Reid, I'm not under Linux now. But the compile should be started in the base folder. DO therein: $ ls and read the documentation first. If I remember correctly, you should run: $ sudo ./setup MarvS On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Reid Sheeley <edrms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mr. Stodolsky, > I beleive I have decompressed my driver, tar .... > I get pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-9/ blah blah to > pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-9/src/linmodem-2.6.h > > me@me-desktop:~/Desktop$ cd pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-9, then > me@me-desktop:~/Desktop/ pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-9$ cd src, > > then me@me- desktop:~/ Desktop/ pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-9/src$ cd > ./configure -auto > checking......for gcc, etc. detecting modem...found pct789 > > up til now ok but, > me@me-desktop:~/ Desktop/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-9/src$ make (is this next > command) > > response: CC vuart.o > LD binary.a > make -C /lib/modules... M=/home/me/Desktop.../src > make[1]:Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27 > LD /home/me/Desktop/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-9/src/built-in.o > CC [M] /home/me/Desktop/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-9/src/ linmodem-2.6.o > /home/...linmodem-2.6.c: In function 'received_chars': > /home/...linmodem-2.6.c:416: error: 'struct uart_info' has no member named > 'tty' > make[2]:***[/home/me/Desktop/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-9/ > src/linmodem-2.6.o] Error 1 > make[1]:***[_module_/home/me/Desktop/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-9/src] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory`/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27 > make:***[all] Error 2 > instructions I have found I beleive are telling me that 'make' command (as > above) then 'make install' and that finishes the install. right, wrong, I > don't know. thnx for the help and responses so far Reid > > >