Suse 9.1 on Optiplex SX280 - Problems compiling NIC

[Fiservguy]

I have been asked to install Suse 9.1 Pro on a Dell Optiplex SX280. The OS goes on fine, but the NIC isn't detected (it's a Broadcom NetXtreme 5700 built-in). I went to Broadcom's website and got the source rpm for the linux driver for this card, but I'm getting an error when I try to run rpmbuild.
The command I'm running is
rpmbuid -bb /usr/src/package/SOURCE/bcm5700.spec

The script runs for several lines (making temp dirs and such) then gets to this line:
make -C SUBDIRS=/usr/src/packages/BUILD/bcm5700-7.3.5 module

make: *** SUBDIRS=/usr/src/packages/BUILD/bcm5700-7.3.5: No such file or directory. Stop

I don't know if it's trying to create a directory called module in the bcm5700-7.3.5 directory, or if its trying to put a space in the directory name, or what. The directory bcm5700-7.3.5 does exist.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

(As an aside, why didn't Suse include the make routine in their 9.1 build? I had to download and install it...)

 

[Chacalinc]

make -C SUBDIRS=/usr/src/packages/BUILD/bcm5700-7.3.5 module

is this the exact phrase?

make -C SUBDIRS=/usr/src/packages/BUILD/bcm5700-7.3.5 module
BUILD should be your kernel version. I think you must configure the package before "make" it.

Cheers.

 

[Fiservguy]

Thanks for your quick response.

I'm following the instructions in the readme that came with the drivers. I've never had to do this manually before. This should be fun...

 

[Fiservguy]

OK, I've checked the directory that the source rpm expanded into, as well as the independent tar.gz file, and I can't see any file (executable or otherwise) where I can configure the package. This is getting quite frustrating...

 

[Chacalinc]

take a look to the "makefile" and search for "BUILD"...