Problem building/compiling anything

[robawalsh]

I'm getting these error when I try to compile anything:

robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:/media/DATA/Linux/drivers/wireless/hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112$ make KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd` make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-38-generic' Wireless Extension is the only possible API for this kernel version Using Wireless Extension API LD /media/DATA/Linux/drivers/wireless/hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112/built-in.o CC [M] /media/DATA/Linux/drivers/wireless/hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112/src/shared/linux_osl.o CC [M] /media/DATA/Linux/drivers/wireless/hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o /media/DATA/Linux/drivers/wireless/hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:388:2: error: unknown field ‘ndo_set_multicast_list’ specified in initialiser /media/DATA/Linux/drivers/wireless/hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:388:2: warning: initialisation from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default] /media/DATA/Linux/drivers/wireless/hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:388:2: warning: (near initialisation for ‘wl_netdev_ops.ndo_validate_addr’) [enabled by default] make[2]: *** [/media/DATA/Linux/drivers/wireless/hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/media/DATA/Linux/drivers/wireless/hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-38-generic' make: *** [all] Error 2

I need to be able to compile now because I'm trying to install wireless drivers.
I have run sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade.

[MAFoElffen]

Looks like a depends problem...

You didn't say what version Ubuntu you are running or what specific driver, but for most wireless drivers on 12.04 LTS and running 64bit (looked at your errors and saw 64bit errors):


sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc-4.5 g++-4.5 ia32-libs libxi-dev libxmu-dev freeglut3-dev subversion libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev gawk gcc-multilib flex git-core gettext fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf wget execstack

Would cover you for most everything a normal person would need to compile on a 64bit system. Anything already installed on your system, it would just skip.

"build-essentials" (and add "ialibs-32" for 64bit systems) is the main package that almost everyone needs to install before compiling something on their own in Ubuntu for NIC drivers, graphics binaries, etc., etc. The making sure the compilers are up to a certain version. Then libraries specific to what it is compiling.

Hope this helps.

[ajgreeny]

Have you installed the build-essentials package that is needed to compile and install anything?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo

[robawalsh]

Looks like a depends problem...

You didn't say what version Ubuntu you are running or what specific driver, but for most wireless drivers on 12.04 LTS and running 64bit (looked at your errors and saw 64bit errors):


sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc-4.5 g++-4.5 ia32-libs libxi-dev libxmu-dev freeglut3-dev subversion libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev gawk gcc-multilib flex git-core gettext fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf wget execstack
Would cover you for most everything a normal person would need to compile on a 64bit system. Anything already installed on your system, it would just skip.

"build-essentials" (and add "ialibs-32" for 64bit systems) is the main package that almost everyone needs to install before compiling something on their own in Ubuntu for NIC drivers, graphics binaries, etc., etc. The making sure the compilers are up to a certain version. Then libraries specific to what it is compiling.

Hope this helps.

Yes I have installed build-essentials.

Here's the response:


robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc-4.5 g++-4.5 ia32-libs libxi-dev libxmu-dev freeglut3-dev subversion libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev gawk gcc-multilib flex git-core gettext fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf wget execstack
[sudo] password for robawalsh:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
debconf is already the newest version.
debhelper is already the newest version.
debhelper set to manually installed.
fakeroot is already the newest version.
fakeroot set to manually installed.
gawk is already the newest version.
gawk set to manually installed.
gettext is already the newest version.
gettext set to manually installed.
git-core is already the newest version.
libxi-dev is already the newest version.
libxi-dev set to manually installed.
wget is already the newest version.
zlib1g-dev is already the newest version.
zlib1g-dev set to manually installed.
build-essential is already the newest version.
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
ia32-libs : Depends: ia32-libs-multiarch
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:~$


I don't know what the "you have held broken packages" means, or which packages are broken, and I tried "Fix broken packages" in Synaptic but that appeared to do nothing...

[MAFoElffen]

Yes I have installed build-essentials.

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
ia32-libs : Depends: ia32-libs-multiarch
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:~$
[/CODE]

I don't know what the "you have held broken packages" means, or which packages are broken, and I tried "Fix broken packages" in Synaptic but that appeared to do nothing...
Try this:


sudo apt-get install -f

And which version Ubuntu and what specific driver?

[robawalsh]

Try this:


sudo apt-get install -f
And which version Ubuntu and what specific driver?

sudo apt-get install -f didn't help

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS kernel 3.2.0-38-generic

Specifically, I was trying to compile and install the official Broadcom STA 802.11 driver, but this problem also happened when trying to compile other drivers, like brcmscmac (brcm80211), and basically anything I've tried to compile

[MAFoElffen]

sudo apt-get install -f didn't help

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS kernel 3.2.0-38-generic

Specifically, I was trying to compile and install the official Broadcom STA 802.11 driver, but this problem also happened when trying to compile other drivers, like brcmscmac (brcm80211), and basically anything I've tried to compile
Try this for the latest problem:


sudo apt-get install ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch

Looking at the source that you are installing and seeing if it sheds any light... Wait one on that.

[robawalsh]

Try this for the latest problem:


sudo apt-get install ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch
Looking at the source that you are installing and seeing if it sheds any light... Wait one on that.
Yeah I tried that, same error:


robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:~$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch
[sudo] password for robawalsh:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
ia32-libs-multiarch:i386 : Depends: gstreamer0.10-plugins-good:i386 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[MAFoElffen]

That particular source should depend on: build-essential, debhelper, dh-apparmor, difstat, dpkg-dev, g++, g++-4.6, gettext, html2text, initool-debian, libalgorithm-diff-perl, libalgorithm-diff-xs-perl, libalgorithm-merge-perl, libdkg-perl, libstd++6-4.6-dev, module-assistant, po-debconf and quilt.

While I was looking up the source you said you are trying to compile for that driver...I found ubuntu package broadcom-sta-common.

"broadcom-sta-common" is a binary-only device driver to support the following IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless network cards: BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4313-, BCM4321-, BCM4322-, BCM43224-, BCM43225-, BCM43227-, and BCM43228-based hardware.

If you install that broadcom-sta-common package, it also installs all those above depends, plus broadcom-sta-source... and since it's in the repo's, it would update automatically as new versions become available...

That is now two routes...

[robawalsh]

That particular source should depend on: build-essential, debhelper, dh-apparmor, difstat, dpkg-dev, g++, g++-4.6, gettext, html2text, initool-debian, libalgorithm-diff-perl, libalgorithm-diff-xs-perl, libalgorithm-merge-perl, libdkg-perl, libstd++6-4.6-dev, module-assistant, po-debconf and quilt.

While I was looking up the source you said you are trying to compile for that driver...I found ubuntu package broadcom-sta-common.

"broadcom-sta-common" is a binary-only device driver to support the following IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless network cards: BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4313-, BCM4321-, BCM4322-, BCM43224-, BCM43225-, BCM43227-, and BCM43228-based hardware.

If you install that broadcom-sta-common package, it also installs all those above depends, plus broadcom-sta-source... and since it's in the repo's, it would update automatically as new versions become available...

That is now two routes...

Yes but I'm trying to install the drivers manually since the broadcom-sta-common package isn't working - that's a separate issue here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12521161

broadcom-sta-common is installed, as well as broadcom-sta-source and bcmwl-kernel-source

The focus of this thread was the compiling issue which keeps recurring when I try to compile anything...

[MAFoElffen]

okay-


sudo apt-get remove ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch

Then go to synaptic > search on ia32-libs > mark that for install and it "should" mark all the depends under that to resolve it.

It's a common package that most 64bit users need to install driver & other packages... You're going to need it eventually.

That is strange. As I installed that same ia32-lib package on 3 64bit systems within the last 4 days ago with no errors...

I see. Can agree on the manual compile if it had problems somewhere in the package. That would triage if is an Ubuntu package problem or if the problem still exists on Broadcom source. Then it would be an upstream Broadcom problem. That is what I'd say/comment to try if I saw it on launchpad.

[robawalsh]

okay-


sudo apt-get remove ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch
Then go to synaptic > search on ia32-libs > mark that for install and it "should" mark all the depends under that to resolve it.

It's a common package that most 64bit users need to install driver & other packages... You're going to need it eventually.



robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:~$ sudo apt-get remove ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch
[sudo] password for robawalsh:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package ia32-libs is not installed, so not removed
Package ia32-libs-multiarch:i386 is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:~$ And in Synaptic, I marked ia32-libs to install, it found the dependencies, I clicked Install but it gave me:

The following packages have unresolvable dependencies. Make sure that all required repositories are added and enabled in the 'Repositories' option under 'Settings'.
ia32-libs:
Depends: ia32-libs-multiarch


...which they are.


Also, I have virtualgl-libs-ia32:i386 installed - I'm not sure what it is - should I remove it or do I need it?

[MAFoElffen]

LOL --> You might want to read this:
Why Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA driver sucks, and how to fix it (http://pof.eslack.org/2012/05/23/why-broadcom-80211-linux-sta-driver-sucks-and-how-to-fix-it/)

[robawalsh]

LOL --> You might want to read this:
Why Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA driver sucks, and how to fix it (http://pof.eslack.org/2012/05/23/why-broadcom-80211-linux-sta-driver-sucks-and-how-to-fix-it/)

Yeah, I saw that, that didn't work.

And any modprobe command gives me:

FATAL: Error inserting wl (/lib/modules/3.2.0-38-generic/updates/dkms/wl.ko): Invalid argument

[MAFoElffen]

Also, I have virtualgl-libs-ia32:i386 installed - I'm not sure what it is - should I remove it or do I need it?
Do you have wine installed? Seems that package conflicted with a lot of other packages. (Edit- I have wine installed on this 64bit box and I don't have that package installed/works fine.)

Might try to remove virtualgl-libs-ia32:i386, to try to install ia32-libs again... Then add it back in(? reaching/guess on that) or try:


sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

which was a launchpad fix for that when this same exact thing happened about six months ago... when this last happened... when Precise was still in the dev testing cycle.

EDT-- I also see virtualgl-libs-ia32:i386 as a depends on bumblebee multi-GPU switching support.

[robawalsh]

Do you have wine installed? Seems that package conflicted with a lot of other packages.

Might try to remove virtualgl-libs-ia32, to try to install ia32-libs again... Then add it back in(? reaching/guess on that) or try:


sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
which was a launchpad fix for that when this same exact thing happened about six months ago... when this last happened... when Precise was still in the dev testing cycle.

I removed virtualgl-libs-ia32 and tried to install ia32-libs again and got the same error..

And the second suggestion:


robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:~$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
[sudo] password for robawalsh:
dpkg: error: unknown option --add-architecture
The command is wrong?

[MAFoElffen]

Sorry, method for adding an architecture changed with release versions:


Sudo echo "foreign-architecture i386" > /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/architectures

Confirmed that that is how mine is setup.

[robawalsh]

Sorry, method for adding an architecture changed with release versions:


Sudo echo "foreign-architecture i386" > /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/architectures
Confirmed that that is how mine is setup.

/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/architectures didn't exist, so it looks like it created it, but
/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch did exist, containing the single line: foreign-architecture i386

sudo modprobe wl is still giving:


robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:~$ sudo modprobe wl
[sudo] password for robawalsh:
FATAL: Error inserting wl (/lib/modules/3.2.0-38-generic/updates/dkms/wl.ko): Invalid argumentTrying to compile a driver is still giving me the error(s):


/home/robawalsh/git/linux-next/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c:4201:2: warning: statement with no effect [-Wunused-value]
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[3]: *** [/home/robawalsh/git/linux-next/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/home/robawalsh/git/linux-next/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/robawalsh/git/linux-next/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-38-generic'
make: *** [default] Error 2What do I do next?

[robawalsh]

I don't know how relevant this is, but I tried this and got an error:


robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-38-generic$ sudo make oldconfig && make prepare
[sudo] password for robawalsh:
HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/conf
scripts/kconfig/conf --oldconfig Kconfig
#
# configuration written to .config
#
scripts/kconfig/conf --silentoldconfig Kconfig

*** Error during update of the configuration.

make[2]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 1
make[1]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 2
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `arch/x86/tools/relocs.c', needed by `arch/x86/tools/relocs'. Stop.
make: *** [archscripts] Error 2
robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-38-generic$

[MAFoElffen]

Wait one... What?

I just went to Broadcom to read their readme notes on the latest driver and it is precompiled and has make/build instructions for Ubuntu... which is a lot different from what you are trying:
http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/README.txt

I'm trying to figure out what is wrong with that picture...

[robawalsh]

Wait one... What?

I just went to Broadcom to read their readme notes on the latest driver and it is precompiled and has make/build instructions for Ubuntu... which is a lot different from what you are trying:
http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/README.txt

I'm trying to figure out what is wrong with that picture...

I got the wireless driver working, along with the modprobe issue. There was something wrong with my kernel, I booted into a few versions earlier and reinstalled the 3.2.0-38 kernel, and then the wireless worked (wl module, all others blacklisted).

But I still have the issue with building/compiling anything:


make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-38-genericTrying to reinstall it gives:


Reinstallation of linux-headers-3.2.0-38-generic is not possible, it cannot be downloaded.(I am definitely connected to the internet...)

[MAFoElffen]

Yes, kernel. I was sort of suspecting that when you couldn't install ia32-libs...

On compiling, what commands are you using? I notice /usr... when it should be /libs...

On Ubuntu, you will need headers and tools. Try these commands:
# apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic
# apt-get build-dep linux

To check to see if you have this directory do this:

# ls /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build

BUILD INSTRUCTIONS
------------------
1. Setup the directory by untarring the proper tarball:

For 32 bit: hybrid-portsrc.tar.gz
For 64 bit: hybrid-portsrc-x86_64.tar.gz

Example:
# mkdir hybrid_wl
# cd hybrid_wl
# tar xzf <path>/hybrid-portsrc.tar or <path>/hybrid-portsrc-x86_64.tar.gz

2. Build the driver as a Linux loadable kernel module (LKM):

# make clean (optional)
# make


This is while you are in that ~/hybrid_wl directory. Otherwise it would be


make -C ~/hybrid_wl M='pwd'

The above broadcom instructions are dated and fail on at least one point. You can not longer link 'uname -r' in a command set with current versions of Ubuntu. Currently, you have to manually do "uname -r" and wait for it to return it's results. Then you have to manually substitute those results back from that into your commands.

In your first post, you used:


make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd`

Which would have probably worked if you used


make -C /lib/modules/3.2.0-38-generic/build M='pwd'

...instead...

But immaterial of that, if you don't have a good header file for the kernel you are running... Yes, big problems. Not just for manually compiling, but also for installing and upgrading .deb packages. I see that as a major problem, if true.

That header file is the same version kernel as you are currently running right? That is sort of cryptic saying it cannot "re-install" it, implying it is already installed or locked. If it was installed, you would think that the error would be something along the lines of "already to current version."

Is it already installed but messed up or is it truly missing? Can you manually completely remove/apply, then install/apply it from Synaptic?

[robawalsh]

Yes, kernel. I was sort of suspecting that when you couldn't install ia32-libs...

On compiling, what commands are you using? I notice /usr... when it should be /libs...


This is while you are in that ~/hybrid_wl directory. Otherwise it would be


make -C ~/hybrid_wl M='pwd'
The above broadcom instructions are dated and fail on at least one point. You can not longer link 'uname -r' in a command set with current versions of Ubuntu. Currently, you have to manually do "uname -r" and wait for it to return it's results. Then you have to manually substitute those results back from that into your commands.

In your first post, you used:


make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd`
Which would have probably worked if you used


make -C /lib/modules/3.2.0-38-generic/build M='pwd'
...instead...

But immaterial of that, if you don't have a good header file for the kernel you are running... Yes, big problems. Not just for manually compiling, but also for installing and upgrading .deb packages. I see that as a major problem, if true.

That header file is the same version kernel as you are currently running right? That is sort of cryptic saying it cannot "re-install" it, implying it is already installed or locked. If it was installed, you would think that the error would be something along the lines of "already to current version."

Is it already installed but messed up or is it truly missing? Can you manually completely remove/apply, then install/apply it from Synaptic?


What a stubborn little problem! I wonder if it is a locale issue; that is, if it isn't available on the Ubuntu servers selected in Software Sources. Please see attached. I suggest you try the USA servers and then run:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-`uname -r`

This seems to have worked - I switched the server by selecting "Other" and then "Choose best server". The headers seemed to reinstall:


robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for robawalsh:
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robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-`uname -r`
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run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 3.2.0-38-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-38-generic
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.2.0-38-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/psmouse-alps/0.10/build/make.log for more information.
robawalsh@Dell-Inspiron-N5110:~$ Apart from the
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.2.0-38-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/psmouse-alps/0.10/build/make.log for more information.I would delete this if I knew how (I now have version 0.4), but I don't think this is the problem.

But anyway, the headers looked reinstalled, and I tried compiling a package from source to test (nautilus-dropbox-1.4.0) and this seemed successful.

Maybe the errors compiling the wireless drivers were more to do with something wrong with the commands used to build the drivers for my system

Thanks for help