Problem in Installing WN111v2 Linux Driver under SuSE 11.2, 64 bit

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January 1, 2010 09:00 PM

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Chet

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I downloaded the WN111v2 OTUS Linux Driver and tried installing it on SuSE 11.2 64 bit, on an ASUS M4A78T-E motherboard with an AMD Phenom II x4 965 Black CPU. I received an Error 2 reponse from executing the make command and from the sudo make install command. These commands were executed from inside of the directory containing the make file, the patch file, and the otus folder.

Can some one tell me what went wrong and what I can do properly install a linux driver for the WN111v2 Wireless-N USB 2.0 Network Adapter?

The following is the command and response sequence involved my attempt to install the driver:

linux-ga1d:/home/chet/Download/NetgearWN111v2/otus # make
make -C OAL/Otus/Linux/
/bin/sh: line 0: cd: /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-default/build: No such file or directory
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/chet/Download/NetgearWN111v2/otus/OAL/Otus/Linux'
Makefile:17: *** /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-default/build is missing, please set KERNEL_SOURCE. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/chet/Download/NetgearWN111v2/otus/OAL/Otus/Linux'
make: *** [build] Error 2
linux-ga1d:/home/chet/Download/NetgearWN111v2/otus # sudo make install
make -C OAL/Otus/Linux/ install
/bin/sh: line 0: cd: /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-default/build: No such file or directory
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/chet/Download/NetgearWN111v2/otus/OAL/Otus/Linux'
Makefile:17: *** /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-default/build is missing, please set KERNEL_SOURCE. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/chet/Download/NetgearWN111v2/otus/OAL/Otus/Linux'
make: *** [install] Error 2

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csolomon

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March 5, 2010 1:39 AM

When I tried to run the makefile, I got basically the same error on Fedora 12.

If you look at the makefile, it's looking for a directory:

/lib/modules/YOUR_KERNEL/build

which doesn't exist and it's complaining about it. That directory doesn't exist on my install either. Looking at the makefile, it seems like this is the base directory that include files are being search for.

I'm not sure why it hasn't been updated to be more universal or look for the files in more common locations. Hopefully they will release an updated version.