[SOLVED]: Modem Driver - Cannot build

[Timothy]

Hi Everyone,

I bought a USB modem for dialup... we don't have high-speed at the cottage [:-((

The modem comes with a selection of pre-built driver modules for fedora, mandriva, SUSE and another distro but not PCLinuxOS.  The driver disk includes the source files with build instruction, but when I try to build it I receive this message stream:

WARNING: the kernel version () defined in /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs/build/include/linux/version.h
does not match the currently running kernel (2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs) The cause of this problem is an incorrect kernel source path.
Please check that /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs/build points to the right tree.
The cause of this is usually a missing or unconfigured kernel source tree (and sometimes an incorrect directory or symbolic link).

However, proper /boot/config-2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs was found.
Would you like to try using it (in a temporary kernel tree)? [yes]

Unable to prepare temporary kernel tree

Does anyone have input how to correct / work around this?

The modem works just fine under Windoze, and that IRKS.

Thanks for any help,
Timothy.

[AS]

Hi Everyone,

I bought a USB modem for dialup... we don't have high-speed at the cottage [:-((

The modem comes with a selection of pre-built driver modules for fedora, mandriva, SUSE and another distro but not PCLinuxOS.  The driver disk includes the source files with build instruction, but when I try to build it I receive this message stream:

Hi,
I think you need to install the kernel development or source package:
kernel-devel-2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs-1-1pclos2011
or
kernel-source-2.6.38.8-pclos3-1-1pclos2011

WARNING: the kernel version () defined in /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs/build/include/linux/version.h
does not match the currently running kernel (2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs) The cause of this problem is an incorrect kernel source path.
Please check that /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs/build points to the right tree.
The cause of this is usually a missing or unconfigured kernel source tree (and sometimes an incorrect directory or symbolic link).

It's difficult to give you further instructions without knowing the specified requirements.

Please verify that kernel-devel is installed, or try the following command from a root account:
ls -ld /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs/build

AS

[Old-Polack]

Timothy:

Look in /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs to see if there are two links named build and source. If they are not there, create them, as root, both pointing to /usr/src/kernel-devel-2.6.38.8-pclos3.bfs.

[Timothy]

I've actually upgrade to 2.6.38.8-pclos3.pae.bfs... more than 4Gig of RAM.  Development files are installed, source files are not.

ls -ld /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.pae.bfs/build returns:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 45 Oct  9 17:23 /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.pae.bfs/build -> /usr/src/kernel-devel-2.6.38.8-pclos3.pae.bfs/

The links to build and source both exist in /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-pclos3.pae.bfs.

[kjpetrie]

The first thing to do is to establish you actually need to build the drivers. Many of them are already available in the kernel or in pclos.

What happens if you simply open PCC and attempt to set up the network connection?

[Timothy]

What happens if you simply open PCC and attempt to set up the network connection?

Worth a try, but no... definitely not plug-n-play.  Maybe I'll go check out the Linuxant site.

Oh Windoze, I love you...  [:-((

[T6]

pcc?

kppp is what he needs if he is going to use a dial up modem

if it is a 3G modem, not sure why he needs to do all this

it is true that some comes now with linux drivers but never seen one working or needing it

[TerryN]

pcc?

Yes, you can configure USB modems in PCC.
PCC->Network & Internet->Set Up A New Network Interface->Analog telephone modem OR GPRS/Edge/3G depending on type
You can use KPPP as well but it has fewer "provider templates" so you often need to enter values manually.

if it is a 3G modem, not sure why he needs to do all this

Correct, it should just use the usbserial module but he didn't tell us what make/model of modem so it's hard to be sure.

When talking about these sorts of devices it helps to provide the output from "lsusb" command run in a terminal.

I would also like to see the output from "tail -50 /var/log/syslog" taken just after plugging the modem in.

[Just17]

Did ye miss this?   

Hi Everyone,

I bought a USB modem for dialup... we don't have high-speed at the cottage [:-((

What happens if you simply open PCC and attempt to set up the network connection?

Worth a try, but no... definitely not plug-n-play. 

That did not address the question .....  if people are to try to help then much more info is needed.

[kjpetrie]

Sorry, missed the dial-up bit. Yes, you will need to build the driver.

Head over to the advanced users' section for advice on doing that. You will need to provide lots of info; in particular, the error messages when each build fails.

[Timothy]

The modem is a Zoom 56K V.92 USB Mini External Data/Fax Modem, Model 3095F.  It's supposedly a hardware modem with a Digital Call Progress interface.  The USB ID is 0803:3095.

I've done some searching and found a few posts that suggest re-configuring/re-building the kernel, but that may be a little heavy duty for my level of experience.

I've also found a free Linuxant driver (http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/dgc/install.php).  I'm going to give that a shot and I'll post the results.

Thanks for the replies so far.

[Timothy]

Went to Linuxant, downloaded cnxtinstall.run, made executable and ran as root.

Driver installed, everything working.  Too easy.

Thank-you, Linuxant.

[T6]

 

great news!