hi, new to linux, have just installed mandrake 9.1 dual boot xp home,
i have it running 2wks now, i'm probably lazy but i NEED to get my modem going,
got my radeo9800 pro installed (with alot of effort!). all runs fine except my onboad raid and modem.

i have an intel 536ep modem, i got the drivers from intel's website.
i just don't know howto to install them..
i don't want to search for or even use rpm's as i want to learn basics first and using tarballs is as i presume essential to knowing linux?

i love they way linux is, it's free and still nutured.
any help would be greatly apreciated, as i hate rebooting each time i want to check something out!

thanks



long may it last........

hi
I think I have the same type of modem
I can help you with it but you need to tell me what the driver you downloaded looks like
(what files are int there)

thanks fot the reply, the drivers are called intel536ep-462-m91.tgz
there seems to be a core and serial driver..
there is 536ep-boot
536ep-inst
536ep.o
config_check
hamregistry
makefile

and folders
coredrv
serialdrv
inc

i just need my modem running as i hate rebooting each time i want to check something out!!

many thanks
ken

Ok first of all you should unpack files in some temp directory like /root/hardware/536ep
then you should login as root, then

cd /root/hardware
make clean
make 536ep
make install

That's it!
Now try to search your /dev/ folder for device 536ep
After this use something like Tools/Network Device Control (I never used Mandrake 9.1)
and and configure it so thet your modem will be represented as /dev/modem
after this use kppp to setup your internet connection

thanks - easy when you know how!!

thanks for the quick reply too