installing ieee80211 - file missing

[nyblueguy]

Do i just need to create a folder? What am I doing here? please help

debian:/home/sp/wireless/ieee80211-1.1.13# make
Checking in /lib/modules/2.6.16-1-686 for ieee80211 components...
find: /lib/modules/2.6.16-1-686/build/: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.16-1-686/build//.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.16-1-686/build//include/linux/autoconf.h: No such file or directory
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.16-1-686/build M=/home/sp/wireless/ieee80211-1.1.13 modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.16-1-686/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2

[towy71]

I'm not sure that any of us can guess what you're talking about

I think you need to have a look at some guides, you could go here and pick your way through, when you have a proper question come back here and ask away and we will endeavour to help

[nyblueguy]

I tried to run the make file, then remove the old files but it is looksing for a build directory....what do I have to do.

Thanks,


ERROR: ieee80211.h not found in '/lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/include'.

You need to install the ieee80211 subsystem from http://ieee80211.sf.net
and point this build to the location where you installed those sources, eg.:

% make IEEE80211_INC=/usr/src/ieee80211/

will look for ieee80211.h in /usr/src/ieee80211/net/

make: *** [check_inc] Error 1
sp@debian:~/wireless/ipw2200-1.1.2$ cd..
bash: cd..: command not found
sp@debian:~/wireless/ipw2200-1.1.2$ cd ../
sp@debian:~/wireless$ ls
firmware intel_ipw2200_110 wireless_tools.28
ieee80211-1.1.13 ipw2200-1.1.2 wireless_tools.28.tar.gz
ieee80211-1.1.13.tgz ipw2200-1.1.2.tgz
INSTALL ipw2200_linux_1_1_0.tgz
sp@debian:~/wireless$ cd ieee80211-1.1.13/
sp@debian:~/wireless/ieee80211-1.1.13$ make IEEE80211_INC=/usr/src/ieee80211/
Checking in /lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686 for ieee80211 components...
find: /lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/build/: No such file or directory
/lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.ko
Above files found. Remove? [y],n

then

Above files found. Remove? [y],n n
Old ieee80211 references found. In order to build the ieee80211
subsystem, prior versions must first be removed. You can perform
this task by running this makefile as root via:

% sudo make check_old

and answering Y to remove the file references.
Aborting make.
make: *** [check_old] Error 1
sp@debian:~/wireless/ieee80211-1.1.13$ sudo make check_old

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Checking in /lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686 for ieee80211 components...
find: /lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/build/: No such file or directory
/lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.ko
Above files found. Remove? [y],n y
find: /lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/build/: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/build//.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.16-2-686/build//include/linux/autoconf.h: No such file or directory
sp@debian:~/wireless/ieee80211-1.1.13$

[justin_w]

I also need this to work so I can install the driver for IPW2100

[kaens]

I just ran into this, and it confused me for a little bit - but a bit of googling, and a cigarette later I realized the solution (I really couldn't find it by symptom on google....)

You need to install the headers (and possibly the source) for your kernel.

cat /proc/version

to get the kernel version you're running

apt-get install linux-headers-<version number>

should install the headers.

Oh, and the guy who pointed you to the intro to linux doc - why even bother responding if you're just going to point them to a big old doc that doesn't even cover their question in all probability - and even if it does, they'd have to sort through a whole bunch of stuff? You could have just not replied, or given them a clever hint or something remotely useful.

[reemM]

Thank you so much for being specific in this thread.

I just encountered this problem, and you saved me from never finding the answer\giving up.

Thanks,
Reem