--- John Summerfield <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Antonio Olivares wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > I have a smartlink based winmodem on my computer. > > This is what I use to connect to the internet from > my > > home machine. I am a little bit concerned because > the > > slmodem-2.9.11-20080417 code does not compile > under > > kernel-2.6.25. When I try to compile I see the > > following: > > > > for > > > /home/olivares/Downloads/slmodem-2.9.11-20080417/drivers/amrlibs.o > > FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module slusb.ko > uses > > GPL-only symbol > > 'usb_unlink_urb' > > > > Is there a quick fix for this or an alternative > that > > will make the compilation succeed so that I and > other > > users with these kind of modems can continue using > > Fedora? > > > > Thank you in Advance, > > > > Antonio > > > /home/olivares/Downloads/slmodem-2.9.11-20080417/drivers/amrlibs.o > > FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module slusb.ko > uses > > GPL-only symbol > > 'usb_unlink_urb' > > You should take that back to the slmodem folk. It's > the sort of thing > you can (given the skills) fix for yourself, but you > are forbidden (by > licence conflicts) to distribute the results. > Yes, the file mentioned there slmodem-2.9.11-20080417.tar.gz was posted at LinModems Resorce page, smartlink section. I do not have a problem yet since Fedora 9 has not been released, I just tested the code to see if it compiled or not so that when Fedora 9 is released, I can connect from my home machine. Other users which have a smartlink based modem will be left out, if things continue not to compile. Thanks, Antonio > > > make[3]: *** [__modpost] Error 1 > > make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2 > > make[2]: Leaving directory > > `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.25-1.fc9.i686' > > make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 > > make[1]: Leaving directory > > > > > `/home/olivares/Downloads/slmodem-2.9.11-20080417/drivers' > > make: *** [drivers] Error 2 > > > > > -- > > Cheers > John > > -- spambait > 1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Z1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- Advice > http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > > You cannot reply off-list:-) > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
