Newbie needs help with Network Card - please!

[garybarwick]

Hi

I'm new to Linux and have been trying to install Mandrake 10 on my new Dell Dimension 8400. I haven't slept for 3 days

My problem is my network card - Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5700.

I have downloaded the drivers from the Broadcom site and tried to follow their instructions for installation. Whether I use the RPM method or the 'build the source yourself' method i seem to be encountering the same error msg:

make -C SUBDIRS=/mnt/windows/linuxNetCard/bcm5700-7.3.5/src modules
make: *** SUBDIRS=/mnt/windows/linuxNetCard/bcm5700-7.3.5/src: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [default] Error 2
[root@localhost src]#

I can see quite clearly that the directory ......../src does exist - and I am very confused. The error is similar when using the rpm method.

I used the Mandrake download CD's to install

Any help greatly appreciated - thanks

Gary Barwick

[FyberOptyx]

try to move the file onto your home directory, might have more luck installing from linux partition

cp </location/to/file /home/you>

[garybarwick]

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried moving the source and the rpm file into my home dir but I still get the same error message whichever method I try.

Gary Barwick

[FyberOptyx]

how are you installing the rpm ?

[garybarwick]

Here is am extract from the Broadcom readme:



1. Install the source RPM package:

rpm -ivh bcm5700-<version>.src.rpm

2. CD to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel:

cd /usr/src/{redhat,OpenLinux,turbo,packages,rpm ..}

rpm -bb SPECS/bcm5700.spec

or

rpmbuild -bb SPECS/bcm5700.spec (for RPM version 4.x.x)


Step 1 works - Step 2 causes the problem.

Thanks for the help

Gary Barwick

[FyberOptyx]

to install a src rpm you first have to rebuild it to an rpm

rpm --rebuild <package.name.src.rpm>

then install the new rpm

rpm -ivh <new.package.rpm>

hope this helps
if the 1st doesn't work try

rpmbuild --rebuild <package.name.src.rpm>

[garybarwick]

Thanks for the suggestion but I am still getting the same kind of error.

The rpm command starts esecuting and the exits with the following error:

..
..
..
..
make -C SUBDIRS=/usr/src/RPM/BUILD/bcm5700-7.3.5 modules
mske: *** SUBDIRS=/usr/src/RPM/BUILD/bcm5700-7.3.5: No such file or directory.
Stop.
..
..
..

Any ideas?

[jeremy1701]

Is your kernel source installed?

Jeremy

[garybarwick]

err - no!

not unless it did it itself.

Thanks for the pointer - I shall investigate. Not sure how to do this but I will have a go.

Cheers

[garybarwick]

Thanks guys!

It was the missing kernel source.

I am now writing this reply using Mozilla on my nice shiny gnome desktop.