdog, I will probably get a newer distro like Fedora 3. Any advise on which work best with the ndiswrapper, more specifically, the WPC11 v.4 wireless card?

I know you're not SUPPOSED to have to, but when i tried make install, i got errors, when i tried make then make install it worked.

If you need to use ndiswrapper, I would actually avoid Red Hat distros. Red Hat is doing some things with their stock kernels that make ndiswrapper a nightmare to install. If you're looking for an easy to install distro, try Mandrake. If you're up for more of a challenge, Debian or Slackware are good choices. However, you may want to do some searching here at LQ on the WPC11 card. There are a ton of posts about it that may be helpful.

Wow. That is really odd. Have you brought this up with the ndiswrapper developers?

FWIW: I just finished installing FC3. I had zero problems compiling and installing ndiswrapper. In fact, I'm posting this using ndiswrapper/wmp54g. I simply followed the instructions in the ndiswrapper INSTALL file.

There was a downside though... the FC3 network config GUI was basically useless for defining a wireless device. I had to manually edit the device files to get my wmp54g card to work at system bootup. See my reply to another post here