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PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:22 pm    Post subject: unable to compile the latest e1000e driver Reply with quote

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13:21:40^root@bigboy:~/Files/e1000e-1.1.2/src > make
Makefile:117: *** Linux kernel source not configured - missing autoconf.h.  Stop.

real   0m0.017s
user   0m0.000s
sys   0m0.000s

Any ideas why this fails?
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Perhaps because you have not configured the Linux kernel sources that it wants to use? Why are you using an out of tree e1000e? There has been mainline support for it for quite a while.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Go to your /usr/src/linux and start make (does not have to compile the whole kernel, a few seconds will suffice), so that autoconf.h is generated.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

do you still need to compile that driver manually and if yes for which kernel versions ?

I haven't noticed any problems with the in-kernel provided driver from 2.6.33 and 2.6.34-rc3*
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Voltago wrote:
Go to your /usr/src/linux and start make (does not have to compile the whole kernel, a few seconds will suffice), so that autoconf.h is generated.
already did that... that's why I don't get it.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cr0t wrote:
Voltago wrote:
Go to your /usr/src/linux and start make (does not have to compile the whole kernel, a few seconds will suffice), so that autoconf.h is generated.
already did that... that's why I don't get it.


Bummer !

so it seems not to be compatible with the kernel you're using (2.6.33 by chance ?)

try the following:

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cd /usr/src/linux/include/linux
ln -s ../generated/autoconf.h .
ln -s ../generated/utsrelease.h .

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wasn't there something like
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make KSRC=/usr/src/your-kernel

to build out-of tree modules? Cr0t, can you post the Makefile you're trying to execute?
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cr0t,

In 2.6.33 autoconf.h no longer exists. Borrowing from the nvidia-drivers patch
Code:
-    FILE="linux/autoconf.h"
+    FILE="generated/autoconf.h"
its moved.

Adding a symlink to your kernel tree will probably help but thats a dirty hack.

Whats wrong with the e1000e driver in the kernel ?
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NeddySeagoon wrote:
Cr0t,

In 2.6.33 autoconf.h no longer exists. Borrowing from the nvidia-drivers patch
Code:
-    FILE="linux/autoconf.h"
+    FILE="generated/autoconf.h"
its moved.

Adding a symlink to your kernel tree will probably help but thats a dirty hack.

Whats wrong with the e1000e driver in the kernel ?
I created a symlink, but during the compile other folders/files can not be found anymore.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cr0t wrote:
I created a symlink, but during the compile other folders/files can not be found anymore.
The number of problems you are seeing suggests the driver you are trying to build has experienced bitrot. You have now been asked twice why you are using the out of tree driver on an apparently very new kernel. If you answer that question, we may be able to suggest a simpler path than trying to force the out-of-tree e1000e driver to fit.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hu wrote:
Cr0t wrote:
I created a symlink, but during the compile other folders/files can not be found anymore.
The number of problems you are seeing suggests the driver you are trying to build has experienced bitrot. You have now been asked twice why you are using the out of tree driver on an apparently very new kernel. If you answer that question, we may be able to suggest a simpler path than trying to force the out-of-tree e1000e driver to fit.
I have been having issues with jumbo packages and driver from sf.net seems to be running a lot better.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cr0t,

The sf driver is four months old, thats a long time as drivers go and its clearly overdue an update to build with 2.6.33 and later kernels.
The kernel driver will have been developed over that time so please try the 2.6.33 kernel.
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