make: *** [modules] Error 2

[oohyeah]

When applying a pair of patches to my zd1211rw wireless driver, I get the following error when issuing make and make install commands:

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686/build M=/home/zach/Documents/compat-wireless-2010-10-05 modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2

and then when I go to the parent directory "/lib/modules/2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686/" and ls -l, the "build" is flashing red. Not sure what is going on here, but it appears to be preventing make and make install from succeeding.

[MikeTbob]

Try to install kernel-headers and kernel-devel, this should fix that problem.

[oohyeah]

# yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel
Loaded plugins: presto, refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Package kernel-headers-2.6.32.21-168.fc12.i686 already installed and latest version
Package kernel-devel-2.6.32.21-168.fc12.i686 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do

2.6.32.21-168? That's different than the 2.6.31.5-127 in the module path that make is trying to use. Is this part of the problem?

[jayd512]

Depends on the kernel version that you have, but it could be.
What do you get from

uname -a

You might want to do a yum update to insure that all of your headers match your kernel version, updates your gcc and make, as well.

[oohyeah]

Yes, just ran a yum update. How do I check headers versions? uname -a returns 2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686 .

[jayd512]

That would be what you're running right now.
After a system update, do a reboot and run make for your patch.

Post back on how it goes.

[oohyeah]

Hey hey! Thanks for the help. The reboot fixed it and right now the make is ticking off the files.

Nice Orin.

[oohyeah]

Ok, make got a few minutes in and gave me this error instead:

error: ‘struct mmc_host’ has no member named ‘max_segs’

after

drivers/staging/ath6kl/hif/sdio/linux_sdio/src/hif_scatter.c: In function ‘SetupHIFScatterSupport’

[jayd512]

Hi there... sorry about the delay!

I'm kinds stuck here for a minute, but I'll be searching for info.
Maybe someone else will pop in with better info in the meanwhile!

Gimme a bit...

[MikeTbob]

MAy I ask why you are compiling this driver/patches anyway? It's been in the kernel since....kernel-2.6.18.
Does that not work for you?