Subject: Re: Compiling RTL82139 - Fixed it!
From: Aake Svensson (aakesve@algonet.se)
Date: Mon Aug 13 2001 - 13:12:08 MDT
FYI - today I successfully compiled two modules. What I think solved
my earlier compilation problems was that I lacked the complete source
code for kernel 2.2.19-1k. After installing the complete YDL2.0
package from the install CD I noticed the new directory with the
kernel source and pionted GCC to that with the -I command and it
worked! (I also found it at Terraplex FTP-site). However, I was
compiling a new module/driver for my cheap (too cheap) Unex /Realtek
8139 NIC and the card still doesn't work. 'Oversized ethernet frame'
or whatever comes up again, though the command 'dmesg | grep rtl8139'
tells me that I now have the driver 1.13 instead of 1.07.
So, might I be correct in assuming that for a succesful compilation
you need to have the correct kernel source code installed? At least
for modules?
Regards,
Ake Svensson, Linux Newbie
>Well,
>
>If those didn't work, I would suggest either getting a new NIC card or
>compiling a kernel with the rtl8139 in it.
>
>--- Sean
>
>On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Aake Svensson wrote:
>
>> Bare with me, Newbie as I am, neither the compile commands at the end
>> of the file rtl8139.c, nor the commands you suggested works. Both
>> alternatives produce the "members missing" warning.
>>
>> In rtl8139.c it is written:
>> gcc -DMODULE -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c rtl8139.c
>> but without the command: "-I usr/src/linux-2.2.4/include/ "
>> pointing to were the source kernel rpm installed the header files,
>> gcc don't find them at all. And with your suggestion about
>> -DMODVERSIONS it complains about "no file DMODVERSIONS".
>>
>> >% gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 \
>> >-c rtl8139.c '[ -f /usr/include/linux/modversions.h ] && echo \
>> -DMODVERSIONS'
>>
>> I left out the slashes and used my path to the header files, hope
>>that was OK?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> ‰ke Svensson, still learning, still curious
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