griptypethyne Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 I obtained Mandrake 9.2 disks a week ago and have made very good progress *excett* for my 586ep modem ( I know, I should buy an external modem). After much research I discovered that I needed to install the kernel source. I located the files on the CD and installed them but still could not compile the driver. After more digging I discoved that the kernel source was not included on the 9.2 CD. Therefore I need to find and download the source. The kernel is 2.4.22-10mdk-i686-up-4GB The only reference I could find to files of this type was on the cooker ftps. Problem is I assume that cooker is a linux program and as I do not have a woring moden under linuz I connect to the net via Windows. I tried clicking on the mirror links but received error messages. So, my questions are: (a) Where can I get the kernel source from, remembering that I connect to the net using Windows? (B) Does the source go directly in /usr/src or in /usr/src/kernel-version? © I have downloaded a linux-2.4.22 version but it is not identical. Would it be easier if I downloaded a version newer than 2.4, recompiled, and then compiled the driver? (d) When I boot lilo list additional versions, obviously from source I have tried installing, but I do not understand how the entries got there. SElecting one of them resulted in another kernel being uncompressed. Any h elp would be appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 You can download the kernel-source from Windows as long as you have access to your windows partitions from Mandrake. Yes, you need the exact same kernel-source as your kernel version. You can download it here: ftp://194.199.20.114/linux/Mandrake/9.2/i...-10mdk.i586.rpm Just be aware that it's about a 40MB file, so it may take some time. Once you have it downloaded and you boot back into Linux, you can install it from a console window as root by cd'ing to the folder you downloaded it to and typing rpm -ivh kernel-source-2.4.22-10mdk.i586.rpm To be root in your console, first open one up. Then type: su <enter> <enter your root password and press enter> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griptypethyne Posted June 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 You can download it here: ftp://194.199.20.114/linux/Mandrake/9.2/i...-10mdk.i586.rpm Thanks for the quick reply. I started downloading the file but then killed it when I realised that it was 586 not 686. I am sure that I wrote the name down correctly but I suppose that Ishould boot linux and check. I had a look through the directories on the site and I could not see any 686 files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 That is the correct file. Mandrake does not publish a 686 rpm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Yeah, the file will work. I use the same i686 version of the kernel you do, except mine is the 2.6 kernel, not the 2.4 kernel. I use Mandrake's i586 source rpm and everything works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griptypethyne Posted June 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 I downloaded the 2.4.22 kernel rpm. When I ran it I received the message "Failed Dependancies. ncurses-devel is needed by kernel-source" I assume that I need to download and install another file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Yes. That can happen if you have installed some other devel stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griptypethyne Posted June 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Yes. That can happen if you have installed some other devel stuff. The only thing I have installed is the586ep moden rpm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 ncurses-devel (as well as most of your other packages that you may need) is located on your 9.2 cd's. I think it's on CD1, but it might be 3 Just su to root in a console and issue the command urpmi ncurses-devel and it will install everything for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 (edited) urpmi ncurses-devel /I should refresh these pages after the tab has been open for 10 minutes ;) Edited June 12, 2004 by bvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griptypethyne Posted June 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 :D ncurses-devel installed. The kernel installed. The 536ep driver compiled and installed. I went to Mandrake and looked at the hardware. The modem was no longer classed as an unknown device with an unknown module. It is now classed as a modem but the information window is blank. But......I cannot find the program that sets up my internet connection and allows me to test the modem. I thought it was on the menu but it is not there. I tried kppp in a terminal but received a command not found message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 (edited) urpmi kdenetwork-kppp urpmf kppp will tell you what pkg kppp is in. Edited June 12, 2004 by bvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griptypethyne Posted June 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 urpmi kdenetwork-kppp urpmf kppp will tell you what pkg kppp is in. :D Thanks. I installed kppp and ran it from a terminal. The modem still does not work but I know that there are 536ep threads, so it is better if I take the discussion there. Before I end this thread one last question - how do I run the gui version of kppp or is that a different program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 well it has been a while but last I did it just kppp from a terminal did it. see: kppp --help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griptypethyne Posted June 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D I can now connect and logon to my ISP from Linux. I had hoped to send this success message from Linux but once I am logged on nothing happens. Not to worry, solving that should be a minor issue compared with compiling and installing a driver! I found that the modem worked after I had re-booted linux. I thought that it was only Windows that required a boot after changes ;) Many thanks for your help. I have made more progress in the past few hours than in the past few days. I am well on the way to becoming MS free. Sorting out the driver problem has forced me to get stuck in and learn linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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