Compiling help - Newbie :-(

[supajason]

Hello all!

I'm in need of some help, i have a Belkin G Plus MIMO Router F5D9230-4 ver. 3000uk.

I want to compile there GPL Source Code firmware but dont really know what to do i have contacted belkin and they dont support linux (which is very funny as the O/S of there routers is linux????) I found this and wanted to know if is is the correct way of compiling? i have downloaded Fedora Core 2 but dont know what to do. if somebody could point me in the right direction or guide me i would be greatful.

Belkin GPL Source Code Firmware

thanks supajason

[hazel]

I don't know why they say they don't support Linux because on the website it specifically says these are for the Linux OS. I suspect you were talking to someone without the necessary technical knowledge.

The packages on the site are source code "tarballs" (i.e. gzipped tar archives). So your first step after downloading them will be to unpack them. The command to use is

 tar -xzf filename

.

This will give you a directory full of files, one of which will be a README file (there may also be a separate INSTALL file - if so you should read both). Nine times out of ten, the procedure for compiling is:

./configure
make
make install

I think all the necessary compilation tools are present by default on Fedora - they certainly were on Red Hat from which Fedora descends.

[supajason]

Thank you

I'm installing FC2 now and will give it a go thanks

[scm]

Fedora Core 2 is really old - can't you use a more recent version? Fedora is up to 9 now.

[supajason]

Ok im using fedora live 7 i have downloaded the tarballs and extracted them then i did:

[fedora@localhost RDC-20050506]$ make
Vender: WL
echo "Current VENDOR is WL"
Current VENDOR is WL
echo "Current MODEL is BELKIN"
Current MODEL is BELKIN
echo "Current COUNTRY is "
Current COUNTRY is 
echo www_BELKIN 
www_BELKIN
make -C tools/mkimage
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/fedora/Desktop/RDC-20050506/tools/mkimage'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/fedora/Desktop/RDC-20050506/tools/mkimage'
make -C linux-2.4.x ARCH=i386 bzImage
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/fedora/Desktop/RDC-20050506/linux-2.4.29'
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/home/kyo/GPL_BELKIN_F5D9230-4_v3000/RDC-20050506/linux-2.4.29/include/asm/param.h', needed by `/home/kyo/GPL_BELKIN_F5D9230-4_v3000/RDC-20050506/linux-2.4.29/include/linux/sched.h'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/fedora/Desktop/RDC-20050506/linux-2.4.29'
make: *** [all] Error 2
[fedora@localhost RDC-20050506]$

ive uploaded the makefile!
i not get it! please help me thanks

[hazel]

You usually have to type ./configure first, then (when that has finished running) type make. I also strongly advise that if there is a README and/or an INSTALL file, you read these first. If there is anything non-standard about this package, it will be listed there.