[wellylug] missing autoconf.h

[Enkidu]

Someone once said that there are no stupid questions, only stupid
answers.... Someone also said if you don't ask you don't learn.

Open up an xterm (terminal window) and type just "harddrake" without
the quotes. I haven't a clue what will happen next as I don't run
Mandrake! However it will probably probe your hardware and may or may
not find your modem.

As far as compiling stuff is concerned you possibly need the
kernel-headers and/or glibc-dev or whatever Mandrake calls it. These
will be RPMs available from Mandrake or mirror sites. Or you may be
able to locate them through a Mandrake tool. Best consult a Mandrake
expert. Debian does it differently.

If you have several PCs, you might like to look at running a Linux
firewall/router and connect ll the client PCs to it via a hub or
switch. But, by analogy with the educational system, that's probably a
200 level problem.

Cheers,

Cliff

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 20:45:41 +0000, you wrote:

>Hi Geraint. This is the first time i have had a home computer so i am pretty 
>naive and unsophistacated in all this.. and i have never used any form of 
>linux before. my other constraint is that not having a working modem i have 
>to search for answers durring hte day (at work) and then go home and try to 
>impliment them at night.
>
>so i have this modem card thing that i plugged into the innards of the pc 
>(is this what you meant by 'plugging hte modem in?)  and to save me having 
>to come back tomorrow all dissapointed and rather embarassed can we clear up 
>  the run harddrake part. does that mean gointo the terminal window and type 
>'run harddrake' or 'harddrake' or is there a way to run it from the menu or 
>mandrake control centre.
>
>i realise these are dumb questions and that there is probably a lot of 
>laughter out there but i am interested in getting this thing to work and can 
>bear a little riducule.  my work was selling off its old pcs and so i got a 
>couple of P2s thinking i could be able to run linux on them and the kids 
>could email their grandparents. can you help keep the dream alive?
>
>>From: "Geraint Jones" <g.jones at french-maid.co.nz>
>>Reply-To: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
>>To: <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz>
>>Subject: RE: [wellylug] missing autoconf.h
>>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:43:45 +1300
>>
>>Have you tried plugging the modem in and then running harddrake ? it may
>>well detact & install it for you
>>
>>
>>
>>Geraint Jones
>>Systems Administrator
>>French Maid Foods Limited
>>www.french-maid.net
>>
>>Tel:  +64 (0)4 568 2687
>>Fax:  +64 (0)4 568 2345
>>Mob: +64 (0)21 739 240
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: wellylug-admin at lists.wellylug.org.nz
>>[mailto:wellylug-admin at lists.wellylug.org.nz] On Behalf Of firstname
>>lastname
>>Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 8:32 AM
>>To: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
>>Subject: [wellylug] missing autoconf.h
>>
>>ongoing inability to connect to the outside world (other than at work)
>>
>>i have installed a winmodem (intel 536EP v.92) and downloaded the
>>drivers
>>from the intel site.
>>However when i run through the install process i get as far as entering
>>the
>>command "make 536" when i get this error
>>Make 536
>>module pre compile check
>>current running kernel is 2.6.3-7mdk
>>/lib/modules.. autoconf.h does not exist
>>please install kernel source
>>make: ***[check] Error 1
>>
>>can anyone tell me where i can find autoconf.h and the simple(?) steps
>>to
>>get the winmodem installed and running?
>>i am trying to run mandrake 10.0
>>
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