error with make command

[cubes]

hi there!

i'm very new in linux. i'm using fedora 8. i need to install the driver of my wireless USB adapter. i followed the instructions in Installing Software but when i got to the command make i get an error message. this is the output:

[root@localhost WL230USBLnxDrv_2_12_0_0]# make
/lib/modules/2.6.26.6-49.fc8/build
/home/username/src/WL230USBLnxDrv_2_12_0_0
-I/home/username/src/WL230USBLnxDrv_2_12_0_0/src/include -fomit-frame-pointer -O2 -Wall -DZDCONF_WE_STAT_SUPPORT=1 -DHOST_IF_USB -DAMAC -DGCCK -DOFDM -DHOSTAPD_SUPPORT -DUSE_EP4_SET_REG -DDOWNLOADFIRMWARE -DfTX_GAIN_OFDM=0 -DfNEW_CODE_MAP=1 -DfWRITE_WORD_REG=1 -DfREAD_MUL_REG=1 -DENHANCE_RX=1 -DZDCONF_MENUDBG -DZDCONF_APDBG -DZDCONF_BANDEDGE_ADJUST -DZDCONF_SES_SUPPORT=1 -DZD1211B -DZDCONF_LP_SUPPORT=1
src/zd1205.o src/zdreq.o src/zdasocsvc.o src/zdauthreq.o src/zdauthrsp.o src/zdmmrx.o src/zdshared.o src/zdhci.o src/zdglobal.o src/zdencrypt.o src/zdpmfilter.o src/zdpsmon.o src/zdsynch.o src/zdbuf.o src/zd1205_proc.o src/zdhw.o src/zddebug.o src/zdtkipseed.o src/zdmic.o src/zddebug2.o src/zdlpmgt.o src/zdturbo_burst.o src/zdusb.o src/zd1211.o
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26.6-49.fc8/build SUBDIRS=/home/username/src/WL230USBLnxDrv_2_12_0_0 modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.26.6-49.fc8/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [all] Error 2

please help me. i've been searching for an answer to this. i can't seem to find any.

thanks in advance

cubes

[daark.child]

Install the kernel-devel package that matches the version of the kernel that you are running.

[cubes]

ok. i'll try that. thanks.

[cubes]

how do i configure the kernel? based on the installation instructions of this driver it says that i need a "configured kernel source code for the kernel that i'm running in my pc.

how do i do that?


thanks

[_madman_]

If you are running a kernel that came with your distribution, then installing the kernel development headers package (that should also come with your distro) as daark.child suggested would probably encompass that step.

Otherwise, to configure the kernel run:

make menuconfig

...from inside an unpacked kernel source tree.

BTW I recommend unpacking, configuring, and compiling most of your source packages as a user with regular privileges, and only install them as root.

[cubes]

i don't know what im doing wrong. im still getting an error message. when i run command make menuconfig message says, make menuconfig requires the ncurses libraries. i tried to run the same command on another computer it gave me this

HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
/bin/sh: gcc: command not found
make[1]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 127
make: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2


i only want to install the driver of my wireless usb adapter Aztech WL230 so i can get rid of all the wires.

HELP!!!

sorry. i'm a day old in linux. i only know the very basic. don't know anything about the codes.

i appreciate your help.

[daark.child]

The error says that gcc was not found which means that you need to install the gcc compiler.

[waterhead]

i only want to install the driver of my wireless usb adapter Aztech WL230 so i can get rid of all the wires.

It is very likely that the wireless driver is already present in the kernel. Post the output of these commands, it will help to determine if it is.

/sbin/lsusb

lsmod

uname -r

[waterhead]

OK, my information says that this wireless uses the zd1211rw driver module. More information on it can be found here:

zd1211rw - Linux Wireless

You should try to update to the newest kernel possible. A 2.6.26 or even newer, if possible. This and many other drivers can be installed using the latest compat-wireless-2.6 tarball. Info on downloading and installing it can be found here:

Download - Linux Wireless

You also need to install firmware to get this to work.

[_madman_]

As far as the "ncurses" part goes, you need to install "ncurses" and "ncurses-dev" or "ncurses-devel". Most distro's seperate the binaries and developement headers. The "-dev" or "-devel" packages supply these headers for C (or compatible) compilers to know what functions are available in binary libraries.

Ncurses is a popular library that supplies routines for displaying lines, blocks, and colors on the console display. Many programs use it.

If you are using Debian (or a distro based on it like Ubuntu or Knoppix), run:

apt-get install ncurses-dev