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TRying to install ieee80211 using mod assistant. I have the linux-headers for my kernel in the usr/src folder. Geting this error.... what do i need to do. There is a ...
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    Module Assistant - missing makefile

    TRying to install ieee80211 using mod assistant. I have the linux-headers for my kernel in the usr/src folder. Geting this error.... what do i need to do. There is a MAKEFILE in the linux-headers folder

    dh_testroot
    rm -f build-arch-stamp build-indep-stamp configure-stamp
    rm -rf modules
    /usr/bin/make clean
    make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/ieee80211'
    make[2]: *** No rule to make target `clean'. Stop.
    make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/ieee80211'
    make[1]: [clean] Error 2 (ignored)
    /usr/bin/make -C driver clean
    make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/ieee80211/driver'
    rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o *.ko .*.cmd .*.flags *.lst *~ .#*
    rm -rf /usr/src/modules/ieee80211/driver/tmp .tmp_versions
    for file in *.{c,h} net/*.h; do \
    if [ -e $file ]; then \
    sed -i -e "s:\ *$::g" -e "s:\t*$::g" $file; \
    fi \
    done
    make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/ieee80211/driver'
    dh_clean
    /usr/bin/gcc-4.0
    for templ in ; do \
    cp $templ `echo $templ | sed -e 's/_KVERS_/2.6.15-1-686/g'` ; \
    done
    for templ in `ls debian/*.modules.in` ; do \
    test -e ${templ%.modules.in}.backup || cp ${templ%.modules.in} ${templ%.modules.in}.backup 2>/dev/null || true; \
    sed -e 's/##KVERS##/2.6.15-1-686/g ;s/#KVERS#/2.6.15-1-686/g ; s/_KVERS_/2.6.15-1-686/g ; s/##KDREV##/2.6.15-8/g ; s/#KDREV#/2.6.15-8/g ; s/_KDREV_/2.6.15-8/g' < $templ > ${templ%.modules.in}; \
    done
    export DH_OPTIONS='-pieee80211-modules-2.6.15-1-686'
    dh_testdir
    dh_testroot
    dh_clean -k
    # Build the module
    /usr/bin/make -C driver KSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.15-1-686/build KVER=2.6.15-1-686
    make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/ieee80211/driver'
    /usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-1-686/build M=/usr/src/modules/ieee80211/driver MODVERDIR=/usr/src/modules/ieee80211/driver modules
    make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-1-686'
    make[3]: Makefile: No such file or directory
    make[3]: *** No rule to make target `Makefile'. Stop.
    make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-1-686'
    make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
    make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/ieee80211/driver'
    make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/ieee80211'
    make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2

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    Upgraded kernel problem solved

    Just upgrade to 2.6.16-2-686

    the kernel crashed after loading wireless mods. started a new thread

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