I keep forgetting to change the address. Can't the list software add a Reply-To: header? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joshua Gordon Crawford <jgcrawford@xxxxxxxxx> Date: 2009/2/17 Subject: Re: Reid, USA, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic To: jayjwa <jayjwa@xxxxxxxxxxx> 2009/2/17 jayjwa <jayjwa@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Mon, 16 Feb 2009, Reid Sheeley wrote: > >> 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 > > That will usually do it, if the compilation is successful, which in this > case here, it doesn't appear to be. The error message: > > linmodem-2.6.c:416: error: 'struct uart_info' has no member named 'tty' > > and the fact you seem be dealing with a 2.6.27 kernel might mean this driver > code wasn't updated for the changes made in recent kernels and as such, > won't work without modification. struct uart_info has changed in kernel 2.6.27.*. Reid, in linmodem-2.6.c, at line 416, you'll find "whatever->tty". Change that to "whatever->port.tty", and compilation will continue. -- Joshua Crawford ... http://geocities.com/mortarn http://www.rewardscentral.com.au/Join/Default.aspx?refer=mortarn Be rewarded! Join RewardsCentral today!
