Clueless about an easy outcome :(

[Astropi]

Hi guys,

I am new to Linux as you may guess from the title. I do have a realtek 8192 se wireless card. I had downloaded the driver from realtek website, decompressed it but I just can't compile it. When i do the ./configure I get:

 bash: ./configure: No such file or directory

When I do make , I get:

make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.38/build: No such file or directory.  Stop.
make: *** [all] Error 2

And when I do make install I get the same error:

make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.38/build: No such file or directory.  Stop.
make: *** [all] Error 2

What do you guys think I am doing wrong?

Here is the complete process:

root@bt:~# ls
ati-driver-installer-11-5-x86.x86_64.run  Desktop  rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0019.1207.2010  rtl8192se.tar.gz
root@bt:~# cd rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0019.1207.2010
root@bt:~/rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0019.1207.2010# ./configure
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
root@bt:~/rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0019.1207.2010# make
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.38/build: No such file or directory.  Stop.
make: *** [all] Error 2
root@bt:~/rtl8192se_linux_2.6.0019.1207.2010# make install
make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.38/build: No such file or directory.  Stop.
make: *** [all] Error 2 

I finaly found the problem, I had to download the linux headers and and build a system link:

apt-get install linux-headers

ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38/ /lib/modules/2.6.38/build

[thorin]

Is "./configure" executable? If you do a "ls -l" [those are all Ls] what does it show?

[Astropi]

Is "./configure" executable? If you do a "ls -l" [those are all Ls] what does it show?

Thank you very much thorin for your reply.

yeah the ./configure wasn't necessary, I didn't read the the readme file, a make and a make install was sufficient and i didn't had the headers. So i installed them and I was able to install the driver.

However, I am still not able to make any injections, I think my card isn't capable of it. I have an internal card the realtek 8192se, do you know if it injections capable?

Otherwise, Is there a card you recommend?

Regards,
Astropi

[hakimarx]

hi guys..im newbie with backtrack 5 and linux. can you give me screenshoot how to install driver RTL 8192SE ?!. i allready download http://download.wireless-driver.com/...27.2010.tar.gz and extract it. but i dont know how to install it.
i try to connect wifi with wicd network manager, but no wireless interface there.
my backtrack 5 is KDE

[sickness]

hi guys..im newbie with backtrack 5 and linux. can you give me screenshoot how to install driver RTL 8192SE ?!. i allready download http://download.wireless-driver.com/...27.2010.tar.gz and extract it. but i dont know how to install it.
i try to connect wifi with wicd network manager, but no wireless interface there.
my backtrack 5 is KDE

Read the thread closely, your issue has been explained above.

[ghost53947]

Hi guys I have updated my linux headers but when I type ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38/ /lib/modules/2.6.38/build into terminal I get ln: creating symbolic link '/lib/modules/2.6.38/build' : No such file or directory. How do I fix this I did go apt-get install linux-headers and I got the message linux-headers is already the newsest version ?

[ShadowMaster]

Thank you very much thorin for your reply.

yeah the ./configure wasn't necessary, I didn't read the the readme file, a make and a make install was sufficient and i didn't had the headers. So i installed them and I was able to install the driver.

However, I am still not able to make any injections, I think my card isn't capable of it. I have an internal card the realtek 8192se, do you know if it injections capable?

Otherwise, Is there a card you recommend?

Regards,
Astropi

First try and do an injection test with your card. aireplay -9.... If that doesn't work, then the card that's highly recommended by everyone in the wikis, forums, supported hardware section, and general web, is the realtek ALFA AWUSO36H. I personally recommend it also. I have two. Great cards. And they're already fully supported and need no further install. USB cards with a 5 dbi range, upgradeable to 9.

[shadowzero]

Hi guys I have updated my linux headers but when I type ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38/ /lib/modules/2.6.38/build into terminal I get ln: creating symbolic link '/lib/modules/2.6.38/build' : No such file or directory. How do I fix this I did go apt-get install linux-headers and I got the message linux-headers is already the newsest version ?

Its's telling you that the file you're linking to doesn't exist. What version of the linux-headers do you have installed? Look for a linux-headers directory in /usr/src. Then check if you have the corresponding version directory in /lib/modules.