On Tuesday 22 August 2006 16:11, Robert Fisher wrote: > Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > Indeed it will. That's why I have got the ltmodem sources as well as > > the .deb > > package, which remotely might, but probably won't work. > > Anybody know which kernel version is on Alan's machine? > > 2.6.15-26-386 > > > And if the kernel headers or sources are installed? > > No I do not think so. Mepis was installed at Allan's and he has not been > connected other than for a short time with Andrew's external modem. > > > Alan: Do you know? 'cos if you have not got either installed I'd like to > > use my fast Internet connection to get them for you. > > > > You know 'emerge ltmodem' looks enormously attractive after this 14 day / > > 5 dozen message schemozzle. :-) > > You still cannot "emerge" new packages without an Internet connection > unless you have it on a packages CD. or a friend who can put the needed packages into /usr/portage/distfiles for you. As a last resort one can use a fast-links cable and the plip device to make the connection and the nc command to move the file if neither an eth device nor a USB memory stick are available.
-- CS
