Compiling WiFi driver
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From: Tony Houghton on 15 Feb 2010 10:17 In <pan.2010.02.15.12.53.40.411515(a)nospam.zen.uk>, R. Georgeson <rmg(a)nospam.zen.uk> wrote: > I'm trying to compile a driver for an RT73 wireless dongle on a machine > running Debian 5.04. 'No rule to make target modules' and 'modules' isn't > mentioned elsewhere. > > Am I being stupid, it should be defined somewhere shouldn't it? > > I suspect there will be the same problem with 'modules_install'. Why do you need to compile it? It looks as if the binary driver is available in the repositories. If you've backported a newer kernel from unstable or something try: module-assistant a-i rt73 Otherwise I think you need to give more information about the provenance of the source code (kernel and rt73 driver) you're using and how you're trying to compile it. -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk
From: unruh on 15 Feb 2010 12:58 On 2010-02-15, R. Georgeson <rmg(a)nospam.zen.uk> wrote: > I'm trying to compile a driver for an RT73 wireless dongle on a machine > running Debian 5.04. 'No rule to make target modules' and 'modules' isn't > mentioned elsewhere. Did you run "configure" first? Did you look in the Makefile to see what it does have a target for? Did you try just doing make? > > Am I being stupid, it should be defined somewhere shouldn't it? Why? > > I suspect there will be the same problem with 'modules_install'. I think you are confusing the compiling of this specific module with the rules when you compile the KERNEL for compiling all the modules in the kernel. >
From: unruh on 16 Feb 2010 00:05 On 2010-02-15, R. Georgeson <rmg(a)nospam.zen.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:58:53 +0000, unruh wrote: > >> On 2010-02-15, R. Georgeson <rmg(a)nospam.zen.uk> wrote: >>> I'm trying to compile a driver for an RT73 wireless dongle on a machine >>> running Debian 5.04. 'No rule to make target modules' and 'modules' >>> isn't mentioned elsewhere. >> >> Did you run "configure" first? Did you look in the Makefile to see what it >> does have a target for? Did you try just doing make? > > The instructions say you only need to run configure for 2.4 kernels; > actually I tried it and it barfed. I think on reflection it's telling me > it's expecting to see the kernel source. Hmm Did you install the kernel developement source? I do not know how debian does it, but you need the various headers and config for the kernel. >> >>> Am I being stupid, it should be defined somewhere shouldn't it? >> Why? >> >>> I suspect there will be the same problem with 'modules_install'. >> >> I think you are confusing the compiling of this specific module with the >> rules when you compile the KERNEL for compiling all the modules in the >> kernel. > > Could be. >
From: unruh on 16 Feb 2010 11:44 On 2010-02-16, R. Georgeson <rmg(a)nospam.zen.uk> wrote: > On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:05:45 +0000, unruh wrote: > >> On 2010-02-15, R. Georgeson <rmg(a)nospam.zen.uk> wrote: >>> On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:58:53 +0000, unruh wrote: >>> >>>> On 2010-02-15, R. Georgeson <rmg(a)nospam.zen.uk> wrote: >>>>> I'm trying to compile a driver for an RT73 wireless dongle on a >>>>> machine running Debian 5.04. 'No rule to make target modules' and >>>>> 'modules' isn't mentioned elsewhere. >>>> >>>> Did you run "configure" first? Did you look in the Makefile to see what >>>> it does have a target for? Did you try just doing make? >>> >>> The instructions say you only need to run configure for 2.4 kernels; >>> actually I tried it and it barfed. I think on reflection it's telling me >>> it's expecting to see the kernel source. Hmm >> >> Did you install the kernel developement source? I do not know how debian >> does it, but you need the various headers and config for the kernel. >> > > I didn't. Does this mean the kernel has to be recompiled whenever it's > updated, I could do without that, this machine is going to be at a remote > site to which I have limited and occasional access. No it does not. But you need the headers and you need the configuration to compile a module. In Mandriva you install kernel-devel which includes the required files. In Debian I do not know, but someone here will > > The Wireless-HOWTO says you need to recompile but it looks years out of > date; I was hoping just to produce a module which could be inserted into > stock kernels. modules are intimately related to the kernel, and you cannot compile a "generic" module that works in all kernels ( well maybe you can sometimes but it is not easy) >
From: unruh on 16 Feb 2010 11:48
On 2010-02-16, R. Georgeson <rmg(a)nospam.zen.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:17:21 +0000, Tony Houghton wrote: > >> In <pan.2010.02.15.12.53.40.411515(a)nospam.zen.uk>, R. Georgeson >> <rmg(a)nospam.zen.uk> wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to compile a driver for an RT73 wireless dongle on a machine >>> running Debian 5.04. 'No rule to make target modules' and 'modules' >>> isn't mentioned elsewhere. >>> >>> Am I being stupid, it should be defined somewhere shouldn't it? >>> >>> I suspect there will be the same problem with 'modules_install'. >> >> Why do you need to compile it? It looks as if the binary driver is >> available in the repositories. > > Blowed if I can find it. Can you give me a pointer? locate rt73 On my system it is called rt73usb /lib/modules/2.6.29.6-desktop-2mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.ko.gz or /lib/modules/2.6.24.7-desktop-3mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.ko.gz for example. Try modprobe rt73usb on your system. > > If you've backported a newer kernel from >> unstable or something try: >> >> module-assistant a-i rt73 >> >> Otherwise I think you need to give more information about the provenance >> of the source code (kernel and rt73 driver) you're using and how you're >> trying to compile it. > > Kernel is stock 2.6.26-2 from the installation disc, driver came as source > code on CD with the device though I have since downloaded the same thing > with a later date. I'm following the instructions on the tin which say to > start with 'make all'. What tin? If you are following the instructions to making the kernel, then ok. Why you would want to I do not know. > |