[wellylug] missing autoconf.h

[Nick Jensen]

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:28:38 +1300, John Rye <jrt746 at clear.net.nz> wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:31:59 +0000
> firstname lastname <post_box_ at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > current running kernel is 2.6.3-7mdk
> > /lib/modules.. autoconf.h does not exist
> > please install kernel source
> > make: ***[check] Error 1
> 
> The first thing you must do is install the kernel source.

I don't think the kernel source includes the headers (or not always anyway)

> The kernel headers themselves are already installedif memory serves.

I don't think so

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

I would advise ammending that to 'urpmi kernel-headers' - although I'm
just guessing because I don't use Mandrake.

> 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.

It is significant, I installed these drivers on a Debian system over
the weekend. Installing the kernel-headers is all you need to do, it
will run perfectly after that, betcha.

> 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.

He got this DSE modem on my advice, because his external (USB?) modem
wouldn't work.

Although getting these drivers to install is not always pain-free,
once you do get them installed the modem works extremely well with
both Linux and Windows (should the occasion ever arise).

 Nick