Ndiswrapper error: No rule to make target `WLAN/ndiswrapper

[rover8898]

Hello all,

I am trying currently to get Ndiswrapper working in order to use my wireless internet usb key. Unfortunately, I have encountered some technical difficulties when I compile it. (Also, I am new to linux)

After following the INSTALL instructions for the ndiswrapper-1.53 software, I obtain the following error:

[root@localhost ndiswrapper-1.53]# make
make -C driver
make[1]: Entering directory `/dl/Linux WLAN/ndiswrapper-1.53/ndiswrapper-1.53/driver'


*** WARNING: This kernel uses 4K stack size option
(CONFIG_4KSTACKS); many Windows drivers will not work
with this option enabled. Disable CONFIG_4KSTACKS
in kernel's .config file, recompile and install kernel


make -C /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-53.el5-i686 M=/dl/Linux WLAN/ndiswrapper-1.53/ndiswrapper-1.53/driver
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-53.el5-i686'
make[2]: *** No rule to make target `WLAN/ndiswrapper-1.53/ndiswrapper-1.53/driver'.  Stop.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-53.el5-i686'
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/dl/Linux WLAN/ndiswrapper-1.53/ndiswrapper-1.53/driver'
make: *** [all] Error 2

I have googled this error and although I found some mention of it, I have yet to find a solution that I can apply.

Linux distro: RHEL 5.1
Wireless USB key: Dlink DWL-G122 rev A2


Any help will be appreciated
-Roger

[waterhead]

First, RHEL is not the most wireless friendly distro. If you don't have to use it, but want a Red Hat based distro, use Fedora instead.

I would try to use a Linux native driver, before using NDISwrapper. I would first like to know what type of chip the wireless has. Please post the output of the following commands.

/sbin/lsusb

And just to check for wireless drivers.

lsmod

Some wireless drivers can be installed using the compat-wireless package, but not all. That is why I needed more info on the chip.

Download - Linux Wireless

[waterhead]

One thing that I see, there is a space in your make command. You can't have any spaces, or it will interpret it as another command. I am referring to this command, the part with the space is in red.

make -C /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-53.el5-i686 M=/dl/Linux WLAN/ndiswrapper-1.53/ndiswrapper-1.53/driver

I don't know if that is a command that you entered, or if it was automatically entered. A space can sometimes be entered with a backslash, to get it to work.

/Linux\ WLAN/

Edit: It looks to me that Linux WLAN is a folder in your directory. Just change the name to eliminate the space.

I just tried to compile ndiswrapper on Fedora 10, and it failed for different reasons. Good luck!

[rover8898]

Hello again,

I don't know if that is a command that you entered, or if it was automatically entered. A space can sometimes be entered with a backslash, to get it to work.
Code:

/Linux\ WLAN/

Edit: It looks to me that Linux WLAN is a folder in your directory. Just change the name to eliminate the space.

Good eye. Yes, in fact the mistake was that a folder (Linux WLAN) had a space in it causing a command to break in 2. I feel like an idiot.
After the space was removed, ndiswrapper compiled like a charm.

However, once ndiswrapper installed I did not proceed with the driver installation as I first wanted to list the device ID info:

[root@localhost ~]# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 22b8:4810 Motorola PCS Triplet GSM Phone (storage)
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 2001:3704 D-Link Corp. [hex] DWL-G122 802.11g rev. A2
[root@localhost ~]# 
[root@localhost ~]# 
[root@localhost ~]# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
radeon                103777  2 
drm                    65493  3 radeon
autofs4                24389  2 
hidp                   23105  2 
rfcomm                 42457  0 
l2cap                  29633  10 hidp,rfcomm
bluetooth              53925  5 hidp,rfcomm,l2cap
sunrpc                144253  1 
ip_conntrack_netbios_ns     6977  0 
ipt_REJECT              9537  1 
xt_state                6209  2 
ip_conntrack           53025  2 ip_conntrack_netbios_ns,xt_state
nfnetlink              10713  1 ip_conntrack
iptable_filter          7105  1 
ip_tables              17028  1 iptable_filter
ip6t_REJECT             9409  1 
xt_tcpudp               7105  10 
ip6table_filter         6849  1 
ip6_tables             18181  1 ip6table_filter
x_tables               17349  6 ipt_REJECT,xt_state,ip_tables,ip6t_REJECT,xt_tcpudp,ip6_tables
ipv6                  251393  15 ip6t_REJECT
dm_multipath           21577  0 
video                  19269  0 
sbs                    18533  0 
backlight              10049  0 
i2c_ec                  9025  1 sbs
button                 10705  0 
battery                13637  0 
asus_acpi              19289  0 
ac                      9157  0 
lp                     15849  0 
sd_mod                 25025  0 
sg                     36061  0 
floppy                 57125  0 
8139too                28865  0 
pcspkr                  7105  0 
snd_cmipci             36449  0 
snd_opl3_lib           14017  1 snd_cmipci
snd_mpu401_uart        12097  1 snd_cmipci
mii                     9409  1 8139too
snd_emu10k1_synth      10945  0 
snd_emux_synth         34625  1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi        11073  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul       9921  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_emu10k1           121953  2 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_rawmidi            26561  3 snd_mpu401_uart,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1
snd_ac97_codec         93025  1 snd_emu10k1
ac97_bus                6337  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_dummy           7877  0 
snd_seq_oss            32577  0 
snd_seq_midi_event     11072  2 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                49713  8 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_pcm_oss            42945  0 
snd_mixer_oss          19009  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                72133  4 snd_cmipci,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_device         11725  8 snd_opl3_lib,snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_timer              24645  4 snd_opl3_lib,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc         13641  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_util_mem            8769  2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep              12869  3 snd_opl3_lib,snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd                    52421  18 snd_cmipci,snd_opl3_lib,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_ac97_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_device,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
soundcore              11553  1 snd
emu10k1_gp              7873  0 
gameport               18633  3 snd_cmipci,emu10k1_gp
via686a                18889  0 
hwmon                   7365  1 via686a
i2c_isa                 9153  1 via686a
i2c_viapro             12117  0 
i2c_core               23745  4 i2c_ec,via686a,i2c_isa,i2c_viapro
usb_storage            76577  0 
scsi_mod              133069  3 sd_mod,sg,usb_storage
parport_pc             29157  1 
parport                37513  2 lp,parport_pc
ide_cd                 40033  0 
cdrom                  36705  1 ide_cd
serio_raw              10693  0 
dm_snapshot            20709  0 
dm_zero                 6209  0 
dm_mirror              28741  0 
dm_mod                 58201  9 dm_multipath,dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror
ext3                  123337  2 
jbd                    56553  1 ext3
ehci_hcd               32973  0 
ohci_hcd               23261  0 
uhci_hcd               25421  0 
[root@localhost ~]#

P.S I have my motorola cell phone connected to my computer (via usb) for charging purposes, that is why it is listed in the "lsusb" output.


According to:
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/j...id,33/id,list/

a list should be available informing if my *.inf/*.sys driver files would function with the ndiswrapper. However the link is broken. Thus I do not know for sure if my windows driver is compatible with ndiswrapper but I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Also, like you mentioned earlier, I did find a linux driver that should work for my DWL-G122 rev A2 wireless usb key. However it is only source code, so I had opted to install ndiswrapper since it sounded easier as there was more internet feedback on this topic.
Linux drivers:
Downloads - Rt2x00Wiki
(The rt2570 (USB) version)
Also according to an unbuntu forum post, this driver should work for my device:
Prism54 softmac linux driver

And lastly, I looked on my installation cds for the compat-wireless.rpm package. I did not find it. However I did find the following package which seems to have potential:
wireless-tools-28-2.el5.i386.rpm


So now, I have 3 choices:
1) Continue with the ndiswrapper approach
2) Compile the source code for the linux driver I found. (It does not seems as daunting as it originally did after spending an evening installing the missing packages needed to compile ndiswrapper)
3) Install the wireless-tools-28-2.el5.i386.rpm package and see what happens.


Any feedback would be appreciated.

-Roger

[waterhead]

I Googled the device ID [2001:3704] and got this page.

Linux Kernel Driver Database: CONFIG_P54_USB: Prism54 USB support

So I think that the native driver is the prism one, not the rt2570. If this were a regular Linux distro, the driver p54 driver would automatically load. You would still need to install firmware before it would work. It has full support in Linux, something that using NDISwrapper may not have (and you may not need).

p54 - Linux Wireless

So go with NDISwrapper in this case. If you ever use another version of Linux, be aware that the p54 module will load automatically.

[rover8898]

Hello,

I Googled the device ID [2001:3704] and got this page.

Linux Kernel Driver Database: CONFIG_P54_USB: Prism54 USB support

So I think that the native driver is the prism one, not the rt2570. If this were a regular Linux distro, the driver p54 driver would automatically load. You would still need to install firmware before it would work. It has full support in Linux, something that using NDISwrapper may not have (and you may not need).

You are correct. The rt2570 driver should not work.
According to:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ha...CardsDlink#USB
It seems that the Dlink DWL-G122 rev A2 usb key requires a prism driver or ndiswrapper - ralink drivers are not mentioned to function for A2. Rev B1, C1 require a ralink driver. Rev D1 requires a marvel chipset driver or ndiswrapper.

Thanks for all your help. Will probably try ndiswrapper.

-Roger