Problems installing driver

[mucker]

Hi all -- a couple of things really

1 - I have got myself a linux driver for my modem extracted

it to a folder and have been told to run the makefile command

when i do all i get is lines of code - see below for example

 

makefile line 148 @echo command not found

makefile line 150 : clean command not found

makefile line 156 :syntax error near un

 

then it says in the read me for the modem driver

 

Note: Probably you will want to correct in Makefile path to your

local linux kernel header files:

 

KERNEL_INCLUDES=/path/to/linux/include

 

Another way is to pass command line the parameter while

running 'make':

 

$ make KERNEL_INCLUDES=/path/to/linux/include ...

 

what is the above doing and why do i have to do it?

 

now how can i check that the modem is properly configured???

 

Also

in the Root directory there are folder thet have a key on them when i try and open them i get a 'you dont have enough permissions to read file:/root

how do i alter the permissions so i can open these folders

many thanks

cheers

[kilimanjaro]

Hello mucker

 

Welcome to the world of modems. When I started using Mandrake I couldn't get it to connect with the net, I tried the driver reccomended for my modem, but it never worked. I had a winmodem, which doesn't have its own processor or ram or something like that, it uses your processor to run the connection. For some reason mandrake doesn't support it very well, maybe because it is a stupid way to run a modem. I eventually found a used external modem and it works great and it doesn't use any of my processing power. An internal hardware modem will all so work. Go to the hardware section and ask if you type of modem is supported, even if it is I would recommend a hardware modem (if yours is a linmodem) you can get a new one for less than $60 My used external was $45.

Edited November 30, 2003 by kilimanjaro

[bvc]

1. Do you have the kernel-source installed?

[root@ml root]# rpm -q kernel-source
kernel-source-2.4.22-10mdk
[root@ml root]#

tells you it is.

[root@ml root]# rpm -q kernel-source
package kernel-source is not installed
[root@ml root]#

tells you it's not. Or use rpmdrake in mcc>Software Management to search for it.

 

$ make KERNEL_INCLUDES=/path/to/linux/include ...

 

what is the above doing and why do i have to do it?

it's a way of setting an environment variable so that when make gets to

KERNEL_INCLUDES=/path/to/linux/include

and finds it invalid it'll look for an environment variable for KERNEL_INCLUDES= and continue to make the driver so that it can be installed.

 

Why? Because this is linux, where you have complete control to fry your modem if you like (and I've done), and where nothing is done automatically like MS leaving you with a mess to undo if you do not like the auto-results. Because you use linux so you can control the OS instead of the OS controlling you. I'm sure you get the point, already knew this was the answer, and is one of the main reasons you started using linux, no? :D

 

now how can i check that the modem is properly configured???

when make, and the rest of the driver install finishes without errors, you config a dialup app, and it works. Are you using kde? You'll need to install kdenetwork-kppp depending on what version of ML. Then open kppp>config>test. What modem?