Chris, The compile is OK on my Ubuntu system. See below. Delete your current package and start with a fresh download. MarvS marv@marvlap:/usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0$ export MODEM_TYPE=537EP marv@marvlap:/usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0$ make 537 Module precompile check Current running kernel is: 2.6.28-11-generic /lib/modules... autoconf.h exists diff: /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h: No such file or directory autoconf.h matches running kernel diff: /boot/vmlinuz.version.h: No such file or directory version.h matches running kernel 2.6.28-11-generic make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv modules make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-11-generic' CC [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/coredrv.o CC [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/clmmain.o CC [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/rts.o CC [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/task.o CC [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/uart.o CC [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/wwh_dflt.o CC [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/locks.o CC [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/softserial_io.o CC [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/softserial_ioctl.o CC [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/softserial.o CC [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/afedsp_int.o LD [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/Intel537.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules WARNING: could not find /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/.537core.lib.cmd for /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/537core.lib CC /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/Intel537.mod.o LD [M] /usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/Intel537.ko make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-11-generic' make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv' On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 6:11 PM, <chris@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Marvin, > > Thank you for your very quick reply. > In this version of Debian, it's apparently linux-kbuild-2.6-26. > http://packages.debian.org/lenny/linux-kbuild-2.6.26 > I neglected to mention that I also installed that. Sorry! > There is no kernel-kbuild-2.6-26 available through Synaptic, nor on the > Debian packages site for lenny. Other areas I've read suggest > linux-kbuild-2.6-26 is the thing I want. > Also, I pretty much had to use Philippe Vouter's archive as you suggest, > since the Intel one seems to be missing in action. That's fine with me > since Vouter's are supposed to be more up-to-date, right? > > On the off chance that something might have decompressed improperly the > way I unpacked it, I used your exact suggestion to extract everything from > the archive and as usual did the "make dance" as root. > > Below are the results of my second attempt. I saw this: > "error: expected ‘)’ before ‘(’ token" in the make attempt, > and wondered if there might be a bug. Any ideas? > > Again thank you for your assistance. > > Chris > > ===== compile efforts - 2nd attempt using Marvin's suggestions ===== > debian:/home/rod/Desktop# cd intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0 > debian:/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0# ls > 537_boot config_check hamregistry makefile usrsound > 537_inst coredrv license.txt readme.txt > debian:/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0# make clean > cd coredrv; make clean > make[1]: Entering directory > `/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv' > rm -f *.ko *.o .*.o.cmd *.mod.c *~ core .*.ko.cmd Module.* modules.* > rm -rf .tmp_versions > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv' > rm -f *.o *.ko > debian:/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0# make 537 > Module precompile check > Current running kernel is: 2.6.26-2-686 > /lib/modules... autoconf.h exists > diff: /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h: No such file or directory > autoconf.h matches running kernel > diff: /boot/vmlinuz.version.h: No such file or directory > version.h matches running kernel > Modem type not determined. > $ export MODEM_TYPE=<type> > with type=537 or 537EP or 537SP or 537EA or 537AA > debian:/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0# export > MODEM_TYPE=537EP > debian:/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0# make 537 > Module precompile check > Current running kernel is: 2.6.26-2-686 > /lib/modules... autoconf.h exists > diff: /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h: No such file or directory > autoconf.h matches running kernel > diff: /boot/vmlinuz.version.h: No such file or directory > version.h matches running kernel > 2.6.26-2-686 > make[1]: Entering directory > `/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv' > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-686/build > SUBDIRS=/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv modules > make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686' > CC [M] /home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/coredrv.o > CC [M] /home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/clmmain.o > /home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/clmmain.c:86: > error: expected ‘)’ before ‘(’ token > make[3]: *** > [/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/clmmain.o] Error 1 > make[2]: *** > [_module_/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv] Error 2 > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686' > make[1]: *** [537core_26] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv' > 2.6.26-2-686 > Failed to build driver > debian:/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0# > > ===== end of compile effort #2 ===== > > > Marvin Stodolsky wrote: >> Chris, >> >> For Debian and some related distributions, a package kernel-kbuild-2.6-26 >> may be needed to support driver compiling. Please check >> >> Also try from >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/Intel/Philippe.Vouters/ >> the alternate intel-5337EP_secure-2.60.80.0_2009_02_08.tar.bz2 >> Unpack with: >> tar jxf intel*.tar.bz2 >> >> MarvS >> >> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 3:38 PM, <chris@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Greetings - Please call me Chris... >>> >>> Environment: PIII 800MHz 192MB RAM Debian Lenny >>> Everything seems to be working just fine. I'm connected via ethernet, >>> but >>> this machine will end up being used by my brother who only has dialup. >>> So >>> I'm setting that up. >>> >>> scanModem results are below, plus compile errors. >>> linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686.deb is installed as source. >>> I even symlinked it to /usr/src/linux thinking that might help. (No >>> difference.) >>> I had to do an export MODEMTYPE=537EP because it couldn't seem to >>> recognize the modem during the first make. >>> Any help greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> =====compile errors===== >>> debian:/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0# export >>> MODEM_TYPE=537EP >>> debian:/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0# make clean >>> cd coredrv; make clean >>> make[1]: Entering directory >>> `/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv' >>> rm -f *.ko *.o .*.o.cmd *.mod.c *~ core .*.ko.cmd Module.* modules.* >>> rm -rf .tmp_versions >>> make[1]: Leaving directory >>> `/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv' >>> rm -f *.o *.ko >>> debian:/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0# make 537 >>> Module precompile check >>> Current running kernel is: 2.6.26-2-686 >>> /lib/modules... autoconf.h exists >>> diff: /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h: No such file or directory >>> autoconf.h matches running kernel >>> diff: /boot/vmlinuz.version.h: No such file or directory >>> version.h matches running kernel >>> 2.6.26-2-686 >>> make[1]: Entering directory >>> `/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv' >>> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-686/build >>> SUBDIRS=/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv modules >>> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686' >>> CC [M] >>> /home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/coredrv.o >>> CC [M] >>> /home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/clmmain.o >>> /home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/clmmain.c:86: >>> error: expected ‘)’ before ‘(’ token >>> make[3]: *** >>> [/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv/clmmain.o] Error >>> 1 >>> make[2]: *** >>> [_module_/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv] Error 2 >>> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686' >>> make[1]: *** [537core_26] Error 2 >>> make[1]: Leaving directory >>> `/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0/coredrv' >>> 2.6.26-2-686 >>> Failed to build driver >>> debian:/home/rod/Desktop/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.0# >>> >>> >>> >>> =====ModemData.txt===== >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Only plain text email is forwarded by the Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List >>> Server, >>> as HTML can contain viruses. Use as the email Subject Line: >>> YourName, YourCountry kernel 2.6.26-2-686 >>> With this Subject Line cogent experts will be alerted, and useful case >>> names left in the Archive. >>> YourCountry will enable Country specific guidance. Linux experts in >>> YourCountry >>> can be found through: http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html. >>> They will know your Country's modem code, which may be essential for >>> dialup service. >>> Responses from Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx are sometimes blocked by an >>> Internet >>> Provider mail filters. >>> So in a day, also check the Archived responses at >>> http://www.linmodems.org >>> -------------------------- System information >>> ---------------------------- >>> CPU=i686, >>> Linux version 2.6.26-2-686 (Debian 2.6.26-15) (dannf@xxxxxxxxxx) (gcc >>> version 4.1.3 20080704 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-25)) #1 SMP Thu Mar 26 >>> 01:08:11 UTC 2009 >>> scanModem update of: 2009_04_28 >>> >>> There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files >>> Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are: >>> >>> >>> If a USB modem or cellphone is attached and was not detected, please >>> provide available information in your request to discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> For candidate card in slot 01:07.0, firmware information and bootup >>> diagnostics are: >>> PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name >>> ---------- --------- --------- -------------- >>> 01:07.0 8086:1080 8086:1000 Modem: Intel >>> Corporation FA82537EP 56K V.92 >>> Data/Fax Modem PCI >>> >>> Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: >>> 9: 0 XT-PIC-XT acpi >>> --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 01:07.0 ---- >>> [ 2.178891] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:07.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> >>> GSI 9 >>> (level, low) -> IRQ 9 >>> [ 2.179400] 0000:01:07.0: ttyS2 at I/O 0xec08 (irq = 9) is a 16450 >>> [ 2.179655] 0000:01:07.0: ttyS3 at I/O 0xec10 (irq = 9) is a 8250 >>> [ 2.179776] Couldn't register serial port 0000:01:07.0: -28 >>> >>> === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent >>> software. === >>> >>> Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 01:07.0: >>> Modem chipset detected on >>> NAME="Modem: Intel Corporation FA82537EP 56K V.92 Data/Fax Modem PCI " >>> CLASS=0703 >>> PCIDEV=8086:1080 >>> SUBSYS=8086:1000 >>> IRQ=9 >>> IDENT=INTEL537EP >>> >>> For candidate modem in: 01:07.0 >>> 0703 Modem: Intel Corporation FA82537EP 56K V.92 Data/Fax Modem PCI >>> Primary device ID: 8086:1080 >>> Support type needed or chipset: INTEL537EP >>> >>> >>> >>> Since 2006, Intel appears to have ceased its modem code updates for >>> Linux. >>> The outdated official Intel support packages can be accessed through: >>> http://developer.intel.com/design/modems/support/drivers.htm >>> Beneficially, Philippe Vouters has been provided updates as the Linux >>> kernel evolves. >>> But intensive personal support is not feasible, see: >>> http://archives.linmodems.org/24939 >>> The code for the INTEL537 and INTEL536 chipset modems is at >>> >>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/intel/Philippe.Vouters/ >>> >>> For Ubuntu Linux users with Intel 536 and 537 chipsets, there are >>> driver >>> installation packages available thru >>> http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntu-modems >>> >>> Read DOCs/Intel.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through >>> guidance. >>> >>> >>> Writing DOCs/Intel.txt >>> >>> Completed candidate modem analyses. >>> >>> The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev >>> >>> Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.1.3 >>> and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.1.3 >>> >>> >>> >>> Minimal compiling resources appear complete: >>> make utility - /usr/bin/make >>> Compiler version 4.1 >>> linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-686/build >>> >>> However some compilations and executable functions may need additional >>> files, >>> in the FileNames.h (so called kernel "h"eaders) collection installed >>> in >>> /usr/include/ . >>> For martian_modem, additional required packages are needed. The also >>> required headers of package libc6 are commonly installed by default. >>> Compiling hsfmodem drivers does require linux-libc-dev and libc6-dev >>> packages, for kernels 2.6.24 and later versions. >>> In not included on your install CD, search for them at >>> http://packages.ubuntu.com >>> or comparable Repository for other Linux distros. >>> When compiling ALSA drivers, the utility "patch" will also be needed. >>> >>> >>> Compressed files at: /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.26.tar.bz2 >>> >>> For Debian and some related distributions, a package >>> kernel-kbuild-2.6-26 >>> may be needed to support driver compiling. >>> >>> >>> If a driver compilation fails, with message including some lack of some >>> FileName.h (stdio.h for example), then >>> Some additional kernel-header files need installation to /usr/include. >>> The >>> minimal additional packages are libc6-dev >>> and any of its dependents, under Ubuntu linux-libc-dev >>> >>> If an alternate ethernet connection is available, >>> $ apt-get update >>> $ apt-get -s install linux-kernel-devel >>> will install needed packages. >>> For Debian/Ubuntu related distributions, run the following command to >>> display the needed package list: >>> >>> Otherwise packages have to be found through http://packages.ubuntu.com >>> Once downloaded and transferred into a Linux partition, >>> they can be installed alltogether with: >>> $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb >>> >>> >>> Checking pppd properties: >>> -rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 269156 2008-11-28 12:48 /usr/sbin/pppd >>> >>> In case of an "error 17" "serial loopback" problem, see: >>> >>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/linmodems/archive-sixth/msg02637.html >>> >>> To enable dialout without Root permission do: >>> $ su - root (not for Ubuntu) >>> chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd >>> or under Ubuntu related Linuxes >>> chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd >>> >>> Checking settings of: /etc/ppp/options >>> asyncmap 0 >>> auth >>> crtscts >>> lock >>> hide-password >>> modem >>> proxyarp >>> lcp-echo-interval 30 >>> lcp-echo-failure 4 >>> noipx >>> >>> In case of a message like: >>> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied >>> see http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-sixth/msg04656.html >>> >>> Read Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt concerning other COMM channels: eth0 eth1 >>> Which can interfere with Browser naviagation. >>> >>> Don't worry about the following, it is for experts should trouble >>> shooting be necessary. >>> ========================================================== >>> >>> Checking for modem support lines: >>> -------------------------------------- >>> /device/modem symbolic link: >>> slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: >>> Within /etc/udev/ files: >>> /etc/udev/rules.d/80-drivers.rules:SUBSYSTEM=="atm", >>> RUN+="dsl-modem.agent" >>> Within /etc/modprobe.conf files: >>> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# Uncomment these entries in order >>> to >>> blacklist unwanted modem drivers >>> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-atiixp-modem >>> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist:# blacklist snd-via82xx-modem >>> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-atiixp-modem index=-2 >>> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base:options snd-via82xx-modem index=-2 >>> Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: >>> >>> Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: >>> >>> --------- end modem support lines -------- >>> >>> For Debian users, the linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686.deb can be used >>> instead >>> of kernel-source/ >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > >