help with make

[DThorne]

I'm tring to follow these directions (http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#fw-b43-new)to get my broadcom card working

but when I try to run make to compile fwcutter I get a screen of meaningless text and no binary

I've tried searching for some of it and it seems to be C+ code errors?

any suggestions?

[Oldsoldier2003]

I'm tring to follow these directions (http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#fw-b43-new)to get my broadcom card working

but when I try to run make to compile fwcutter I get a screen of meaningless text and no binary

I've tried searching for some of it and it seems to be C+ code errors?

any suggestions?

first off do you have build-essential installed? its not part of the default Ubuntu load so you need that.


sudo apt-get install build-essential
Show us what errors you get and what step they occur at and we would be more able to help you.

[RequinB4]

Solution: Don't even mess with fwcutter for broadcom43, not only are those instructions outdated (its in the repos), you'll get 3 times better performance with:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766560

[SaDiKe]

Alternatively, you could also install package b43-fwcutter from Synaptic, and all your dependencies will be automatically added for installation.

[DThorne]

I get couldn't find package build-essential

[django0909]

You should make sure all your repositories are accessible...

sudo /etc/apt/sources.list

Then add

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ <yourversionofubuntu> universe

and try again.

[DThorne]

Solution: Don't even mess with fwcutter for broadcom43, not only are those instructions outdated (its in the repos), you'll get 3 times better performance with:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766560


yikes

I was hoping for something simpler, I'm very new to linux!

thank god for true image!

[RequinB4]

yikes

I was hoping for something simpler, I'm very new to linux!

thank god for true image!

It looks a lot worse than it is, it's the most well made tutorial on the subject I know of so all you have to do is copy and paste each and identify which file to download based on your video card. I can pretty much guarentee if you do that right you will never have a problem.

But, if you want the "easier" way with inferior preformance, follow SaDiKe's suggestion.

[DThorne]

It looks a lot worse than it is, it's the most well made tutorial on the subject I know of so all you have to do is copy and paste each and identify which file to download based on your video card. I can pretty much guarentee if you do that right you will never have a problem.

But, if you want the "easier" way with inferior preformance, follow SaDiKe's suggestion.

lspci tells me there is a bcm94311mcg in my system

and my console keeps printing error:You must go to linuxwireless.org...and dnload firmware

it's very disorienting..

my vidcard? is from intel

[DThorne]

sudo /etc/apt/sources.list

I get command not found

and sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 gets me couldn't find package

[DBell5]

first off do you have build-essential installed? its not part of the default Ubuntu load so you need that.


sudo apt-get install build-essential


Well, that answered my question, before I could post it!
I did see the Documentation page stating:

Compiling C and C++ programs requires some packages that are not installed by default.

*Install the build-essential package (see Add Applications)."


But I couldn't find the package from the Desktop "Add Applications".
Worked fine through Terminal, as above, but where should I have been looking for it, to install via the GUI?

Dave

[DThorne]

I ran administration->update manager and it found a few things, rebooting caused the 'proprietary drivers' popup that I get when I boot to the live cd and prompted me to ok getting the missing fw.

still no connectivity to my desktop though... bloody linux, now I get to figure out peer-to-peer networking (To an XP box briging a wireless nic to a wired nic)

...sigh