X-Fi Driver "make" Problems....

[sloppyfresh]

So this is my first post here, and I'm a relative noob to linux, so please bear with me....

My computer is a Dell 8400, Pentium IV 3.4, 1.5 gig RAM, ATI X800XL, Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme music

I've been trying to manually install the X-Fi drivers (openSUSE doesn't recognize it automatically), but I'm hitting a very early roadblock.

I extract the .tar.gz package, and go to the extraction directory, and type "make". Weather or not I am SU, I get the following error message:

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adam@ALIN:~/Installs/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00> make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build M=/home/adam/Installs/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9-obj/i386/pae'
make[1]: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9-obj/i386/pae'
make: *** [all] Error 2

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Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

[phi7]

Tried the same today and have the exact same error as the poster above.


dhcppc0:/home/phi/Desktop/creative # make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.25.5-1.1-pae/build M=/home/phi/Desktop/creative
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.25.5-1.1-obj/i386/pae'
make[1]: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.25.5-1.1-obj/i386/pae'
make: *** [all] Error 2

[gapdragon]

have to have the kernel headers/ also make and gcc installed, i have the fatality pro myself and even though i got yhe driver installed and modprobed, it STILL doesnt work

[phi7]

What do you mean with have the Kernel Headers? Make and gcc is installed.

[sloppyfresh]

This puzzled penguin just got past the make problem:

Use the YaST2 software installer / package manager, and search for "Kernel Header". This gave me one result (which I had to install from the original installation CD), which solved the problem with "make".

I'll post again if I get stuck / get this working, as it appears there is at least 1 other person out there in this situation.

[sloppyfresh]

It all works!

SU, make install, and I have sound!

[phi7]

Cheers mate. Gonna try this tomorrow morning!

[phi7]

Still not working. I already had the kernel header installed - which leaves me at the same point as before

To which location did you copy all the creative files? Does that matter?

[phi7]

Another question: Which SUSE do you use? 10.3?

[phi7]

OK, the drivers are installed now. What I was missing was the Kernel Source. But no sound yet