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I'm new to Linux - Need help

Gunslinger08

Gunslinger08

Lifer
So I'm trying to install ndiswrapper so I can get wireless working on my laptop. However, whenever I try to "make install", I get a bunch of errors related to C header files it can't find.

ex. error: stdlib.h: No such file or directory

The libc package is definitely installed.
 
Yea, generally ndiswrapper should only be used as a last resort so tell us what kind of chipset the card has and hopefully we can point you to a non-crap driver.
 
In linux run 'lspci' and you'll probably see something like:

00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)

Obviously it won't be that since that's the onboard nForce ethernet on my home motherboard, but it should be similar and give you an idea of what you actually have. But if it's Broadcom then it's likely a broadcom chipset as well and if it's of the bcm43xx variety it might not be too bad to get working.
 
Originally posted by: cleverhandle
You need libc6-devel to get those headers.

What kind of wireless chip do you have?
Click to expand...

Where do I get libc6-devel?

This is the Broadcom BCM4318, which seems to be a problem child.
 
First try to get it working with the native driver using the doc I posted above, assuming that you're using Ubuntu since you still haven't told us which distro you're using.
 
Finally got it working using ndiswrapper. Yes, this is Ubuntu Fiesty.

My next question is also complete newb: I downloaded and ran the Gmail Notifier written in Python, but it requires me to keep the terminal window open. Is there a way around this?
 
btw what brand of linux are you using? This might make it easier as some brands already have this stuff compiled for them.
 
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