Step 2 for ubuntu: 2. Install bare minimum packages To be able to compile the driver, you must have kernel sources and the necessary tools to compile it. Debian/Ubuntu # apt-get install kernel-package linux-headers build-essential
When I did it this way, I got an error asking if I was root. So I tried to run it as sudo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/microdia$ sudo apt-get install kernel-package linux- headers build-essential Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done kernel-package is already the newest version. kernel-package set to manually installed. Package linux-headers is a virtual package provided by: linux-headers-2.6.24-21-xen 2.6.24-21.43 linux-headers-2.6.24-21-virtual 2.6.24-21.43 linux-headers-2.6.24-21-server 2.6.24-21.43 linux-headers-2.6.24-21-rt 2.6.24-21.43 linux-headers-2.6.24-21-openvz 2.6.24-21.43 linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic 2.6.24-21.43 linux-headers-2.6.24-21-386 2.6.24-21.43 linux-headers-2.6.24-21 2.6.24-21.43 linux-headers-2.6.24-19-xen 2.6.24-19.41 linux-headers-2.6.24-19-virtual 2.6.24-19.41 linux-headers-2.6.24-19-server 2.6.24-19.41 linux-headers-2.6.24-19-rt 2.6.24-19.41 linux-headers-2.6.24-19-openvz 2.6.24-19.41 linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic 2.6.24-19.41 linux-headers-2.6.24-19-386 2.6.24-19.41 linux-headers-2.6.24-19 2.6.24-19.41 linux-headers-2.6.24-18-xen 2.6.24-18.32 linux-headers-2.6.24-18-virtual 2.6.24-18.32 linux-headers-2.6.24-18-server 2.6.24-18.32 linux-headers-2.6.24-18-rt 2.6.24-18.32 linux-headers-2.6.24-18-openvz 2.6.24-18.32 linux-headers-2.6.24-18-generic 2.6.24-18.32 linux-headers-2.6.24-18-386 2.6.24-18.32 linux-headers-2.6.24-18 2.6.24-18.32 linux-headers-2.6.24-16-xen 2.6.24-16.30 linux-headers-2.6.24-16-virtual 2.6.24-16.30 linux-headers-2.6.24-16-server 2.6.24-16.30 linux-headers-2.6.24-16-rt 2.6.24-16.30 linux-headers-2.6.24-16-openvz 2.6.24-16.30 linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic 2.6.24-16.30 linux-headers-2.6.24-16-386 2.6.24-16.30 linux-headers-2.6.24-16 2.6.24-16.30 You should explicitly select one to install. E: Package linux-headers has no installation candidate [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/microdia$ I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. This is Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Any help's appreciated! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Lets make microdia webcams plug'n play, (currently plug'n pray) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Visit us online https://groups.google.com/group/microdia -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
