ndiswrapper - Link to kernel source

[markreywillis]

Hey,

Trying to install ndiswrapper in Debian etch. Installation instructions state the following:

Make sure that /lib/modules/VERSION/build is a link to the kernel source, where VERSION is the version of the kernel you are running; this should be setup automatically by distribution package. If this path is not valid, kernel modules can’t be compiled.

Well... this is not setup automatically so I have to do it myself.

I downloaded the latest kernel source from The Linux Kernel Archives, then bunzipped it to /usr/src/. Then, I created a soft link as follows:

ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.... /lib/modules/2.6..../build

Finally, I went to the nsdiswrapper directory and executed:

make distclean

At this point, or if I execute any other 'make' command, I get an error saying that it "cannot find the linux version, is it configured?"

Please help. I am forced to use Windows to get online without ndiswrapper.

Thanks!

[iwanabeguru]

Hi!

You need the source of your actually used kernel not the newest.
if you are using the original kernel wich deliverd with the distro you need install the kernel source , and kernel header packages

aptitude install kernel-source-2.6.x.x kernel-header-2.6.x.x

i'm not sure about the packages names

than you can compile ndiswrapper

or just install ndiswrapper from debian repos

[markreywillis]

Thanks for the response... I've been on vacations. My big problem is that once I download the kernel source, I have the tar but I don´t understand how or what it means to "install" it. Forgive my ignorance! Thanks again.

[iwanabeguru]

your distro has packages which contains the kernel source and headers
as i wrote my previuos post

install those package unless you use your own kernel