[Oisf-users] Error in compiling the pf_ring support

Sun Mar 20 11:59:32 UTC 2011

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Hi Victor,

I'm following exactly step by step the INSTALL.PF_RING howto,
at the point when I run dkms status I get back this error.
But also says that the pf_ring is installed, I'm puzzled.

root at Smooth-Sec src/pf_ring-4# dkms status
dkms.conf: Error! No 'DEST_MODULE_LOCATION' directive specified.
dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_NAME' directive specified.
dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_VERSION' directive specified.
e1000e-pf_ring, 1.0.15, 2.6.32-30-generic, i686: installed
pf_ring, 4, 2.6.32-30-generic, i686: installed

Best,
Phillip

PS. here you can find my step by step attempt.

uname -a
Linux Smooth-Sec 2.6.32-30-generic #59-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 1 21:30:21 UTC
2011 i686 GNU/Linux

cd /usr/src/

svn --force export https://svn.ntop.org/svn/ntop/trunk/PF_RING/
PF_RING_CURRENT_SVN

ls  /usr/src/
PF_RING_CURRENT_SVN  linux-headers-2.6.32-30
linux-headers-2.6.32-30-generic

#Create the DKMS build directory and copy files over for the main
PF_RING module
mkdir /usr/src/pf_ring-4
cp -Rf /usr/src/PF_RING_CURRENT_SVN/kernel/* /usr/src/pf_ring-4/
cd /usr/src/pf_ring-4/

#Create a file called dkms.conf and place the following into the file.
nano dkms.conf

PACKAGE_NAME="pf_ring"
PACKAGE_VERSION="4"
BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]="pf_ring"
DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[0]="/kernel/net/pf_ring/"
AUTOINSTALL="yes"

#Build and install the module we don't build a deb as currently this
appears to be broken in Ubuntu-10.04
dkms add -m pf_ring -v 4
dkms build -m pf_ring -v 4
dkms install -m pf_ring -v 4

OUTPUTS

root at Smooth-Sec src/pf_ring-4# dkms add -m pf_ring -v 4

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/pf_ring/4/source ->
                 /usr/src/pf_ring-4

DKMS: add Completed.
root at Smooth-Sec src/pf_ring-4# dkms build -m pf_ring -v 4

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area....
make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.32-30-generic -C
/lib/modules/2.6.32-30-generic/build M=/var/lib/dkms/pf_ring/4/build......
cleaning build area....

DKMS: build Completed.
root at Smooth-Sec src/pf_ring-4# dkms install -m pf_ring -v 4

pf_ring.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/2.6.32-30-generic/updates/dkms/

depmod....

DKMS: install Completed.

root at Smooth-Sec src/pf_ring-4# dkms status
dkms.conf: Error! No 'DEST_MODULE_LOCATION' directive specified.
dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_NAME' directive specified.
dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_VERSION' directive specified.
e1000e-pf_ring, 1.0.15, 2.6.32-30-generic, i686: installed
pf_ring, 4, 2.6.32-30-generic, i686: installed

On 03/20/2011 10:05 AM, Victor Julien wrote:
> Phillip,
> 
> Did you try following the INSTALL.PF_RING document in the doc/ folder of
> the source? It contains all steps to get to a working pfring. You can
> skip the parts related to the e1000e driver if you don't have that.
> 
> https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/repository/revisions/master/entry/doc/INSTALL.PF_RING
> 
> In this do the configure options needed for PF_RING are also listed.
> 
> Cheers,
> Victor
> 
> On 03/20/2011 08:55 AM, Phillip Bailey wrote:
>>
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