error with ieee80211 subsystem

[feplusplus]

Hello,
I'm new of debian, when I try to make the ieee80211 subsystem I have this error:


Checking in /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-686 for ieee80211 components...
find: /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-686/build/: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-686/build//.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-686/build//include/linux/autoconf.h: No such file or directory
find: /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-686/build/: No such file or directory
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-686/build M=/home/feplusplus/Desktop/ieee80211-1.2.17 modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-686/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2

Someone can help me?

Thanks in advance for your support....

[aliov]

when I try to make the ieee80211 subsystem

Why you are trying to make the ieee80211 subsystem ? it should be as a module in the kernel .

Regards.

[feplusplus]

Because when the module of my wirelesse device (intel bg3945) try to start don't found the ieee80211...I read in some how to that i have to install this subsystem for my wireless network card....I wrong something?

[aliov]

have a look in this directory /lib/modules/2.6.21/kernel/net/ieee80211 ,i have the same wifi as you , i think you only have to get the firmware for it,and extract them in /lib/firmware .

Regards.

[feplusplus]

Thank's for your support, but the problem it is not the firmware...also when I reinstall the firmware the problem is the same. When I start the system the log advising me that do not found a lot of ieee80211 resources...I'm not absolutely an expert of debian but is possible that i cannot install ieee80211 because i haven't the kernel source package in my system?

thanks in advance

[aliov]

Yes you cannot compile the module since you don't have the kernel source code ,usually is located in /usr/src , but did you had a look in That directory since this modules are as well as the driver included in the kernel, and also make sure that you have the latest version of the virmware.

Regards.

[feplusplus]

Thanks, I control and I have the latest version of the firmware. Although what con I do for install kernel source for debian? Can I install that with apt?

[aliov]

I don't use debian , but i think yes you can install the kernel source code with apt .
Regards.

[feplusplus]

Thanks for your support, when why resolve this problem I post the solution on this thread...

[gruven]

I thought the ieee80211 subsystem was built into the 2.6.18+ kernels, but it may not be.

Try "modprobe ieee80211_crypt" first to see if it is already a module.

You can install the kernel source by typing this:

apt-get install linux-source-2.6.18

for the 2.6.18 kernel. There is also source code for 2.6.21 and 2.6.22 in the unstable and experimental repos respectively.

After you install the kernel source, try whatever you were trying to do before. I have the ipw3945 card also, and always use the in-kernel ieee80211 subsystem. I use wpa personal encryption, with the ieee80211_crypt_tkip kernel module.