Pablo Manalastas wrote: >The usual way to compile a driver of a modem is to apply the modem >source code to the /usr/src/linux kernel tree as a patch, using a >method like this: > >cd /usr/src >patch -p0 < modem_code_patch.diff >cd /usr/src/linux >make mrproper >make menuconfig # here choose the new modem code as a module >make dep ; make clean ; make bzImage >make modules >make modules_install >cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz >cp System.map /boot >vi /etc/lilo.conf #enter data about the new kernel >lilo -v >shutdown -r -t0 now > >In effect you are actually building aa new kernel with the modem >code as a module. There must be an easier way of doing this, but >the way given here always works for me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
sorry but i'm not a programmer, i don't know how to produce this "modem_code_patch.diff" :) i believe the driver i downloaded would compile into a module, thus not needing to build a new kernel. if there is a howto i can follow in order to convert this driver to a patch, then i wont mind building a new kernel :) Jonathan N. _______________________________________ EDSAMAIL. Internet the way YOU WANT IT. www.edsamail.com.ph _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
