madwifi - Makefile.inc:122: *** KERNELCONF: /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1372_FC3/build/.config does not exist.. Stop.

[Alex Janssen]

Daniel Normolle wrote:

> Alex Janssen wrote:
>
>> Daniel Normolle wrote:
>>
>>> Alex Janssen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Daniel Normolle wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Alex Janssen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Every time I've updated the kernel for Fedora Core 3,  I've had 
>>>>>> to rebuild madwifi to get wireless working again.  That's not the 
>>>>>> problem.  This time when I tried to rebuild, I got the subject 
>>>>>> error message when I ran make.  Anyone else tried this?  Anyone 
>>>>>> know how to fix it.  I obviously had all required packages 
>>>>>> installed in the past and the update process updated those 
>>>>>> packages.  This time I told it to update all packages and it 
>>>>>> finished successfully.  I couldn't find anything suitable in the 
>>>>>> archives for this list.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You need kernel-devel installed with FC3 2.6.12-1.1372 to
>>>>> compile madwifi.  This was not true in previous kernels.
>>>>>
>>>>> dpn
>>>>>
>>>> Which package should I dl for a 2.1GHZ Celeron?
>>>>  
>>>> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/3/i386/kernel-2.6.12-1.1372_FC3.i586.rpm 
>>>>
>>>> or 
>>>> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/3/i386/kernel-2.6.12-1.1372_FC3.i686.rpm 
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Celeron--I must admit I don't know that offhand.
>>>
>>> dpn
>>
>>
>>
>> Daniel,
>> Somehow, we got off-list.  Did you not want these messages on-list?
>>
>> Alex
>
>
> Probably my fault.  However, I have no secrets.
>
> Actually, I didn't think cyberspace would particularly benefit by my
> confession of ignorance.
>
> Glad the madwifi's working.  After all the hassle I had with my previous
> card, ndiswrapper and linuxant, I was particularly pleased with myself
> for getting madwifi to work with relatively little effort.
>
> dpn

I'm using thunderbird here.  It may have replied to you and the list, 
leading you to respond directly to me.

There's no telling who may benefit from seeing your posts.  I figure 
someone else might benefit from the logic process presented by the 
repliers as a whole. 

Linux is a good OS overall, but these things that many of us on the list 
see as little anoyances will keep the average Joe from adopting it.   
Maybe Novell or Ubuntu will have better luck with Joe.  For myself, I 
just want a system that works without to much trouble.

Alex