Re: [Sheflug] Network card installation

["Alex Hudson" <nospam [at] alexhudson.com>]

> > What hung when?
>
> it hung after typeing the following into the command prompt
> gcc -DMODULE  -D__KERNAL__ -I/usr/src/linux/net/inet
> -Wall  -Wstrict -prototypes -O6 -c tulip.c
> ' [-f /usr/include/linux/modversions.h] && echo -DMODVERSIONS
>
>
> > How far did you get compiling the module?
>
> at first i got >
> after typing it in then i took the ' out and got

No, I see the problem!! You're not typing it correctly, also, you probably
have the wrong single quotes. Firstly, the single quotes should be forward:
i.e. `, not '. It makes the different between quoting a string (backward
quotes) and running a command (forward quotes). To show the example, try:
        echo 'ls -l'
        echo `ls -l`
    .. with the two different quote types.

What you WANT to type in, is this:

gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/net/inet -Wall -Wstrict-prototype
s -O6 -c tulip.c `[ -f /usr/include/linux/modversions.h ] &&
echo -DMODVERSIONS`

Cut & paste that in, if possible, otherwise copy every letter EXACTLY.

Don't bother with the SF download just yet: Get the original working, and
then play with the upgrades, otherwise you'll likely confuse something..

Hope this helps,

Alex.

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