[Gllug] mepis wireless error

[Caroline Ford]

co at byintelligentdesign.co.uk wrote:
> Hi, I got a PCMCIA card from Linux Emporium as advised to from this 
> list. I have tryed to install it on SimlyMepis 6.0 and gone through 
> the process but seem to be missing a file "Couldn't find package 
> build-essential". It doesn't seem to be on the disk. I had to unzip 
> le_ralink_install.tar into /root/ralink which I have done then type 
> ./install_rt61_rt73.sh but get the problems laied out below:
>
>
>
> root at 5[ralink]# ./install_rt61_rt73.sh
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> E: Couldn't find package build-essential
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> E: Couldn't find package linux-headers-2.6.15-26-386
> Choose Ralink driver to install:
>
>         1. RT61 - for PCI and PCMCIA cards
>         2. RT73 - for USB dongles
>
>         Choose 1 or 2 (q quits) 1
>
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/BIG_FAT_WARNING
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/FAQ
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/LICENSE
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/TESTING
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/THANKS
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/CHANGELOG
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rt_config.h
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rtmp_main.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rt2661.bin
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/wpa.h
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/load
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rtmp_type.h
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rtmp_tkip.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/assoc.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/eeprom.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/sanity.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/oid.h
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rt2561s.bin
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rtmp.h
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/unload
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/iwpriv_usage.txt
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/Makefile
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rt2561.bin
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rtmp_init.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/auth_rsp.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/README
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rtmp_data.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/wpa.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rtmp_info.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/sync.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/STA_iwpriv_ATE_usage.txt
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/mlme.h
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rtmp_def.h
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/mlme.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/Module.symvers
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rtmp_wep.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/md5.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rt2661.h
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/md5.h
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/rt61sta.dat
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/connect.c
> rt61-1.1.0-b1/Module/auth.c
> make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.15-26-386/build: No such file or 
> directory.  Stop.
> rt61.ko failed to build!
> make: *** [module] Error 1
>
>
> ---
>
> I have contacted LinuxEmporium but only in the last couple of mins - 
> please help if you can.
>
> Cheers
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Build Essential is a package in Ubuntu which depends on all the base 
build tools - a compiler etc. I don't know how mepis works (except that 
it is based on ubuntu). Do you have synaptic to install new packages?

If you can't find it in Mepis you should be able to download it from 
Ubuntu - but it's better to get it from mepis as it will all depend upon 
the correct versions of libraries etc.

Package linux-headers is a package you need to compile kernel modules. 
Again it should be in your repository - if not download from Ubuntu. The 
version of linux-headers indicates that your version of mepis is based 
off Ubuntu Dapper Darke (6.06). If you get the files from 
packages.ubuntu.com make sure you stick to dapper.

Caroline
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