[wellylug] missing autoconf.h

[John Rye]

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:31:59 +0000
firstname lastname <post_box_ at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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

The first thing you must do is install the kernel source.

The kernel headers themselves are already installedif memory serves.

Have your installation cds at hand and as root issue 'urpmi kernel-source'
(without the quotes)

I don't think the missing autoconf.h is significant. I don't have the 536
source at hand to check but I think there is something about a fix having
been implemented to fix that particular problem.

All that being said, I became so frustrated trying to get one of those
modems going in my laptop that I finally bit the bullet and went to DSE
and got one of their PCMCIA modem cards - no more problems!!

I think yours is a desktop machine - yes? If so why did you buy a
winmodem? You would be much better off with an external _serial_ modem.
USB modems are still a bit hit and miss too as far as I know.

Cheers

John
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.wellylug.org.nz/pipermail/wellylug/attachments/20041115/b37c8969/attachment.pgp