-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Miguel Pedreño Saura wrote: > Hello! > > I have a LG laptop with a Agere Network card et131x. > > Ive got a RPM form the Web > http://dadams1969.googlepages.com/et131xkernelmodule: > > http://dadams1969.googlepages.com/et131x-1.2.2-3.src.rpm > > > and I don't know how I can install this. Making: > > * rpm -Uvhi et131x-1.2.2-3.src.rpm ---> Result Ok but no new ethernet > are defined. that's because you have installed the source package. the modules still need building... > * rpmbulid --rebuil et131x-1.2.2-3.src.rpm --> error at line 30 = > unknown tag: %suse_kernel_module_package um cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS vi et131x.spec (or whatever the file is called) or indeed, post the top portion of the spec file here - please do not include the %files or %changelog sections and perhaps someone can help you fix it? it looks like the spec file is aimed at a SUSE distribution. So many of the requirements will have slightly different names under fedora. but *please* build this as a non-root user. ############### log in as (choose a valid username!) # vi /home/<user>/.rpmmacros -> add this line (put the correct username) %_topdir /home/<user>/REDHAT # now create the dirs you need mkdir -p /home/user/REDHAT/{RPMS,SRPMS,SOURCES,BUILD,SPECS} now install the src rpm as your <user> - it will put its files under /home/user/REDHAT/SOURCES and /home/user/REDHAT/SPECS/ You can now edit the spec file and rebuild the rpm using rpmbuild -ba /home/user/REDHAT/SPECS/et131x.spec > I don't have connetivity to Internet. > Perhaps, I can compile the patch but I don't know I can install > linux-headers and builds-essential that are required for patch with > fedora. Then you may have problems. I would assume that you mean kernel-devel? can you not download that to the box you use to send these messages? regards Stuart - -- Stuart Sears RHCA RHCSS RHCX PEBKAC STFU "Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away." - - Robert Orben -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF1JuMamPtx1brPQ4RAkA4AJ4zZQnCCLyAYI0q7Xbq68TwBJd1xACfX7Ac dozXfJf2SHcOLxtHoab1aGc= =0n7F -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
