still having problems with rtl8187 on FC5

[ravi_rab]

Hi everyone.
I have downloaded the lastest linux drivers from the realtek site, and also the patched versions of the drivers to be used with certain wireless software, but I am still not having any luck installing the device. I am using fedora 5, as I couldnt install fedora 6 due to graphics cards problems and found that fedora 5 supported my card, but 6 didnt :S

Heres is what I get when I do makedrv

ieee80211/
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211-rtl.mod
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod
ieee80211/ieee80211.h
ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.h
ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.c
ieee80211/license
ieee80211/Makefile
ieee80211/Modules.symvers
ieee80211/readme
beta-8187/
beta-8187/r8180_hw.h
beta-8187/r8187.h~
beta-8187/r8180_rtl8225.h
beta-8187/license
beta-8187/.tmp_versions/
beta-8187/.tmp_versions/r8187.mod
beta-8187/Makefile
beta-8187/r8180_93cx6.c
beta-8187/tags
beta-8187/authors
beta-8187/r8187_core.c~
beta-8187/r8180_pm.h
beta-8187/r8180_rtl8225.c
beta-8187/copying
beta-8187/r8180_wx.h
beta-8187/Modules.symvers
beta-8187/r8180_rtl8225z2.c
beta-8187/readme
beta-8187/r8187_core.c
beta-8187/ieee80211.h
beta-8187/r8180_93cx6.h
beta-8187/changes
beta-8187/r8187.h
beta-8187/r8180_pm.c
beta-8187/install
beta-8187/ieee80211_crypt.h
beta-8187/r8180_wx.c
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -rf /root/driver/ieee80211/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build M=/root/driver/ieee80211 modulesmake: *** /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -rf /root/driver/beta-8187/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build M=/root/driver/beta-8187 modulesmake: *** /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2

This is what I get when i try to patch the driver:

[root@localhost driver]# patch -Np1 -i rtl9197_1010.0622v2.patch
patch: **** Can't open patch file rtl9197_1010.0622v2.patch : No such file or directory
[root@localhost driver]# patch -Np1 -i rtl8187_1010.0622v2.patch
patching file beta-8187/ieee80211.h
patching file beta-8187/r8180_hw.h
patching file beta-8187/r8180_rtl8225.h
patching file beta-8187/r8180_rtl8225z2.c
patching file beta-8187/r8180_wx.c
patching file beta-8187/r8187_core.c
patching file beta-8187/r8187.h
patching file beta-8187/r8187.mod.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211.h
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.mod.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
[root@localhost driver]# sh makedrvbk
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -rf /root/driver/ieee80211/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build M=/root/driver/ieee80211 modulesmake: *** /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2
/root/driver
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -rf /root/driver/beta-8187/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build M=/root/driver/beta-8187 modulesmake: *** /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2
/root/driver

and this is what I get when i try to do wlan0up:


[root@localhost driver]# sh wlan0up
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211_crypt-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'r8187.ko': No such file or directory
wlan0: unknown interface: No such device
[root@localhost driver]#


any help??

[sideways]

Which version of the RTL8187L driver are you installing

Did you get the 2.6 kernel version from here

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=1&PFid=1&Level=6&Conn=5&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true#RTL8187L

I recently install this on 64bit FC6, just had to create a dummy config file for the compile to go through
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showpost.php?p=745397&postcount=5
(Note this does not compile on 2.6.19 kernels)

[leigh123linux]

Hi everyone.
I have downloaded the lastest linux drivers from the realtek site, and also the patched versions of the drivers to be used with certain wireless software, but I am still not having any luck installing the device. I am using fedora 5, as I couldnt install fedora 6 due to graphics cards problems and found that fedora 5 supported my card, but 6 didnt :S

Heres is what I get when I do makedrv

ieee80211/
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211-rtl.mod
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod
ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod
ieee80211/ieee80211.h

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build M=/root/driver/beta-8187 modulesmake: *** /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2

This is what I get when i try to patch the driver:

[root@localhost driver]# patch -Np1 -i rtl9197_1010.0622v2.patch
patch: **** Can't open patch file rtl9197_1010.0622v2.patch : No such file or directory
[root@localhost driver]# patch -Np1 -i rtl8187_1010.0622v2.patch
patching file beta-8187/ieee80211.h
patching file beta-8187/r8180_hw.h
patching file beta-8187/r8180_rtl8225.h
patching file beta-8187/r8180_rtl8225z2.c
patching file beta-8187/r8180_wx.c
patching file beta-8187/r8187_core.c
patching file beta-8187/r8187.h
patching file beta-8187/r8187.mod.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211.h
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.mod.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
patching file ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
[root@localhost driver]# sh makedrvbk
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -rf /root/driver/ieee80211/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build M=/root/driver/ieee80211 modulesmake: *** /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2
/root/driver
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -rf /root/driver/beta-8187/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build M=/root/driver/beta-8187 modulesmake: *** /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2
/root/driver

and this is what I get when i try to do wlan0up:


[root@localhost driver]# sh wlan0up
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211_crypt-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'ieee80211-rtl.ko': No such file or directory
insmod: can't read 'r8187.ko': No such file or directory
wlan0: unknown interface: No such device
[root@localhost driver]#


any help??


Have you installed the kernel-devel

su -
yum install kernel-devel

this command wont work unless you have the latest kernel

su -
yum update kernel

if you want to keep this kernel

download this link

su -

wget http://ftp.belnet.be/linux/fedora/linux/core/5/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/kernel-smp-devel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.i686.rpm

rpm -i kernel-smp-devel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.i686.rpm

[ravi_rab]

hello leigh123, i try to do "yum install kernel-devel" but it didnt work

[leigh123linux]

try this

su -

wget http://ftp.belnet.be/linux/fedora/l...54_FC5.i686.rpm

rpm -i kernel-smp-devel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.i686.rpm