Problem with rtl8187L driver compilation in Debian Squeeze
 

Good night. I am a new user in this list. I sorry, by bad use english. I explain my problem:

I have an Siragon Canaima NB3050 laptop, with 1,7 GHz Intel Celeron M430 processor, 512 MB of RAM, 120 GB of hard disk, a graphic card VIA CN700/P4M800, an ethernet card VIA VT6102 and Wi-Fi card AW-GU700 with Realtek RTL8187L chipset.


After of internet search, I did a minimal instalation of Debian Squeeze netinstall from USB key with LAN conection. I installed the necessary packages for a funtional Debian, with 2.6.32-5-686 kernel, a minimal gnome and the "wicd" application as network manager. All good, except that to compile the "rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release.tar. gz" driver (previously downloaded from the official website of Realtek), the terminal throws an error and I can not continue. I clarify that my user is fdmogollon, I work from a root terminal and the driver was saved it in the "Descargas" folder.

I place the message it throws the terminal (brown color text) during the process:


root@lapfmogollo:/home/fdmogollon# cd Descargas
root@lapfmogollo:/home/fdmogollon/Descargas# tar -zxvf rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release.tar.gz

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/scatterwalk.h
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/rtl_crypto.h

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/cipher.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/compress.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/kmap_types.h

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/Makefile
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/digest.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/scatterwalk.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/license

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.h
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/tags

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/readme
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/api.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/michael_mic.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/internal.h
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/proc.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/aes.c

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/arc4.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ieee80211/autoload.c

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/Makefile
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/wlan0down
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/RadioPower.sh
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ReadMe
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/wlan0up

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/changes
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8180_dm.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8187.h

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8180_wx.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/install
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8180_pm.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/Makefile

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8180_dm.h
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/license
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8180_hw.h
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8187_core.c

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8187_led.h
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8180_93cx6.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/readme
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8180_rtl8225.c

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8180_wx.h
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/copying
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8180_rtl8225z2.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/authors

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8187_led.c
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8180_pm.h
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8180_93cx6.h
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187/r8180_rtl8225.h

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/release_note
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/wlan0dhcp
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/wpa1.conf
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/wpa_supplicant-0.5.5.zip

rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/ifcfg-wlan0
root@lapfmogollo:/home/fdmogollon/Descargas# cd
rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release
root@lapfmogollo:/home/fdmogollon/Descargas/rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release#

./configure
bash: ./configure: No existe el fichero o el directorio


As the terminal throws the message "no such file or directory", I thought it was because the source code driver is in the "rtl8187" sub-folder. I go to that directory and I try again and get it following:



root@lapfmogollo:/home/fdmogollon/Descargas/rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187# ./configure
bash: ./configure: No existe el fichero o el directorio


If I have forgotten something, I reviewed the contents of a file "ReadMe" found in the unzipped folder "rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release" and which says:



Release Date: 2008-12-05, ver 1037
RTL8187L Linux driver version 1037

*--This driver supports RealTek RTL8187L Wireless LAN NIC for
* *2.6 kernel:
* *Fedora Core 2/3/4/5/6/7, Debian 3.1, Mandrake 10.2/Mandriva 2006,

* *SUSE 9.3/10.1/10.2, Gentoo 3.1, etc, Ubuntu8.04/8.10.
* *2.4 kernel:
* *Redhat 9.2, etc
*- Support Client mode for either infrastructure or adhoc mode
*- Support WEP, WPAPSK and WPA2PSK connection


================================================== ====================================
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Component
================================================== ====================================

The driver is composed of several parts:
* * * 1. Module source code
* * * * *ieee80211
* * * * *rtl8187

* * * 2. Script ot build the modules
* * * * *Makefile

* * * 3. Script to load/unload modules

* * * * *wlan0up
* * * * *wlan0down

* * * 4. Script and configuration for DHCP
* * * * *wlan0dhcp
* * * * *ifcfg-wlan0

* * * 5. Supplicant source code:
* * * * *wpa_supplicant-0.5.5.tar.gz


* * * 6. Example of supplicant configuration file:
* * * * *wpa1.conf

================================================== ====================================
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Installation

================================================== ====================================
<<Method 1>>
Runing the scripts can finish all operations of building up modules
from the source code, installing driver to the kernel and starting up the nic.

* * * 1. Build up the drivers from the source code
* * * * *make

* * * 2. Install the driver to the kernel
* * * * *make install
* * * * *reboot

* * * 3. bring up wlan if nic is not brought up by GUI, such as NetworkManager

* * * * *ifconfig wlan0 up
* * * * *Note: use ifconfig to check whether wlan0 is brought up and
use iwconfig to
* * * * *check your wlan interface name,since it may change wlan0 to
wlan1,etc.

<<Method 2>>

Or only load the driver module to kernel and start up nic.
* * * 1. Build up the drivers from the source code
* * * * *make

* * * 2. Load driver module to kernel and start up nic.
* * * * *./wlan0up


* * * * *Note: when "insmod: error inserting 'xxxx.ko': -1 File
exists" comes out
* * * * * * * *after run ./wlan0up, please run ./wlan0down first,
then it should
* * * * * * * *be ok..

* * * * *Note: If you see the message of "unkown symbol" during ./wlan0up, it
* * * * * * * *is suggested to build driver by <<Method 1>>.



So, I ordered "Makefile" in the subfolder "rtl8187" and get this:



root@lapfmogollo:/home/fdmogollon/Descargas/rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187#
Makefile
bash: Makefile: no se encontró la orden


As the terminal throws the message "order was not found", then I ordered "make" and get this:



root@lapfmogollo:/home/fdmogollon/Descargas/rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187#
make
make -C /lib/modules/3.2.0-0.bpo.2-686-pae/build
M=/home/fdmogollon/Descargas/rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187

CC=gcc modules
make: *** /lib/modules/3.2.0-0.bpo.2-686-pae/build: No existe el fichero o el directorio. *
Alto.
make: *** [modules] Error 2


Here I thought that was necessary install the 3.2.0-0.bpo.2-686-pae kernel, and I installed from the *squeeze-backports repositories. Then I tried again and get the same thing:



root@lapfmogollo:/home/fdmogollon/Descargas/rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187#
make
make -C /lib/modules/3.2.0-0.bpo.2-686-pae/build
M=/home/fdmogollon/Descargas/rtl8187L_linux_26.1040.0820.2010.release/rtl8187

CC=gcc modules
make: *** /lib/modules/3.2.0-0.bpo.2-686-pae/build: No existe el fichero o el directorio.
Alto.
make: *** [modules] Error 2


Now I do not know what to do. I searched in the internet and I find not satisfactory solution. I read in a case, the driver was corrupt. But not idea ... Let me also that this is the first compilation attempt do, and I'm frustrated... :(


I hope you can help me. I really like GNU/Linux and I used Ubuntu, Puppy Linux, Canaima GNU/Linux, but Debian seems more robust, stable and higher.