Issue
I have a PC and I have NIC. I run on Rocky Linux and the NIC is D-Link DFE-530TX
This is the driver I found: http://www.opendrivers.com/download/driver-118312.html
In the /LINUX directory after unpacking there is a good linux.txt file that states the following.
Kernel Supported
================
This driver supports linux kernel version 2.2.x, 2.4.x and 2.6.x now.
For 2.6 kernel, it supported up to 2.6.18 in this version.
The full TxT file can be read here (for a year from now): https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/cVbJ2BqJvG/
My out-of-the-box Rocky 8.6 comes like this:
Operating System: Rocky Linux 8.6 (Green Obsidian)
CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:rocky:rocky:8:GA
Kernel: Linux 4.18.0-372.26.1.el8_6.x86_64
Architecture: x86-64
My question would be It is possible to compile the driver ? If the answer is yes than I would ask how I need to compile it ?
My expection is somebody will be able to explain to me the essence of the activity or be able to share a good step-by-step from which I can learn it by myself.
(I red a lot and tried in many ways without success. It fails with on the most different ways.)
Mentioned /LINUX directory contains a Makefile but make command fails if I enter.
Makefile:70: *** Linux kernel source not configured - missing version.h. Stop.
[root@iredmail LINUX]# find / -name version.h
/root/build/kernel/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h
/usr/include/lzma/version.h
/usr/include/elfutils/version.h
/usr/include/linux/dvb/version.h
/usr/include/linux/version.h
/usr/src/kernels/4.18.0-372.26.1.el8_6.x86_64/include/config/arch/want/compat/ipc/parse/version.h
/usr/src/kernels/4.18.0-372.26.1.el8_6.x86_64/include/config/clang/version.h
/usr/src/kernels/4.18.0-372.26.1.el8_6.x86_64/include/config/gcc/version.h
/usr/src/kernels/4.18.0-372.26.1.el8_6.x86_64/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h
/usr/src/kernels/4.18.0-372.26.1.el8_6.x86_64/include/linux/version.h
/usr/src/kernels/4.18.0-372.26.1.el8_6.x86_64/include/uapi/linux/dvb/version.h
/usr/src/kernels/4.18.0-372.26.1.el8_6.x86_64/include/xen/interface/version.h
P.S. I know there is VIA support in the kernel. Compiling a kernel takes hours and I expect compile only a driver into a ready kernel takes significantly less time. But I don't know how I need to do.
P.S.2 I am interested in any solution that avoids compiling the whole kernel. Thank you in advance.
Appendix - content of Makefile
DEBUG = 0
KSP := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build \
/usr/src/linux-$(shell uname -r) \
/usr/src/linux-$(shell uname -r | sed 's/-.*//') \
/usr/src/kernel-headers-$(shell uname -r) \
/usr/src/kernel-source-$(shell uname -r) \
/usr/src/linux-$(shell uname -r | sed 's/\([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\)\..*/\1/') \
/usr/src/linux
test_dir = $(shell [ -e $(dir)/include/linux ] && echo $(dir))
KSP := $(foreach dir, $(KSP), $(test_dir))
KSRC := $(firstword $(KSP))
ifeq (,$(KSRC))
$(error Linux kernel source not found)
endif
# check kernel version
KVER := $(shell uname -r | cut -c1-3 | sed 's/2\.[56]/2\.6/')
KERVER2=$(shell uname -r | cut -d. -f2)
ifeq ($(KVER), 2.6)
# 2.6 kernel
TARGET = rhinefet.ko
BUILTIN = via-rhine.ko
else
TARGET = rhinefet.o
BUILTIN = via-rhine.o
endif
INSTDIR := $(shell find /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r) -name $(TARGET) -printf "%h\n" | sort | head -1)
ifeq (,$(INSTDIR))
ifeq (,$(KERVER2))
ifneq (,$(wildcard /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/kernel))
INSTDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net
else
INSTDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/net
endif
else
ifneq ($(KERVER2),2)
INSTDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net
else
INSTDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/net
endif
endif
endif
SRC = rhine_main.c rhine_proc.c rhine_wol.c rhine_hw.c
# build rule
ifeq ($(KVER), 2.6)
# 2.6 kernel
obj-m += rhinefet.o
rhinefet-objs := rhine_main.o rhine_proc.o rhine_wol.o rhine_hw.o
default:
make -C $(KSRC) SUBDIRS=$(shell pwd) modules
else
# 2.2/2.4 kernel
OBJS := rhine_main.o rhine_proc.o rhine_wol.o rhine_hw.o
VERSION_FILE := $(KSRC)/include/linux/version.h
CONFIG_FILE := $(KSRC)/include/linux/config.h
ifeq (,$(wildcard $(VERSION_FILE)))
$(error Linux kernel source not configured - missing version.h)
endif
ifeq (,$(wildcard $(CONFIG_FILE)))
$(error Linux kernel source not configured - missing config.h)
endif
ifneq (,$(findstring egcs-2.91.66, $(shell cat /proc/version)))
CC := kgcc gcc cc
else
CC := gcc cc
endif
test_cc = $(shell which $(cc) > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo $(cc))
CC := $(foreach cc, $(CC), $(test_cc))
CC := $(firstword $(CC))
CFLAGS += -Wall -DLINUX -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -D__NO_VERSION__ -O2 -pipe
CFLAGS += -I$(KSRC)/include -I. -Wstrict-prototypes -fomit-frame-pointer
CFLAGS += $(shell [ -f $(KSRC)/include/linux/modversions.h ] && \
echo "-DMODVERSIONS -include $(KSRC)/include/linux/modversions.h")
.SILENT: $(TARGET) clean
# look for SMP in config.h
SMP := $(shell $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -E -dM $(CONFIG_FILE) | \
grep CONFIG_SMP | awk '{ print $$3 }')
ifneq ($(SMP),1)
SMP := 0
endif
ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
CFLAGS += -DRHINE_DBG
endif
ifeq ($(SMP), 1)
CFLAGS += -D__SMP__
endif
# check x86_64
SUBARCH := $(shell uname -m)
ifeq ($(SUBARCH),x86_64)
CFLAGS += -mcmodel=kernel -mno-red-zone
endif
$(TARGET): $(filter-out $(TARGET), $(SRC:.c=.o))
$(LD) -r $^ -o $@
echo; echo
echo "**************************************************"
echo "Build options:"
echo " VERSION $(shell uname -r)"
echo -n " SMP "
if [ "$(SMP)" = "1" ]; \
then echo "Enabled"; else echo "Disabled"; fi
echo "**************************************************"
endif # ifeq ($(KVER),2.6)
ifeq ($(KVER), 2.6)
install: default
else
install: clean $(TARGET)
endif
mkdir -p $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)
install -m 644 -o root $(TARGET) $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)
@if [ -f $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/$(BUILTIN) ] ; then \
echo "***** Move official driver $(BUILTIN) to $(BUILTIN).backup file" ; \
echo "mv $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/$(BUILTIN) $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/$(BUILTIN).backup";\
mv $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/$(BUILTIN) $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/$(BUILTIN).backup ; \
echo ;\
fi ;
@if [ -f $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/linuxfet.o ] ; then \
echo "***** Move previous driver linuxfet.o to linuxfet.o.backup" ; \
echo "mv $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/linuxfet.o $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/linuxfet.o.backup";\
mv $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/linuxfet.o $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/linuxfet.o.backup ; \
echo ;\
fi ;
ifeq (,$(MOD_ROOT))
/sbin/depmod -a || true
else
/sbin/depmod -b $(MOD_ROOT) -a || true
endif
uninstall:
rm -f $(INSTDIR)/$(TARGET)
@if [ -f $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/$(BUILTIN).backup ] ; then \
echo "***** Restore official driver $(BUILTIN) from $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)".; \
echo "mv $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/$(BUILTIN).backup $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/$(BUILTIN)";\
mv $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/$(BUILTIN).backup $(MOD_ROOT)$(INSTDIR)/$(BUILTIN) ;\
fi
/sbin/depmod -a
clean:
rm -f $(SRC:.c=.o) rhinefet.o rhinefet.ko rhinefet.mod.c rhinefet.mod.o *~
If I need to add anything to this question please comment it.
Solution
I'm afraid you will not be able to build a driver which is supported up to 2.6.18 and your kernel is 4.18.
Good news is that this NIC has upstream Linux driver for quite some time now, look here at the source of 4.18. As per Makefile, it is enabled via CONFIG_SUNDANCE. So I believe this NIC should work out of the box.
If not, you might want to build just this driver as a module for your current kernel. How to do that - this falls out of the scope of this question.
Answered By - Andrejs Cainikovs Answer Checked By - Mildred Charles (WPSolving Admin)