Network card install driver

[fzx5v0]

I wonder if someone could help. I am new to linux and need help instaling a network card

I have a IBM thinkpad T40 laptop which needs the e1000 netwok driver. I have downloaded the latest driver and followed the readme file

I have un tar the file to my home directory went to the directory that it un-zipped to wich the instructions told ne to and then the instructions say

Compile the driver module:

make install

The binary will be installed as:

For Linux 2.2.x systems: /lib/modules/[KERNEL_VERSION]/net/e1000.o

For Linux 2.4.x systems: /lib/modules/[KERNEL_VERSION]/kernel/drivers/net/e1000.o

as soon as i type make install i get an error linux kernel source not found

I do not know where to go next

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[BIS]

What distribution do you have? In any case, you obviously need to go get the kernel source...rpm, apt-get, yum or whichever method you like.

 

[fzx5v0]

thanks for responce but donot understand the version I am using is 2.4.18-bf2.4

thanks

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[ericbrunson]

That is your kernel version, he was asking for your distribution. Does your login prompt give some indication of Debian, Redhat, Slackware or some such?

 

[fzx5v0]

sorry i did say i was new to this

it is Debian

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[BIS]

In that case try "apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.18" and when ready do the make install again.

 

[flugh]

I found this via Google. It deals specifically with your laptop:

http://vernon.mauery.com/linux-laptop/

Since you are using Debian (an old favorite of mine for work stuff), I hit

http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages

and searched. This indicates your module is in testing's kernel base, but no results for stable. So I have to echo BIS's advice with downloading the kernel source package. You may be able to cheat a bit and just do a "make modules && make modules_install" after manually editting the kernel's .config file.

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JBR

 

[fzx5v0]

thanks for the info and help

I will give it a try

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