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Yoga 11s wifi card drivers are not pre-installed. I have followed numerous instructions online all of which include downloading the same package, unzipping it, making it, sudo make install. A summary is here. Every variation of this method I have used fails with the same two errors. Two "No such file or directory" errors when I try to "make" the code. I have checked to make sure my kernels headers are installed, because someone said they aren't by default. I believe that person is wrong. @chili555 requested lspci -nn, grep 0280, lsb_release -d. They are in that order.

lspci -nn:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09)
00:04.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core Processor Thermal Subsystem [8086:0153] (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller [8086:1e31] (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:1e3a] (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 [8086:1e2d] (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:1e20] (rev 04)
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 [8086:1e26] (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation QS77 Express Chipset LPC Controller [8086:1e56] (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:1e03] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller [8086:1e22] (rev 04)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family Thermal Management Controller [8086:1e24] (rev 04)

grep 0280 removes the directory and my user name, but nothing else. I can type and hit enter but as far as I can tell it does nothing.

lsb_release -d gives the output:

Description: Ubuntu 14.04.01 LTS

lsusb gives the output:

Bus 002 Device 005: ID 5986:053d Acer, Inc 
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0bda:1724 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 2047:0855 Texas Instruments 
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 03eb:8814 Atmel Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 058f:6387 Alcor Micro Corp. Flash Drive
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Wireless is enabled in the BIOS, and it works in the Windows 8 partition.

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  • At which stage do you get the "No such file or directory"? Where have you unpacked the downloaded zip file? You can use the ls command to varify you are in the correct directory. – mikewhatever Aug 09 '14 at 08:38
  • Are you quite certain you have the exact same wireless device and need the same driver? Please edit your question to add the results of: lspci -nn | grep 0280 and also: lsb_release -d Thanks. – chili555 Aug 09 '14 at 13:20
  • @chili555 just made the edits you requested. – Denthil Aug 09 '14 at 14:48
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    It is lsb_release -d all as one command. We see no wireless device at all here. Is it possibly attached to an internal USB bus? Please add: lsusb. Is wireless enabled in the BIOS? – chili555 Aug 09 '14 at 14:53
  • @chili555 just made those edits. – Denthil Aug 09 '14 at 15:23

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Here is your device:

ID 0bda:1724 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

It is covered by the driver 8723au which must be compiled from source. First, verify that you have the prerequisites installed:

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic

You need to verify that both are installed before we proceed. If so, download this file and move it to your desktop: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723au/archive/kernel_version.zip Right-click it and select 'Extract Here.' Now, in the terminal:

cd ~/Desktop/rtl8723au-kernel-version
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8723au

Please post any errors or other snags. I will have another edit.

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  • Is there any way to do this offline? I have an internet connection on my desktop, and the windows 8 partition, but I don't have an ethernet port, or a plug and play external wifi card – Denthil Aug 09 '14 at 16:01
  • Revising for off-line. – chili555 Aug 09 '14 at 16:15
  • Linux headers is installed, but build essentials aren't and I can't run sudo apt-get build-essentials because I am offline. – Denthil Aug 09 '14 at 16:36
  • You can download it here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/build-essential Be certain to get all the depndencies; the other packages marked with a red dot. Where applicable, be sure to get the version for your architecture; either 32- or 64-bit. Once you have all the debs on your desktop, you can probably right-click them and install with Ubuntu Software Center. – chili555 Aug 09 '14 at 16:42
  • Well now when I run sudo dpkg -s build essential I get a thing telling me that the package is unnecessary unless you plan on installing Debian packages which I do. I assume this is the output it should be because it says the same thing when installing via ubuntu software center. However, I still get the make errors. – Denthil Aug 09 '14 at 17:57
  • That's the expected answer when installing build-essential. Can you please post the make errors here and give me the link? http://paste.ubuntu.com – chili555 Aug 09 '14 at 19:47
  • Pastebin Link – Denthil Aug 09 '14 at 21:02
  • Please confirm that build-essential is properly installed: sudo dpkg -s build-essential | grep Status. Also confirm: uname -r Thanks. – chili555 Aug 09 '14 at 21:31
  • I am going out of the country for the next week and a half. If I post on this question again, can you answer? – Denthil Aug 09 '14 at 22:24
  • I will be happy to answer at any time. – chili555 Aug 09 '14 at 23:18
  • Now, whenever I start up in Ubuntu, I get an error in the top bar telling me to run apt-get in the terminal or launch a program from the "right click menu." It says there are dependency issues, but whenever I try to install the packages that didn't install, it says they require dependencies in turn, which I don't have. I'm really lost, may have to re-install just so I don't end up installing the same thing twice. – Denthil Aug 19 '14 at 02:30
  • Does this help? http://askubuntu.com/questions/140246/how-do-i-resolve-unmet-dependencies – chili555 Aug 19 '14 at 13:09
  • Top Bar Error:

    An error occurred, please run Package Manager from the right-click menu or apt-get in a terminal to see what is wrong. The error message was: ' Error: BrokenCount > 0'. This usually means that your installed packages have unmet dependencies.

     – Denthil Aug 19 '14 at 19:43
  • Make error: make ARCH= CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/3.13.0-32-generic/build M=/home/gabriel/Desktop/rtl8723au-kernel_version modules make[1]: Entering directory /usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-32-generic' Makefile:326: /scripts/Kbuild.include: No such file or directory Makefile:592: /arch//Makefile: No such file or directory /bin/bash: /scripts/gcc-goto.sh: No such file or directory ���Makefile:1286: *** target pattern contains no%'. Stop. make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-32-generic' make: *** [modules] Error 2 – Denthil Aug 19 '14 at 19:44
  • Did you confirm that build-essential is properly installed as I suggested above? – chili555 Aug 19 '14 at 19:51
  • Build Essentail returns: Status: install ok unpacked Uname -r returns: 3.13.0-32-generic – Denthil Aug 19 '14 at 20:32
  • "unpacked" means: The basic files have been unpacked (and are listed in /var/lib/dpkg/info/[package].list. There are config files present, but the postinst script has NOT been run. So, no, it isn't correctly installed. Please try: sudo apt-get install --reinstall build-essential – chili555 Aug 19 '14 at 20:49
  • It tells me it can't be downloaded, and to run sudo apt-get -f install because g++ depends on g++-4.8 but is not installable. Should I? – Denthil Aug 19 '14 at 20:54
  • Yes, please. Let us know any errors or warnings. – chili555 Aug 19 '14 at 20:59
  • warning: it says it will remove build essential g++ libc6-dev. After this operation, 12.5 MB disk space will be freed. Then asks Y/N for the operation. Proceed? – Denthil Aug 19 '14 at 21:01
  • Yes, please. Let us know any errors or warnings. Then try again: sudo apt-get install --reinstall build-essential – chili555 Aug 19 '14 at 21:04
  • Done. Error "Package 'build-essential' has no installation candidate." I am not connected to the internet. Does this matter? If so, I can install build-essential from the .deb you directed me to earlier. – Denthil Aug 19 '14 at 21:07
  • It does matter! You should connect if at all possible. You can use the version I linked earlier; just be sure to also get all the dependencies. – chili555 Aug 19 '14 at 21:16
  • Make says it needs the libc6 dependency. On the main page, there is libc6-dev. If I install that one first before make, will I still need make's dependency? Also, does installation order matter for any of these? Do I need all the dependencies of the dependencies? Because that is ALOT of files. – Denthil Aug 20 '14 at 01:38
  • Order should not matter, in fact you can install all at once. Assuming the deb files are on the desktop: cd ~/Desktop && sudo dpkg -i *.deb. I would get both libc6 and libc6-dev in the group. – chili555 Aug 20 '14 at 01:41
  • Do I need the dependencies of the dependencies? – Denthil Aug 20 '14 at 01:43
  • Yes. You should check if they already installed: sudo dpkg -s <some_package>. Be careful and methodical and you can do it. It may take a couple of tries but be patient. Fingers crossed! – chili555 Aug 20 '14 at 01:45
  • Does it matter if I install the same package multiple times? If one of the packages from the main page are already installed, do I need to install their dependencies if they say they are installed and working? – Denthil Aug 20 '14 at 02:02
  • Well, I installed all the .deb files. Took some tweaking, but I don't have any more unmet dependencies (I think). Build-Essential returns install ok installed. No top bar errors on startup. However, I'm still encountering the exact same errors when I try to make the wireless driver. – Denthil Aug 20 '14 at 04:00
  • Makefile:326: /scripts/Kbuild.include: No such file or directory and Makefile:592 /arch/Makefile: No such file or directory – Denthil Aug 20 '14 at 04:02
  • We're getting there! Now check to see if linux-headers is installed correctly: sudo dpkg -s linux-headers-$(uname -r). /scripts/Kbuild.include is a part of linux-headers. – chili555 Aug 20 '14 at 13:10
  • Install ok installed as well. I checked earlier – Denthil Aug 20 '14 at 20:00
  • Please do: sudo updatedb. It takes a while, so please be patient. Then: locate Kbuild.include. You should see something like: /usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-32-generic/scripts/Kbuild.include. That should match your running kernel version; above, you said: 3.13.0-32-generic. Is that what you see? – chili555 Aug 20 '14 at 20:38
  • Sudo updatedb doesn't return anything..... – Denthil Aug 20 '14 at 20:40
  • That's fine, 'no response' means that the command was executed as requested with no errors or warnings. Please proceed. – chili555 Aug 20 '14 at 20:48
  • First it says usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-32/scripts/Kbuild.include then it says the same with generic in the line beneath it – Denthil Aug 20 '14 at 21:19
  • Please try this file instead: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/58267392/rtl8723au.zip – chili555 Aug 20 '14 at 21:32
  • This makefile has the same errors at the same step. – Denthil Aug 20 '14 at 22:13
  • Hello...? @chili55 – Denthil Aug 22 '14 at 01:34
  • Frankly, I have no clue as to what the error Makefile:326: /scripts/Kbuild.include: No such file or directory and Makefile:592 /arch/Makefile: No such file or directory is telling us. The file compiles correctly, albeit with a warning or two, on my 3.13.0-34 system. I suggest you ask a new question with that in the title to see if we can overcome that hurdle. – chili555 Aug 22 '14 at 01:47
  • Alright, well, I'll do that. I'll mark your answer as correct, because you've helped so much with this. Thanks for all your time :) – Denthil Aug 22 '14 at 01:49
  • The new question can be found [here.]*(http://askubuntu.com/questions/514463/errors-makefile326-and-makefile592-are-failing-to-find-kbuild-include-and-arc) – Denthil Aug 22 '14 at 01:57