Cary, Per below, if DKMS support is installed, then running the sl-modem-source_Version.deb installation is successful! If is not necessary to manually make the utsrelease.h symbolic link. DKMS knows how to manage it. Please try this easy route. MarvS ====== Selecting previously unselected package sl-modem-source. (Reading database ... 255712 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking sl-modem-source (from .../sl-modem-source_2.9.11~20110321-6_amd64.deb) ... Setting up sl-modem-source (2.9.11~20110321-6) ... Loading new sl-modem-2.9.11~20110321 DKMS files... First Installation: checking all kernels... Building only for 3.2.0-25-generic Building initial module for 3.2.0-25-generic Done. slusb: Running module version sanity check. - Original module - No original module exists within this kernel - Installation - Installing to /lib/modules/3.2.0-25-generic/updates/dkms/ ungrab-winmodem.ko: Running module version sanity check. - Original module - No original module exists within this kernel - Installation - Installing to /lib/modules/3.2.0-25-generic/updates/dkms/ depmod.... DKMS: install completed. On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Cary Karell <karell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear MarvS, > > First test: > Following your instructions and using source packages, I do > > ~$ cd /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic/include > /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic/include$ ls > acpi config generated linux mtd rdma sound video > asm crypto Kbuild math-emu net rxrpc target xen > asm-generic drm keys media pcmcia scsi trace > > and > > /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic/include$ ls generated > asm-offsets.h autoconf.h bounds.h utsrelease.h > /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic/include$ sudo ln -s > generated/utsrelease.h linux/utsrelease.h > > but > > ~/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers$ make USB=1 > doing kernel-ver:: > cc -I/lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic/build/include -o kernel-ver kernel-ver.c > kernel-ver.c:9:30: fatal error: linux/utsrelease.h: No existe el fichero o > el directorio > compilation terminated. > make: *** [kernel-ver] Error 1 > > > Second test: > Using binary packages, I do > > /usr/src/sl-modem-2.9.11~20100718/drivers$ make USB=1 > doing kernel-ver:: > cc -I/lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic/build/include -o kernel-ver kernel-ver.c > /usr/bin/ld: cannot open output file kernel-ver: Permission denied > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > make: *** [kernel-ver] Error 1 > > /usr/src/sl-modem-2.9.11~20100718/drivers$ sudo make install USB=1 > doing kernel-ver:: > cc -I/lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic/build/include -o kernel-ver kernel-ver.c > mkdir -p /dev > mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0 ; mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr1 c 242 1 ; > mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr2 c 242 2 ; mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr3 c 242 3 ; > echo -n > mknod: «/dev/slamr0»: El fichero ya existe > mknod -m 600 /dev/slusb0 c 243 0 ; mknod -m 600 /dev/slusb1 c 243 1 ; > mknod -m 600 /dev/slusb2 c 243 2 ; mknod -m 600 /dev/slusb3 c 243 3 ; > echo -n > make install KERNEL_VER=2.6.38-8-generic > make[1]: se ingresa al directorio > «/usr/src/sl-modem-2.9.11~20100718/drivers» > install -D -m 644 slamr.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic/extra/slamr.ko > install -D -m 644 slusb.ko /lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic/extra/slusb.ko > /sbin/depmod -a > make[1]: se sale del directorio «/usr/src/sl-modem-2.9.11~20100718/drivers» > /usr/src/sl-modem-2.9.11~20100718/drivers$ sudo modprobe slusb > > ungrab-winmodem.ko slamr.ko slusb.ko in /lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic/extra, > and /lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic/updates > > Wvdialconf: > ~$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf > Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'. > > Scanning your serial ports for a modem. > > ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud > ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud > ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up. > Modem Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 > Modem Port Scan<*1>: S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 > Modem Port Scan<*1>: S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 > Modem Port Scan<*1>: S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31 > > > I tried too > > ln -sf /dev/slusb0 /dev/modem > ln -sf /dev/slusb0 /dev/ttySL0 > > Nothing.... > > What else I can do ? > > Regard, > Cary > > > > > > > >
