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Device Driver Install PCIe card

hello Everyone,

I am trying to install a PCIe card for data compression in Linux ubuntu 9.10(karmic Koala). As you can see in the following code although I have the root access I can not get permission to install the device driver.As I have the root access I suppose to get access to install the driver. I checked around and got the procedure from a web site
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Enabling root access in unbuntuBasically in almost all linux machines we will be having

root access for login.but in ubuntu by default that option was not enabled.

If u want to have root login in ubuntu then u have to do some changes in ur Ubuntu machinesSteps to follow

1.First enter into ubuntu as your user login.

2.Then open the terminal and type the command sudo -s,it will ask for root access and type the password.

3.Then type passwd root it will ask for new password
4.Open terminal and go to the path /etc/gdm/
5.Open gdm.conf
6.search for AllowRoot=false

7.and then change AllowRoot=true
8.now restart ur machine
9.now u can enjoy with root access
------------------------------------------------------------------------The funny part is when I search for the file which is gdm.conf in the prescribed location, I can not find it.

Code:

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop# cd AHA/

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop/AHA# ls

ahagz_config          create_bin            install_everything  unload_module

compile_ahazip        create_prog_files      load_module        zlib

compile_everything    doc                    README

compile_module        install_and_reprogram  reprogram

compile_reprogrammer  install_driver        src

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop/AHA# ./install_everything

-bash: ./install_everything: Permission denied

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop/AHA# ./install_driver

-bash: ./install_driver: Permission denied

Let me know what to do?

This is probably just a permissions problem. Try marking the executable bit on the file you're trying to run by doing this:

Code:

chmod a+x install_everything

sudo ./install_everything

Do the same for install_driver.

Also, try to stick with sudo, because it's much less dangerous than using the root account directly.

Does the install_driver script/program have executable permissions? Is the filesystem it resides on mounted with noexec?

The problem exists

the code

Code:

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop/AHA# chmod a+x install_everything

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop/AHA# sudo ./install_everything

Please specify the type of driver being installed

        For AHA363PCIe boards, enter "363"

        For AHA364PCIe boards, enter "364"

        For AHA367PCIe boards, enter "367"



363

./install_driver: line 53: ./compile_module: Permission denied

Exiting install_driver with errors.

Exiting install_everything with errors.

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop/AHA#

The problem exists.

Then I tried to do the following

Code:

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop/AHA# sudo su -

root@faisal-desktop:~# cd ..

root@faisal-desktop:/# ls

bin    dev  initrd.img  media  proc  selinux  tmp  vmlinuz

boot  etc  lib        mnt    root  srv      usr

cdrom  home  lost+found  opt    sbin  sys      var

root@faisal-desktop:/# cd home

root@faisal-desktop:/home# ls

faisal

root@faisal-desktop:/home# cd faisal/

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal# la

la: command not found

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal# ls

Desktop    Downloads        Music    Public    Videos

Documents  examples.desktop  Pictures  Templates

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal# cd Desktop/

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop# ls

AHA  help.bmp  recent help.odt

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop# cd AHA

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop/AHA# la

la: command not found

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop/AHA# ls

ahagz_config          create_bin            install_everything  unload_module

compile_ahazip        create_prog_files      load_module        zlib

compile_everything    doc                    README

compile_module        install_and_reprogram  reprogram

compile_reprogrammer  install_driver        src

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop/AHA# ./install_everything

Please specify the type of driver being installed

        For AHA363PCIe boards, enter "363"

        For AHA364PCIe boards, enter "364"

        For AHA367PCIe boards, enter "367"



363

./install_driver: line 53: ./compile_module: Permission denied

Exiting install_driver with errors.

Exiting install_everything with errors.

root@faisal-desktop:/home/faisal/Desktop/AHA#

THE PROBLEM EXISTS1!!!!!!!!!
I think the problem is with the location of the files? Do I need to change any system file?

Any ideas?

Thanks

we have to use the follwing command

sudo chmod --recursive 777 dir_name