ACX100: Building Error

Here is the full error:

touch config.mk \                                                          #
 │ && /usr/bin/make -C "/usr/src/linux" M="/usr/src/modules/acx100" clean      make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.27-2-386'          make: Entering an unknown directorymake: Leaving an unknown                
 │ directorymake[1]: Leaving directory                                        
 │ `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.27-2-386'                                    
 │ /usr/bin/make  -f debian/rules kdist_clean kdist_config binary-modules    
 │ make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/acx100'                      
 │ touch config.mk \                                                          
 │ && /usr/bin/make -C "/usr/src/linux" M="/usr/src/modules/acx100" clean    
 │ make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.27-2-386'        
 │ make: *** arch/i386/boot: No such file or directory.  Stop.                
 │ make: Entering an unknown directorymake: Leaving an unknown                
 │ directorymake[2]: *** [archclean] Error 2                                  
 │ make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.27-2-386'    
 make[1]: *** [kdist_clean] Error 2                                        
 │ make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/acx100'                      
 │ make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2      

Your kernel source is missing. You'll have to install that first.

By Kernel source do you mean Kernel headers because the Kernel headers are installed correctly.

Okay found source and installed it...still same problem.

When I do uname -a I get:

Linux server2 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Wed Aug 17 09:33:35 UTC 2005 i686 GNU/Linux

The Kernel Headers, Image and Source are all installed for the above version.

Do have this folder:

/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot ?

(it might have a different name, but should be similar). This folder is normally part of the linux source. You might have to find the downloaded kernel source, unpack it and make a symlink of that to /usr/src/linux

Have you actually built linux from source first? The driver will likely require that you have at least got as far as finishing "make config" (or xconfig, menuconfig, oldconfig, &c)

You might have more success with a 2.6 kernel. Have you looked for answers at http://acx100.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page ?

rindi: all i see in there is makefile

duncan roe: I installed debian 3.1 using the automatic installation...I assume it has allready been built during installation.
When I try to make config I get this error:

server2:/usr/src/linux# make config
rm -f include/asm
( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
/bin/sh scripts/Configure arch/i386/config.in
#
# Using defaults found in .config
#
scripts/Configure: line 556: arch/i386/config.in: No such file or directory
make: *** [config] Error 1


Since I haven't done that much I will do a reinstallation today.

A normal installation will not do a source build, so don't waste your time reinstalling (at least, it'd be a waste for this issue).
Possibly your /usr/src/linux is incomplete somehow(?) - try "make mrproper" in there first. Does that work?
"make config" itself is a real pain to run - try at least "make menuconfig"

debian:/usr/src/linux# make mrpoper
make: *** No rule to make target `mrpoper'.  Stop.

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debian:/usr/src/linux# make config
rm -f include/asm
( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
/bin/sh scripts/Configure arch/i386/config.in
#
# Using defaults found in .config
#
scripts/Configure: line 556: arch/i386/config.in: No such file or directory
make: *** [config] Error 1

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debian:/usr/src/linux# make menuconfig
rm -f include/asm
( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
make -C scripts/lxdialog all
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.27-2/scripts/lxdialog'
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lncurses
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

>> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries.
>>
>> You must have Ncurses installed in order
>> to use 'make menuconfig'

make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.27-2/scripts/lxdialog'
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2

I cannot build the ACX100 module on my other linux machine either. it is using the same distribution.

I am able to build other modules

What other modules can you build? Can you post a sample?

Okay I can now build that module with Kernel 2.6 so you've solved my problem...now i just have to get the module working. Thanks for your assistance.