Re: [Sheflug] Network card installation

[Sammy Redshaw <nospam [at] cableinet.co.uk>]

Alex Hudson wrote:

> > > 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.

Did that but keep getting

tulip.c:161:pci-scan.h no such file or  directory
tulip.c:162:kern_compat.h: No such file or directory

i am using the 2.2.14 kernal
is this a problem?
and tulip.c is the lastest stable version

Sammy

>
>
> 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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