Kieth Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 I put mandriva spring (2007.1) on an old laptop (Dell Inspiron 5100), and everything is going well, with the exception of wifi. It has no built in wifi, but I have a usb realtek wireless lan adapter that I used under WXP that I would like to use, if possible. The instructions state that it can be used under linux, but. . . I need help to do it! :)/> Here are the instructions on the usb drive wlan realteck: RTL8712(8188_8191_8192SU)_usb_quick_installation_guide.ppt RTL8712_D0_1_Programming_Guide_20090601.doc I had to install a new kernel. [root@localhost rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229]# uname -a Linux localhost 2.6.21.5-1mdv #1 Wed Jun 13 15:46:21 EDT 2007 i686 Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.40GHz GNU/Linux Here are the results when I tried to follow the instructions. [root@localhost rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229]# make make ARCH=i386 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/2.6.21.5-1mdv/build M=/home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229 modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-linus-devel-2.6.21.5-1mdv' ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid. include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing. Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it. WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/kernel-linus-devel-2.6.21.5-1mdv/Module.symvers is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions. Building modules, stage 2. /usr/src/kernel-linus-devel-2.6.21.5-1mdv/scripts/Makefile.modpost:42: include/config/auto.conf: No such file or directory make[2]: *** No rule to make target `include/config/auto.conf'. Stop. make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-linus-devel-2.6.21.5-1mdv' make: *** [modules] Error 2 [root@localhost rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229]# ./clean ERROR: Module r8192s_usb does not exist in /proc/modules ERROR: Module ieee80211_rsl does not exist in /proc/modules ERROR: Module ieee80211_crypt_ccmp does not exist in /proc/modules ERROR: Module ieee80211_crypt_tkip does not exist in /proc/modules ERROR: Module ieee80211_crypt_wep does not exist in /proc/modules ERROR: Module ieee80211_crypt does not exist in /proc/modules I would appreciate the help. Thanks, Kieth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Your kernel source probably doesn't match the kernel that you have installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieth Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) Mmmm, it looks more like a case of "kernel confusion!" :unsure:/>/>/> [kieth@localhost ~]$ uname -a Linux localhost 2.6.21.5-1mdv #1 Wed Jun 13 15:46:21 EDT 2007 i686 Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.40GHz GNU/Linux [kieth@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep kernel nvidia96xx-kernel-2.6.17-13mdvlegacy-9631-1mdk slmodem-kernel-2.6.17-13mdvlegacy-2.9.11-1mdk hsfmodem-kernel-2.6.19.1-1mdv-7.47.00.03full-1mdk kernel-legacy-latest-2.6.17-19mdv madwifi-kernel-2.6.17-13mdvlegacy-0.9.2-1mdk ati-kernel-2.6.19.1-1mdv-8.33.6-1mdk kernel-linus-devel-2.6.21.5-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.1 ati-kernel-2.6.17-13mdvlegacy-8.34.8-1mdk hsfmodem-kernel-2.6.17-13mdvlegacy-7.47.00.03full-1mdk nvidia97xx-kernel-2.6.17-13mdvlegacy-9755-1mdk kernel-linus-source-2.6.21.5-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.1 kernel-legacy-2.6.17.13mdv-1-1mdv2007.1 hcfpcimodem-kernel-2.6.17-13mdvlegacy-1.10full-1mdk kernel-linus-2.6.21.5-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.1 nvidia71xx-kernel-2.6.17-13mdvlegacy-7184-1mdk kernel-legacy-2.6.17.19mdv-1-1mdv2007.1 Edited May 15, 2013 by Kieth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 There is this: ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid. include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing. Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it so go to the /usr/src/kernel-linus-devel-2.6.21.5-1mdv directory, and then do this: make oldconfig make prepare then try and do the driver stuff again with the make command that you issued before: [root@localhost rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229]# make Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieth Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 :)/> Thanks for the help. I tried it, but it didn't resolve the problem, so I started from scratch. I opened up the driver with ark, and went through the process again. Here's what I got. [root@localhost rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229]# make make ARCH=i386 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/2.6.21.5-1mdv/build M=/home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229 modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-linus-devel-2.6.21.5-1mdv' WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/kernel-linus-devel-2.6.21.5-1mdv/Module.symvers is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions. CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/cmd/rtl871x_cmd.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/cmd/rtl8712_cmd.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/crypto/rtl871x_security.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/debug/rtl871x_debug.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/eeprom/rtl871x_eeprom.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/efuse/rtl8712_efuse.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/hal/rtl8712/hal_init.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/hal/rtl8712/usb_ops.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/hal/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/hal/rtl8712/usb_halinit.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/io/rtl871x_io.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/io/rtl8712_io.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_query.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_set.o CC [M] /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.o /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c: In function ‘r8711_wx_get_range’: /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c:1300: error: ‘struct iw_range’ has no member named ‘scan_capa’ /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c:1300: error: ‘IW_SCAN_CAPA_ESSID’ undeclared (first use in this function) /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c:1300: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c:1300: error: for each function it appears in.) /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c:1300: error: ‘IW_SCAN_CAPA_TYPE’ undeclared (first use in this function) /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c:1300: error: ‘IW_SCAN_CAPA_BSSID’ undeclared (first use in this function) /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c:1301: error: ‘IW_SCAN_CAPA_CHANNEL’ undeclared (first use in this function) /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c:1301: error: ‘IW_SCAN_CAPA_MODE’ undeclared (first use in this function) /home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c:1301: error: ‘IW_SCAN_CAPA_RATE’ undeclared (first use in this function) make[2]: *** [/home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229/ioctl/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/home/kieth/Download/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091112.p4/driver/rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-linus-devel-2.6.21.5-1mdv' make: *** [modules] Error 2 [root@localhost rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229]# ./clean ERROR: Module r8192s_usb does not exist in /proc/modules ERROR: Module ieee80211_rsl does not exist in /proc/modules ERROR: Module ieee80211_crypt_ccmp does not exist in /proc/modules ERROR: Module ieee80211_crypt_tkip does not exist in /proc/modules ERROR: Module ieee80211_crypt_wep does not exist in /proc/modules ERROR: Module ieee80211_crypt does not exist in /proc/modules [root@localhost rtl8712_8188_8191_8192SU_usb_linux_v2.6.0005.20091229]# insmod 8712u.ko insmod: can't read '8712u.ko': No such file or directory Here's another file I found on the disk. readme.txt Thanks again. 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