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| Thread ID: 52178 | 2004-12-12 00:28:00 | Kernel Sources [OT?] | mr_rix (5375) | Press F1 |
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| 302165 | 2004-12-12 00:28:00 | Well, I've just finished my Linux box: Athlon 2800 Barton OC'd to 3200+ 512mb Ram 80gb Maxtor HD Legend FX5200 (yes, I know....) But I've hit a brick wall, I can't get my modem working (no, it's not a Winmodem,) using the official Linux drivers for kernel 2.6 (I'm running Mandrake 10.1 Download) I can't get them to compile. It says it can't find autoconf.h in the /lib/modules directory. I did a fair bit of searching on the internet but found nothing on how to do it. I went to install packges, installed all of the 'Development' packages but it still doesn't work! My modem is based on the Intel 536EP Chipset. |
mr_rix (5375) | ||
| 302166 | 2004-12-12 01:04:00 | Have you actually done a kernel compilation? If not, you might need to do the configuration for one so all the .h files needed for module compilation are present. In a console window, cd /usr/src/linux , then make oldconfig should do it. ("oldconfig" should make the files to suit the distribution kernel, unless things have been "improved" since I looked at this.) You dion't need to actually compile the kernel; you just need the files the config creates. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 302167 | 2004-12-12 01:12:00 | wow quite a system you have their just for linux :p are you going to play games on the linux box?, ive dual booted yoper and xp but have yet to try games on yoper. | Prescott (11) | ||
| 302168 | 2004-12-12 03:53:00 | There's gonna be no gaming with a FX5200! :P It's a dual boot box, Mandrake and XP. Graham, the only directory I have in /usr/src is RP< which has several subdirectories: athlon i386 i486 i586 i686 k6 noarch Any ideas would be much appreciated! |
mr_rix (5375) | ||
| 302169 | 2004-12-12 04:01:00 | I dunno how that turned out to be bold! I didn't even have the [ b ] [ / b ] tags! |
mr_rix (5375) | ||
| 302170 | 2004-12-12 04:27:00 | So you're sure the kernel sources are not on your installation CD? | Caesius (3758) | ||
| 302171 | 2004-12-13 02:01:00 | You should have the kernel sources on your CDs. There are a number to choose from. Look for the one whose name looks like that of the kernel you have installed. (uname -a). The source RPMs are about 40MB. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 302172 | 2004-12-13 06:11:00 | I found a file called 'kernel-i586-up-1GB-2.6.8.1.10mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm' but it's only 17 mb, I'm assuming thats is though, its the closest I could find. | mr_rix (5375) | ||
| 302173 | 2004-12-13 06:53:00 | Prescott: Google for: Cedega cvs howto It'll give you all you need to be gaming in Linux! Mr_Rix: That's only a kernel - Not the kernel _sources_ which you are after. Im not sure what Mandrake use but I know there's an application (drakconf?) that will allow you to install "groups" of software. You want to install the kernel development package group. Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 302174 | 2004-12-16 05:11:00 | I too have been trying to install the same type of modem (Intel 536ep chipset from DSE) onto my dual booting PC (Mandrake 9.2 + xp). After encountering the same problem as mr_rix, a search on the net revealed some startling news - Mandrake 9.2's 3CD set did not include the kernel source! Could it be that Mandrake still don't include the kernel source file on even their latest version? If that is so, it is time for a different distro - SuSe, Yoper, Fedora ? |
Brian B (6530) | ||
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