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Thread ID: 53759	2005-01-26 07:58:00	madwifi won't compile	Growly (6)	Press F1

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318275	2005-01-26 07:58:00	Right, so on my Debian 3.0r1 (or r2 :s) system, i downloaded he madwifi package, and because I didn't know how to use CVS unpacked it on a Windows machine and ftp'd it across to my debian system. I then had to download the kernel 2.6.10 source, so that I could compile the drivers (they need a kernel source). So, after some time, i compiled and installed the kernel successfully - but I have issues trying to use the driver. In the madwifi package directory, I can run make and it will complete with no errors (provided that I have make'd the source, otherwise no go for some strange reason). But I then try and make install, and it errors with this: make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/madwifi/ath' /sbin/depmod -ae depmod: QM_MODULES: Function not implemented make: *** [install] Error 1 WWServer02:~/madwifi# Searching for "QM_MODULES: Function not implemented" on google, I saw that the error is caused by not having the latest module-init-tools or modutils package. I have both. See: WWServer02:~/madwifi# depmod -V module-init-tools 3.0 WWServer02:~/madwifi# I don't know the command to show the modutils version, and no one told me, but I'm sure it's there. Any suggestions on what I should do?	Growly (6)
318276	2005-01-26 08:47:00	*Shallow cough*	Growly (6)
318277	2005-01-26 08:57:00	*Shallow cough*Yeah wow it's almost been a WHOLE HOUR. Like it really needs to be bumped. apt-cache search $packagename or dpkg -l |grep $packagename This should tell you about the packages you need. That or: apt-get update apt-get install modutils apt-get install module-init-tools	ninja (1671)
318278	2005-01-26 09:49:00	Yeah wow it's almost been a WHOLE HOUR. Like it really needs to be bumped. I appreciate your help, but that was completely unnecessary. If I want criticsm of my purposeful hastiness, I'll come to you next time, okay? On the less sarcastic side of things, neither apt-cache search $packagename nor dpkg -l |grep $packagename worked. I already have the latest versions of modutils and module-init-tools, but I did try apt-get install modutils, and was promptly told that it's already the newest version (which isn't too accurate, ever).	Growly (6)
318279	2005-01-26 10:45:00	The comment was valid, the bump was unnecessary. Or are you just stu with another username? $packagename was intended as a variable. To find out about Apache go dpkg -l |grep apache i.e.: root@tamas:~$ dpkg -l |grep apache ii apache 1.3.26-0woody3 Versatile, high-performance HTTP server ii apache-common 1.3.26-0woody3 Support files for all Apache webservers root@tamas:~$ apt-cache search apache webmin - Web-based administration toolkit apache - Versatile, high-performance HTTP server apache-common - Support files for all Apache webservers	ninja (1671)
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