HELP: Compiling driver error, no /lib/modules/3.10.25+/build

[DeanC]

I'm trying to compile a driver on my RPi running Raspbian. But I get the following error:

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make: *** /lib/modules/3.10.25+/build: No such file or directory.  Stop.
make: *** [all] Error 2

Every normal (not optimized for RPi) version of Linux I have worked with has this directory. But I can't find it in Raspbian. Did this directory get moved somewhere else? How to I get access to it so I can compile my driver?

[DougieLawson]

Can't you simply use
mkdir -p /lib/modules/3.10.25+/build

That /lib/modules/* stuff is all built by rpi-update

[DeanC]

Can't you simply use
mkdir -p /lib/modules/3.10.25+/build

That /lib/modules/* stuff is all built by rpi-update

I tried it and got the following error:

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make[1]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/3.10.25+/build'
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `modules'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/3.10.25+/build'
make: *** [LINUX] Error 2

I just tried rpi-update, but but it changes the build to 3.10.27+, so I create the directory again and still get:

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make[1]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/3.10.27+/build'
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `modules'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/3.10.27+/build'
make: *** [LINUX] Error 2

[Maxhdroom]

Same situation here...
I'm trying to compile a module and can't find the build directory.

I additionally ran sudo aptitude install linux-image-rpi-rpfv linux-headers-rpi-rpfv, still no uname -r/build found, so I ran find / -name build and got
/lib/modules/3.10-3-rpi/build
I altered Makefile accordingly and got a .ko module... so far so good. Then I insmod it and got "Invalid module format" ran dmesg "usbtv: disagrees about version of symbol module_layout"

uname -a tells me I'm running Linux raspberrypi 3.10.27+ #630 PREEMPT Fri Jan 17 19:44:36 GMT 2014 armv6l GNU/Linux
How do you compile on the Pi ??

[Maxhdroom]

I followed these instructions, just adapting to my kernel's version and was able to compile the module, but apparently it crashes my Pi on depmod and insmod.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 76#p315376

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cd /usr/src
wget https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/archive/rpi-3.10.y.tar.gz
tar xvfz rpi-3.10.y.tar.gz
mv linux-rpi-3.10.y linux
ln -s /usr/src/linux /lib/modules/3.10.27+/build
cd /lib/modules/3.10.27+/build
make mrproper
gzip -dc /proc/config.gz > .config
make modules_prepare
wget https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/raw/master/extra/Module.symvers

then got in the dir where I downloaded the module source code and ran make.
Copied the resulting .ko to /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/
depmod -a ran ok
Then modprobe crashes the system... does linux code have to be specifically adapted for Raspberry Pi ?

[Reiszecke]

Same here, any solutions so far?

[PiWolli]

I had the same problem.

There is an easy solution for the Problem:

1. Try to install linux-headers

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sudo apt-get install linux-headers

You get a message that you try to install a virtual package and you have to install a concrete package. You find a list of concrete packages.
2. Install the concrete package

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sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.10-3-rpi

3. Now the trick. You have to link the new build folder with the missing folder.

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sudo ln -s /lib/modules/3.10-3-rpi/build /lib/modules/3.10.25+/build

That's it. Now I can compile the driver. After install the drivers my WLAN module works fine.

[Reiszecke]

THANKS SO MUCH! That did it for me. Now I am running into the next problem, might have sth to do with that >.>
http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 28&t=73005

[nebula]

I had the same problem.
There is an easy solution for the Problem:

Thank you!! I`ve been searching all over the place for this answer.

[Seb0]

Thanks a lot, the make works well.
Will the driver compiled works well too?!

[nipponese]

@PiWolli Thanks for this! So why is the install script looking for the wrong headers dir?

[edwin6938]

It doesn t work for me... i have an error. Unable to fetch some archives. ..

[LiudvikasLTU]

BUMP
I have the same problem as above. Anyone know what should I do?

[epierre]

Hello,

this page well indexed need some updates.

first find your kernel version: uname -a

then search for headers: apt-cache search linux-headers

From it, and since I run a PI2 on a 3.18.5 I have chosen and installed: apt-get install linux-headers-3.18.0-trunk-rpi2

Then I made the symlink: sudo ln -s /lib/modules/3.18.0-trunk-rpi2/build /lib/modules/3.10.25+/build

and then edit Makefile for ARM:
CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC = n
CONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_RPI = y

and to finish :make / make install which is fine

[abm413]

hey!!! how to get it working for the latest kernel version? help plssss

[abm413]

I had the same problem.

There is an easy solution for the Problem:

1. Try to install linux-headers

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sudo apt-get install linux-headers

You get a message that you try to install a virtual package and you have to install a concrete package. You find a list of concrete packages.
2. Install the concrete package

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sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.10-3-rpi

3. Now the trick. You have to link the new build folder with the missing folder.

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sudo ln -s /lib/modules/3.10-3-rpi/build /lib/modules/3.10.25+/build

That's it. Now I can compile the driver. After install the drivers my WLAN module works fine.

what is the third step for the newest raspbian jessy? can you tell me please?

[DougieLawson]

hey!!! how to get it working for the latest kernel version? help plssss

Use https://github.com/notro/rpi-source that does everything you need to get a kernel build environment built (run on your RPi for your current RPi kernel).

[leftcoastshot]

This issue is still around. The error I received in response to my make command:

/lib/modules/4.9.35+/build: No such file or directory.

I found a solution after lots of browsing ... execute this syntax:

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sudo apt-get install raspberrypi-kernel-headers

Now my make command succeeds.

[gubertoli]

This issue is still around. The error I received in response to my make command:

/lib/modules/4.9.35+/build: No such file or directory.

I found a solution after lots of browsing ... execute this syntax:

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sudo apt-get install raspberrypi-kernel-headers

Now my make command succeeds.

Perfect! This approach worked for Raspbian Stretch and Kernel 4.19.50-v7+

[bipbip38]

Hi,

I have the same trouble.

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 sudo mkdir /lib/modules/4.19.58-v7+/build
 sudo apt-get install raspberrypi-kernel-headers
 sudo apt autoremove
 sudo ln -s /lib/modules/4.19.58-v7+/build
 sudo make
 rm rf *.o *~core .depend .*.cmd *.ko *.mod.c .tmp_versions Module.* modules.order
 make -c /lib/modules/4.19.58-V7+/build M=/home/GobiSerial modules
 make[1]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/4.19.58-v7+/build'
 make[1]: *** No rule to make target `modules'.  Stop.
 make[1]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/3.10.27+/build'
 make: *** [makefile:6: all] Error 2
 

The makefile is :

obj-m := GobiSerial.o
KDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
PWD := $(shell pwd)

all: clean
$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$(PWD) modules
clean:
rm -rf *.o *~ core .depend .*.cmd *.ko *.mod.c .tmp_versions Module.* modules.order

some body knew how resolve this trouble?


Thx