RTL8185 Drivers not installing

phoenix910 · #1 10th March 2008, 12:09 PM

Hi guys. I'm relatively new to Fedora, but not to linux as such. I've managed to get these drivers working fine under the BackTrack operating system, but have not had as much success in Fedora 8. I am attempting to install the drivers for my RTL8187 using the RTL8185 drivers, and this is the output I get:

[stephen@localhost rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007]$ ./makedrv
./ieee80211/
./ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
./ieee80211/tags
./ieee80211/Makefile
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
./ieee80211/readme
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211.h
./ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.h
./ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.c
./ieee80211/license
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.c
rtl8185/
rtl8185/README.adhoc
rtl8185/r8180_sa2400.h
rtl8185/Makefile
rtl8185/copying
rtl8185/README.master
rtl8185/r8180.h
rtl8185/install
rtl8185/r8180_max2820.h
rtl8185/r8180_max2820.c
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225.h
rtl8185/r8180_wx.h
rtl8185/authors
rtl8185/tags
rtl8185/r8180_pm.c
rtl8185/r8180_hw.h
rtl8185/r8180_gct.c
rtl8185/r8180_gct.h
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225.c
rtl8185/readme
rtl8185/r8180_93cx6.h
rtl8185/ieee80211.h
rtl8185/license
rtl8185/r8180_pm.h
rtl8185/changes
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225z2.c
rtl8185/r8180_wx.c
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8255.c
rtl8185/r8180_93cx6.c
rtl8185/r8180_sa2400.c
rtl8185/r8180_core.c
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8255.h
rtl8185/ieee80211_crypt.h
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -rf /home/stephen/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24.3-12.fc8/build M=/home/stephen/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211 CC=gcc modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.24.3-12.fc8/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko *~
rm -rf /home/stephen/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24.3-12.fc8/build M=/home/stephen/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185 CC=gcc modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.24.3-12.fc8/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2

I also installed gcc and the gnu-c++ compiler to no avail. Any other suggestions? Thanks,

-Stephen

d347hm4n · #2 10th March 2008, 01:05 PM

Unfortunately I can't give you any help, but I also have an RTL8185 card and I couldn't get it working in backtrack, or in Fedora, or in Kubuntu.

For B|T it failed to see the card

For Kubuntu it saw the card, but as I was trying to connect to the network the whole pc hung.

For fedora it tried to load a different driver.

My advice is to use a network cable.

phoenix910 · #3 10th March 2008, 01:10 PM

Oh don't worry, I absolutely detest wireless, and use cables wherever practical. It is simply that I need to figure out how to get this working so that I can help someone else out. My BT version didn't see the card until I installed drivers, but this happened no worries, so I found that kind of odd, but that was with the USB version (extras installed) and I haven't tried the CD version, so I might do that next, and see if it doesn't work. If it doesn't, I'll take a look at the extra drivers that they ahve installed on the USB version.

-Stephen

d347hm4n · #4 10th March 2008, 02:01 PM

Well I hope you get it working, If you have some resources for me to look at to get it working with B|T, have you used some of the more interesting features of B|T, injection or anything, does it do it or should i shell out for an Orinco Gold card?

loodpool · #5 10th March 2008, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phoenix910

Hi guys. I'm relatively new to Fedora, but not to linux as such. I've managed to get these drivers working fine under the BackTrack operating system, but have not had as much success in Fedora 8. I am attempting to install the drivers for my RTL8187 using the RTL8185 drivers, and this is the output I get:

[stephen@localhost rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007]$ ./makedrv
./ieee80211/
./ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
./ieee80211/tags
./ieee80211/Makefile
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
./ieee80211/readme
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211.h
./ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.h
./ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.c
./ieee80211/license
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
./ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.c
rtl8185/
rtl8185/README.adhoc
rtl8185/r8180_sa2400.h
rtl8185/Makefile
rtl8185/copying
rtl8185/README.master
rtl8185/r8180.h
rtl8185/install
rtl8185/r8180_max2820.h
rtl8185/r8180_max2820.c
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225.h
rtl8185/r8180_wx.h
rtl8185/authors
rtl8185/tags
rtl8185/r8180_pm.c
rtl8185/r8180_hw.h
rtl8185/r8180_gct.c
rtl8185/r8180_gct.h
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225.c
rtl8185/readme
rtl8185/r8180_93cx6.h
rtl8185/ieee80211.h
rtl8185/license
rtl8185/r8180_pm.h
rtl8185/changes
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8225z2.c
rtl8185/r8180_wx.c
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8255.c
rtl8185/r8180_93cx6.c
rtl8185/r8180_sa2400.c
rtl8185/r8180_core.c
rtl8185/r8180_rtl8255.h
rtl8185/ieee80211_crypt.h
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko
rm -rf /home/stephen/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24.3-12.fc8/build M=/home/stephen/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/ieee80211 CC=gcc modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.24.3-12.fc8/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2
rm -f *.mod.c *.mod *.o .*.cmd *.ko *~
rm -rf /home/stephen/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185/tmp
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24.3-12.fc8/build M=/home/stephen/Desktop/rtl8185_linux_26.1027.0823.2007/rtl8185 CC=gcc modules
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.24.3-12.fc8/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2

I also installed gcc and the gnu-c++ compiler to no avail. Any other suggestions? Thanks,

-Stephen

have you installed kernel sources ?

phoenix910 · #6 11th March 2008, 07:51 AM

In terms of for BackTrack: I just ran the default install for the drivers, and it installed fine. It injects fine, and the range and everything is great (at least on my PCI one - 300m with standard aerial). So once working, it is good.

In terms of installing kernel sources loodpool. please explain what you mean by that? Thank you.

-Stephen

loodpool · #7 12th March 2008, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phoenix910

In terms of for BackTrack: I just ran the default install for the drivers, and it installed fine. It injects fine, and the range and everything is great (at least on my PCI one - 300m with standard aerial). So once working, it is good.

In terms of installing kernel sources loodpool. please explain what you mean by that? Thank you.

-Stephen

what "make" does need ../build directory for?
if you type
rpm -ql kernel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8

you'll find a path like /lib/modules/2.6.24.3-12.fc8/build

so why dont you have it ?

perhaps a reinstall of the package will fix it.
else build a brand new kernel from sources.

loodpool · #8 12th March 2008, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phoenix910

In terms of for BackTrack: I just ran the default install for the drivers, and it installed fine. It injects fine, and the range and everything is great (at least on my PCI one - 300m with standard aerial). So once working, it is good.

In terms of installing kernel sources loodpool. please explain what you mean by that? Thank you.

-Stephen

what "make" does need ../build directory for?
if you type
rpm -ql kernel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8

you'll find a path like /lib/modules/2.6.24.3-12.fc8/build

and it's an empty directory or it's a symbolic link to kernel sources.

so why dont you have it ?

perhaps a reinstall of the package will fix it.
else build a brand new kernel from sources.

jump · #9 19th September 2008, 09:09 PM

you need have the kernel 2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 and install kernel-devel. Here its work. See the readme.

Sorry for my english