I cant even start to install (HELP)

[massatt212]

sudo make -C /lib/modules/uname -r/build SUBDIRS=pwd SRCROOT=pwd clean modules
make: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.4.0-58-generic'
make[1]: gcc: Command not found
fs/aufs/Makefile:3: fs/aufs/magic.mk: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** No rule to make target 'fs/aufs/magic.mk'. Stop.
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.clean:67: fs/aufs] Error 2
make[1]: *** [Makefile:1764: _clean_fs] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:340: __build_one_by_one] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.4.0-58-generic'

[grandchild]

gcc Command not found

Well you have to install a compiler to compile this. Try installing the package gcc.

[grandchild]

(And probably use my fork instead, which fixes some issues: https://github.com/grandchild/gspca-kinect2 )

[massatt212]

ok thx going to try it now, another thing, will it work with OBS.

[massatt212]

sudo make -C /lib/modules/uname -r/build SUBDIRS=pwd SRCROOT=pwd clean modules
[sudo] password for ssgsmain:
make: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.4.0-58-generic'
fs/aufs/Makefile:3: fs/aufs/magic.mk: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** No rule to make target 'fs/aufs/magic.mk'. Stop.
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.clean:67: fs/aufs] Error 2
make[1]: *** [Makefile:1764: _clean_fs] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:340: __build_one_by_one] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.4.0-58-generic'

And i installed gcc

[grandchild]

Try the following make incantation:

make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd` SRCROOT=`pwd` clean modules
(note the M= instead of SUBDIRS=)

[grandchild]

Oh, you also need the linux-headers package. The name might be slightly different between distros. Which Linux distro are you on? Have a look for it here: https://pkgs.org/

[grandchild]

Also don't run make with sudo. It shouldn't disturb anything, but it's not necessary either, and it's a bad habit. For all you know, the Makefile could delete your whole system.

[massatt212]

M= my pw, SRCROOT= my pw.
i been looking at that and im confused
is it possible to make it a ppa driver or a .deb, im no so far into linux now getting into it, its a bit harder than windows.

[massatt212]

Oh, you also need the linux-headers package. The name might be slightly different between distros. Which Linux distro are you on? Have a look for it here: https://pkgs.org/

Ubuntu 20.04

[grandchild]

wIll it work with OBS

I have not managed to do that, but you might have different results. It's not clear whether it generally can't work, or I'm doing something wrong.

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M= my pw, SRCROOT= my pw.
i been looking at that and im confused

That's understandable. Have you tried simply running the make command given above:

make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd` SRCROOT=`pwd` clean modules

?

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In regards to the header files, try installing them with the following command:

sudo apt install linux-headers-`uname -r`

[massatt212]

wIll it work with OBS

I have not managed to do that, but you might have different results. It's not clear whether it generally can't work, or I'm doing something wrong.

M= my pw, SRCROOT= my pw.
i been looking at that and im confused

That's understandable. Have you tried simply running the make command given above:

make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd` SRCROOT=`pwd` clean modules

?

In regards to the header files, try installing them with the following command:

sudo apt install linux-headers-`uname -r`

ya i tried the command and it gave me that error above, but ill test these out

[trobes]

I've got a different error:
make -C /lib/modules/uname -r/build M=pwd SRCROOT=pwd clean modules
make: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.8.0-7642-generic'
CC [M] /home/$USER/gspca-kinect2/gspca-kinect2-master/kinect2.o
LD [M] /home/$USER/gspca-kinect2/gspca-kinect2-master/gspca_kinect2.o
CC [M] /home/$USER/gspca-kinect2/gspca-kinect2-master/gspca.o
/home/$USER/gspca-kinect2/gspca-kinect2-master/gspca.c: In function ‘gspca_dev_probe2’:
/home/$USER/gspca-kinect2/gspca-kinect2-master/gspca.c:1564:7: error: ‘VFL_TYPE_GRABBER’ undeclared (first use in this function); did you mean ‘VFL_TYPE_SUBDEV’?
1564 | VFL_TYPE_GRABBER,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| VFL_TYPE_SUBDEV
/home/$USER/gspca-kinect2/gspca-kinect2-master/gspca.c:1564:7: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:286: /home/$USER/gspca-kinect2/gspca-kinect2-master/gspca.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [Makefile:1783: /home/$USER/gspca-kinect2/gspca-kinect2-master] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:350: __build_one_by_one] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.8.0-7642-generic'

[grandchild]

@trobes I would like if you would try a bit harder:

• Previously in this very thread I suggested to use my fork, which solves a few issues. Please do that, it will also fix yours.
• If you had searched this repository you would have found other issues that have the same problem, with solutions.