Hi Antonio, Did some sleuthing today and discovered why compilation was failing. The kernel-devel package available on Mandriva's site is the incorrect version. The correct version would match 'desktop586' which I found at an alternate ftp site (gatech in the US). D/l the correct copy and everything compiled quickly and without hitches. The modem is up and running! Thank you for your help! Andre Btw, neither GnomePPP or Kinternet are listed on either ftp site -- are there other front-ends that utilize wvdial? On June 23, 2009, Antonio Olivares wrote: > Andre, > > I believe you don't have to remove Mandriva from your machine and have > to install Ubuntu/Slackware/.... ie, another distro to get your modem > working. I have Fedora installed on my home machines and on one of > them I have Slackware 12.2 installed and I have modem supported by > martian modem drivers. However, I won't encourage you to go that > route unless you want. If you want you may download Slax Linux Live > CD and run it from livecd. > > http://www.slax.org/get_slax.php > > You can run it from livecd/usb also. It will run on multiple > computers and you don't have to install it. There are plenty of > modules for programs that are not on the distro, so you can give it a > shot if you want to. > > I have a module readily compiled that works for this modem(should > work, you may try it out) > > http://www.slax.org/modules.php?action=detail&id=1038 > > If you decide to give Slax a try, and use the above module, let me > know how it works. > > Regards, > > Antonio > > On 6/23/09, Andre Dubuc <aajdubuc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Antonio, > > > > Thanks for the suggestion - I tried it but the problem persists. (I > > should mention why the 'build' sub-dir works -- I manually added it to > > the dir in question.) > > > > Sigh . . . no matter what I do, the subdir 'build' is not there. Without > > it, I > > suspect I will never get this compiled. I would be tempted to try > > re-writing parts of the compiling process, but it probably would barf as > > well. > > > > So, maybe I'll switch distros since I had this problem while setting up > > Postgresql + Apache + PHP in an earlier version of Mandriva. I had to get > > source tarballs and build the shebang myself -- since Mandriva's penchant > > for > > using weird locations knows no bounds. With respect to the kernel, they > > expect 3rd party modules to be built in a rather unorthodox way. Your > > call to > > subdir 'build' does not exist on my 64 bit Mandriva 2008.0 development > > box, nor on any of the Mandriva kernels. > > > > So, I have another question: If I switched to Slackware 12.2 would I > > have any > > problems using scanModem, or martain-full-20080625.tar.gz? > > > > If so, what distro (aside from Ubuntu) would you suggest that works? > > > > Sorry to be such a nuisance with this . . . > > > > Regards, > > Andre > > > > On June 23, 2009, Antonio Olivares wrote: > >> Andre, > >> > >> 1) Try to delete the folder martian-full-20080625/ > >> 2) re-extract it again tar -zxvf martian-full-20080625.tar.gz > >> 3) run make all and then if there are no errors run > >> 4) make install > >> > >> If you get error messages, please put them as they appear. > >> > >> I used to run Mandrake a while back also and it brings me memories > >> too. I had to hunt down several rpms like the devel package here to > >> compile slmodem-2.9.X code. It does take some time to fix, but once > >> it is working all is well after that. The trouble might be with the > >> weird extensions -2mdk, -1mdk but that is another topic. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Antonio > >> > >> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 10:19 PM, Andre Dubuc<aajdubuc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > Hi Antonio, > >> > > >> > Now, at least, the compiler has found ../build sub dir but still gives > >> > error: > >> > > >> > "No rule to make target 'modules' Stop" > >> > Any ideas what's messed up? > >> > > >> > Tia, > >> > > >> > Andre > >> > > >> > On June 22, 2009, Antonio Olivares wrote: > >> >> Andre, > >> >> > >> >> You need to find tbe kernel-devel package for 2.6.22.9-desktop-mdk > >> >> > >> >> You may find it here: > >> >> > >> >> http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/Development_Kernel.html > >> >> > >> >> Be careful with getting another one that does not match the one you > >> >> are running: > >> >> > >> >> 2.6.22.9-desktop586-1mdv > >> >> > >> >> http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandriva/2008.0/i586/media/main/release/ > >> >>ker nel -desktop-devel-latest-2.6.22.9-1mdv2008.0.i586.html > >> >> > >> >> which shows the page: To get the needed package click following > >> >> link: > >> >> > >> >> ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandriva/official/2008.0/i586//media/main > >> >>/re lea se/kernel-desktop-devel-latest-2.6.22.9-1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm > >> >> > >> >> Do download it and install that package unless you have cd/dvd with > >> >> kernel sources from which you may mount it and copy/perform its > >> >> installation. After installing this package the rest of the > >> >> compilation should work. > >> >> > >> >> Sorry for not getting back sooner, but I was not comprehending > >> >> everything that was going on. > >> >> > >> >> Regards, > >> >> > >> >> Antonio > >> >> > >> >> On 6/22/09, Andre Dubuc <aajdubuc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> > Hi Antonio, > >> >> > > >> >> > Yes, I was using the martian-full-20070625.tar.gz which I > >> >> > extracted, and ran against the running kernel. > >> >> > > >> >> > reading DriverCompiling.txt #6): > >> >> > > >> >> > "now build the kernel-headers with . . . for 2.6.n kernels 'make > >> >> > bzImage' " > >> >> > > >> >> > I've tried to compile the martian-full package, but get an error > >> >> > that ~/build -- 'no such file or directory' > >> >> > (under /lib/modules/2.6.22.9-desktop586-1mdv/build) > >> >> > The build subdir doesn't exist, it has only only a 'kernel' subdir > >> >> > with no 'build' either. > >> >> > > >> >> > One thing I noticed is that the kernel header file does not have > >> >> > the '586' after 'desktop', but is re-directing properly to the > >> >> > /lib/modules/.... > >> >> > > >> >> > Somehow, I think it has something messed from the source > >> >> > (boot/vmlinux-2.6.22.9-desktop586-1mdv) with the source headers > >> >> > (/usr/src/linux-2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv) with EXTRAVERSION set > >> >> > as '.9-desktop-1mdv') > >> >> > > >> >> > Sigh . . . > >> >> > > >> >> > On June 22, 2009, you wrote: > >> >> >> Andre, > >> >> >> > >> >> >> The make bzImage command appears to be unnecessary here. Did you > >> >> >> get > >> >> >> the file martian-20080625.tar.gz? This is the file you need to > >> >> >> download and compile against your running kernel. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> scanModem reports that you need: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> ================================================================== > >> >> >>= > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Support type needed or chipset: Agere.DSP > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> The modem has a Lucent/Agere/LSI Mars or Apollo DSP (digital > >> >> >> signal processing) chipset. > >> >> >> Support packages for 2.6.n kernels are at: > >> >> >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/marti > >> >> >>an/ Always use the most update for kernels after 2.6.20, currently > >> >> >> martian-full-20080625.tar.gz > >> >> >> For kernels 2.6.20 and less, usr martian-full-20080407.tar.gz. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> See DOCs/AgereDSP.txt for Details. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> and it also reports that you need kernel headers > >> >> >> > >> >> >> linux-headers-2.6.22.9-desktop586-1mdv resources needed for > >> >> >> compiling are not manifestly ready! > >> >> >> The patch utility is needed and is needed for compiling ALSA > >> >> >> drivers, and possibly others. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: > >> >> >> kernel-desktop-devel-2.6.22.9-desktop586-1mdv > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> If you have the kernel > >> >> >> sources/kernel-devel-2.6.22.9-desktop586-1mdv package installed > >> >> >> proceed to extract and compile the > >> >> >> martian-full-20080625.tar.gz package. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Regards, > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Antonio > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:58 PM, Andre > >> >> >> Dubuc<aajdubuc@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > > >> > wrote: > >> >> >> > Hi folks, > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > I received an error that terminated 'make bzImage': > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > 'no rule to make target 'init/main.o', needed by > >> >> >> > 'init/built-in.o' ' > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Sigh . . this sure is *fun* to get this modem working! 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