On Wednesday 06 March 2002 10:38 pm, you wrote: > I'm trying to install drivers for my smc1211tx ethernet card so I can get > my cable connection configured correctly. I'm running 8.0. I have a > couple of questions about the directions that came with the cd before I try > it. The directions say to verify that you have the source code for your > current kernel version installed. How do you do that?
should be it /usr/src/linux-2.4.3-20/ > Later it says "install the driver module in the proper location for your > distribution. This is usually /lib/modules/kernel-version/net/driver" > The closest thing I have is /lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/net. I want to should be something like this 9 and full of drivers) /lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/drivers/net/ > be sure that that is the correct location to install the driver before I do > it. Finally, it says to run the following command as root to install the > driver: > install -m 644 driver.o /lib/modules/'uname -r'/net/ > Am I really supposed to type 'uname -r', or does this stand for something > else? uname -r is your kernel version, so it looks OK, try it at the command line type uname -r Enter I would use the following install -m 644 driver.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/drivers/net/ [ now don't forget those `s are backword 's its probably on the ~ key ] ls lib/modules/'uname -r'/drivers/net/ to see what you get? should be a lot of nic drivers > Should I substitute this directory with the > "/lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/net" one? No, unless you have all the NIC drivers in that dir > Sorry for all the dumb questions, > SW -- Gerald Waugh
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