I'm trying to install a driver for the 3c940 network card. I've downloaded all the headers and source code for the Linux kernel. The driver comes with a program that ries to install it. When I run it this is th error that i get in the Install.log:

+++ Compile the driver

+++ ====================================

make: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2174_FC5-smp-i686'

Building modules, stage 2.

MODPOST

make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2174_FC5-smp-i686'

+++ Compiler error

I'm very new to Linux. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You have downloaded kernel-devel-2.6.17-1.2174.*.rpm correct?
And you have installed it?
What does the command ' uname -r ' say?
Does the directory /usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2174_FC5-smp-i686 exist?
Anything in it?

Brian1

I belive that I have the correct source. The program has a series of tests that it displays and it passes the header test. I used the commands:
yum update kernel*
yum install kernel-smp-devel

This install the source in /usr/src. I created a link to the source code directory and called it "linux".

The uname -r response is 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5smp

What is the output from the command ' rpm -qa | grep kernel '?
This directory does exist correct ? /usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2174_FC5-smp-i686
This is what it is looking for.

Other than that the output info on the first part is very vague as to what is going on. Normally one sees compiling code go by but maybe because of the install file you are using.

Where is this file at that can be downloaded?

Brian1

Here are the results:

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[root@deolfs2lx ~]# rpm -qa|grep kernel
kernel-smp-devel-2.6.17-1.2174_FC5
kernel-smp-2.6.17-1.2174_FC5
kernel-devel-2.6.17-1.2174_FC5
kernel-smp-2.6.17-1.2157_FC5
kernel-devel-2.6.17-1.2157_FC5
[root@deolfs2lx ~]#
****

The kernel directory does exist.
****
[root@deolfs2lx ~]# cd /
[root@deolfs2lx /]# cd usr
[root@deolfs2lx usr]# cd src
[root@deolfs2lx src]# cd kernels
[root@deolfs2lx kernels]# dir
2.6.17-1.2157_FC5-i686 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5-smp-i686
2.6.17-1.2174_FC5-i686 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5smp-i686
[root@deolfs2lx kernels]# cd 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5-smp-i686
[root@deolfs2lx 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5-smp-i686]# dir
arch drivers init lib Module.symvers security version.h
block fs ipc Makefile net sound
crypto include kernel mm scripts usr
[root@deolfs2lx 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5-smp-i686]#
****

I got the driver off of the 3com website. It's install-8_23.tar.bz2

Thanks for your help.

Okay I check out the file from 3com and it builds a module called sk98lin.ko
Check to see if you already have it built with the command ' ls /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net/sk98lin '
If it exist then as root do a ' modprobe sk98lin '

Ok did a quick download of the kernel rpm and it is not one of the default modules.
Then I tried installing the driver you are trying to install and it errors on me as well. A bit different but does fail. I am guessing it is an issue with the structure of the 2.6 kernel. Since the driver is over 3 years old it probably will not compile on this new of a kernel. I don't have the time to debug any of the source code there.

I don't use any of those precompiled kernel rpms. I build my own since my hardware is not standard as far as the redhat/fedora team goes. A quick check of the latest I have installed 2.6.17.7 contains the sk98lin module. What I would do is build your own kernel. Essy by following this post under a Redhat clone distro. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...36#post1401136

Only thing you may run into is the netfilter config change in 2.6.15 kernel and later so you will have to goto the netfilter section and enable everything if using and old config file from /boot.

Brian1