WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.38/Module.symvers

[jallis]

I'm trying to build drivers following this guide:
http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=rt2570

However when running "make" I get this error:

# make
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.38'

WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.38/Module.symvers
is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions.

Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 0 modules
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.38'
rt2570.ko failed to build!
make: *** [module] Error 1

What am I missing? I have already installed the linux-source following this guide: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...ivers-etc.html

Searching this forum, and google I see others having similar problems, but no solution?

[Exploding5heep]

I'm getting the same warning, anyone know how to fix this issue? Had it after installing the 64bit ISO to a Vmware 7.1 virtual machine. Followed the instructions mentioned to prepare sources but installing the Vmware tools failed with a compiler error after complaining about this missing source.

[deevoe]

I'm running into the same issue when trying to install a gobi 2000. I found the below link and it fixed my problem. good luck.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...399#post962399

d33v30

[Ramb0Zo]

I'm trying to install cisco vpn client according this manual to and get this error:

Making module
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.38/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/vpnclient modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.38'

WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.38/Module.symvers
is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions.

CC [M] /usr/src/vpnclient/linuxcniapi.o
In file included from /usr/src/vpnclient/Cniapi.h:15,
from /usr/src/vpnclient/linuxcniapi.c:30:
/usr/src/vpnclient/GenDefs.h:113: error: conflicting types for ‘uintptr_t’
include/linux/types.h:44: note: previous declaration of ‘uintptr_t’ was here
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/vpnclient/linuxcniapi.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/vpnclient] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.38'
make: *** [default] Error 2
Failed to make module "cisco_ipsec.ko".