make: *** No rule to make target 'install-linux'. Stop.

qca / open-ath9k-htc-firmware

The firmware for QCA AR7010/AR9271 802.11n USB NICs

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make: *** No rule to make target 'install-linux'. Stop. #129

Closed ghost closed 7 years ago

ghost commented 7 years ago

Hey. I'm trying to do this installation on Fedora 25 (4.10.13-200.fc25.x86_64 Kernel Version). I followed this guide for rookies: https://github.com/qca/open-ath9k-htc-firmware/pull/71/commits/a028f2fcdfa52b00ea0dc2d51c031c6c45c1d48e

Everything went perfectly until I ran this command: sudo make install-linux The error was: make: *** No rule to make target 'install-linux'. Stop.

It's probably because my operation system is not debian based but I don't know how to do it in my os.

I also copied the .fw files that are created in ~/open-ath9k-htc-firmware/target_firmware to /lib/firmware/ath9k_htc/ and it still doesn't seem to recognize my usb adapter. I can't even see it in the output of lsusb

olerem commented 7 years ago

this patch was never committed, so make file don't support an option "make install-linux"
if your adapter is not seen in lsusb, then most probably something else is wrong. You don't need a firmware to see in in lsusb. Take a look in the dmesg if there are some error messages. Probably some usb cable issue.

ghost commented 7 years ago

What exactly should I look for in dmesg? I'm sorry if I'm being too much.

I've tried the same device on Windows and it worked perfectly fine. So it can't be some usb cable issue. In fact, it appears to be a kernel issue. I don't know what's wrong with Fedora but there are so many people on the net complaining about the same thing as me. I don't want to give up on Fedora that easily.

olerem commented 7 years ago

compare demsg before you plug the usb adapter and after. This would be good starting point for troubleshooting. I don't use fedora, so i can't say for sure what exactly is wrong.

ghost commented 7 years ago

What's your current OS? I think I should change the OS rather than wasting my days.

olerem commented 7 years ago

Currently i use Ubuntu 17.04.

ghost commented 7 years ago

Okay I'm going to try openSUSE and if it doesn't work I'll involuntarily try Ubuntu. Let's see how it goes.

ghost commented 7 years ago

I thought my usb wireless device had Atheros chipset but it turned out to have rtl8188eu. I'm closing the issue.