Larry You must do the make commands within the folder martian-full-20080625 per illustration below. MarvS $ make clean make -C kmodule/ clean make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.28-16-generic/build M="/usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule" clean make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic' CLEAN /usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule/.tmp_versions CLEAN /usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule/Module.symvers make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic' make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule' make -C modem/ clean make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/modem' RM OBJS RM BINS RM TOOLS make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/modem' Thus having cleaned out any old file debris, do the compile with $ make all make -C kmodule/ modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.28-16-generic/build M="/usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule" modules make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic' CC [M] /usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule/martian.o /usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule/martian.c: In function ‘martian_isr’: /usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule/martian.c:131: warning: value computed is not used CC [M] /usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule/marsio.o /usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule/marsio.c:358: warning: ‘mars_read_register_rem’ defined but not used /usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule/marsio.c:371: warning: ‘mars_write_register_rem’ defined but not used CC [M] /usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule/mfifo.o LD [M] /usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule/martian_dev.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules CC /usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule/martian_dev.mod.o LD [M] /usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule/martian_dev.ko make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic' make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/kmodule' make -C modem/ all make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/modem' CC main.o CC dumpers.o CC log.o CC session.o CC mport.o CC pty.o CC sysdep.o CC isr.o CC smp.o CC core_if.o CC coresubst.o CC link.o CC tweakrelocsdynamic.o CC coreadd.o CC elf386tweakrelocs LD marscore.o TWEAK marscore.o LD martian_modem make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/pkg/martian/martian-full-20080625/modem' Lastly do the installation of the products with root/adm authority: $ sudo make install On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Larry Hager <larrymeditates@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've installed the packages. I then checked the martian file "install" which suggests starting with $ make all > I got the message: "No rule to make target 'all' .Stop. Is this the right step to take next? What should I do now? > > Take care, > > Larry > > > --- On Wed, 12/2/09, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> From: Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Re: Larry, U.S.A. kernel 2.6.27-7-generic >> To: "Larry Hager" <larrymeditates@xxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 8:22 PM >> Larry, >> >> The linux-libc-dev and libc6-dev must be in the >> same folder, wherein >> you execute >> $ sudo dpkg -i lib*.deb >> Your personal folder is OK. >> The packages should be displayer by >> $ ls *.deb >> Note that $ is the command prompt, but not part of the >> command: sudo >> dpkg -i lib*.deb >> >> MarvS >> >> On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Larry Hager <larrymeditates@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > I'm using Ubuntu 8.10 and trying to set up a modem and >> was told to download packages: linux-libc-dev and libc6-dev. >> I downloaded the files to my desktop but when I entered >> the command $sudo dpkg -i lib*.deb I got the message: error >> processing lib* (--install): cannot access archive: no such >> file or directory. What am I doing wrong? >> > >> > Thank you for your help! >> > >> > >> > >> > Take care, >> > >> > Larry >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >