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Old 05-31-2005, 12:26 PM   #61
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HI Qheolet,

Speaking generally, you could just put the old kernel and maintain the full Mandriva 10.2. release since you stay with kernel 2.6. If you have one, use "rpm -ivh" to install it on the proper directories. After that, edit /boot/grub/menu.lst to add a new kernel entry, pointing to that kernel. The best way is to duplicate a already present kernel entry and, after that, change the entry name, kernel and initrd names. By the way, the kernel and the initrd will be installed on /boot directory. Be careful with the kernel and initrd names.
After saving your edition, reboot the system and choose the new entry. If something goes bad on this kernel, reboot and enter the normal one.
Post me if you have any problems.

Good luck!

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Old 05-31-2005, 02:51 PM   #62
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osvaldomarques

I've been reading this thread and my Intel537 now works on 2.6.9! But even with the patch-537ep-20050528.tgz (untested) the modem doesn't works on 2.6.11.11... I'm running slackware and the both kernels was compiled by me, here are the information that you need: (if this can help in some way... but here it goes)

compile537.txt

Module precompile check
Current running kernel is: 2.6.11.11
/lib/modules... autoconf.h exists
autoconf.h matches running kernel
version.h matches running kernel
2.6.11.11
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.11.11/build SUBDIRS=/usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11'
CC [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/coredrv.o
CC [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/clmmain.o
CC [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/rts.o
CC [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/task.o
CC [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/uart.o
CC [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/wwh_dflt.o
CC [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/locks.o
CC [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/softserial_io.o
CC [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/softserial_ioctl.o
CC [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/softserial.o
CC [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/afedsp_int.o
LD [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/Intel537.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
CC /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/Intel537.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv/Intel537.ko
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv'

install537.txt

Module precompile check
Current running kernel is: 2.6.11.11
/lib/modules... autoconf.h exists
autoconf.h matches running kernel
version.h matches running kernel
2.6.11.11
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.11.11/build SUBDIRS=/usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11'
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/intel-537EP_secure-2.60.80.1/coredrv'
rm -f /etc/hamregistry.bin
bash 537_inst
running kernel 2.6.11.11
installing hamregistry, used for persistant storage
installing usrsound, a soft buzzer
installing 537 module
seting up slackware 537_boot script
starting module and utilities
error loading Intel537
ERROR: Module Intel537 does not exist in /proc/modules
done

thanks for your help until now

Agradeceria se pudesse ajudar! Tambem sou brasileiro e nao desisto nunca! hehe
 
Old 05-31-2005, 08:15 PM   #63
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Hi Grajagan,
Could you compile the basic 2.6.11 to give it a try with the driver? Then we could try to discover what change happened between 2.6.11 and 2.6.11.11 that broke the driver. Also, can you send me your config for 2.6.11.11 to see if I can discover some incompatibility?

Osvaldo.
 
Old 06-01-2005, 01:46 PM   #64
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with 2.6.11 I had the same results... here are the config-2.6.11.11 (the same i used for the 2.6.11)

thanks for helping
 
Old 06-01-2005, 03:55 PM   #65
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just for note... my internet connection is much better with 2.6.9 than 2.4.30
 
Old 06-06-2005, 03:07 AM   #66
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Re: Thanks

Quote:
Originally posted by qheolet
i will install the previous version od mandriva, mandrake 10.2 (kernel 2.6.8.1)
Hello,
my ep537 modem is not working very good with the patched driver (on Mandriva LE 2005, Kernel 2.6.11 ).
So i'm considering installing an older version of the kernel. Maybe the 2.6.8.1.

- Is the ep537 modem working on 2.6.8.1 Mandrake kernels?
- What's the exact name of the Mandrake kernel-source rpm I need ? (my processor is an Athlon 2500, or something similar) ?

Thanks!
 
Old 06-06-2005, 06:17 PM   #67
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picticpic i used to have mandrake 10.1 with kernel 2.6.8.1 and the 537ep modem worked like a charm.
Now, i'm using Suse 9.3 with kernel 2.6.11 and the modem is still working like a charm. I don't know why it doesn't wok for everybody!
 
Old 06-07-2005, 03:00 AM   #68
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Old 06-14-2005, 01:41 PM   #69
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kernel sources and headers installation: patches ??

Hello,
My distribution is a Mandriva LE2005 with a 2.6.11-6mdk kernel. I want to install a 2.6.8 kernel, because my winmodem (intel 537ep) driver doesn't support more recent kernels.
But the kernel I install is patched, and not the sources ! How do I get source headers matching the 2.6.8.1-24mdk kernel??
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Here what I did:
I first installed kernel-2.6.8.1.24mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm and restarted the system on this kernel.

Then I installed kernel-2.6.8.1.24mdk.src.rpm
This created the following files in /usr/src/RPM/SOURCES: README.Mandrakelinux, README.kernel-sources, linux-2.6.8.1-q24.tar.bz2, linux-2.6.8.1.tar.bz2, linux-mdkconfig.h,linux-merge-config.aw
and kernel-2.6.spec in /usr/src/RPM/SPECS

I uncompressed linux-2.6.8.1 and linux-2.6.8.1-q24 into /usr/src, and created a link called "linux" pointing to linux-2.6.8.1

Then the usual to create the headers (in /usr/scr/linux-2.6.8.1): make mrproper, make oldconfig, make bzImage.
(By the way another question: I just answered yes to all the questions coming after the "make oldconfig". Is it possible to use the "i386.config" file located in /usr/src/2.6.8.1-q24/configs ?)

The source headers I got by doing all this are those of the 2.6.8.1 kernel, and not of the 2.6.8.1-24mdk (seen by looking at /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1/include/linux/version.h )

Then "make 537" gives:
Module precompile check
Current running kernel is: 2.6.8.1-24mdk
/lib/modules... autoconf.h does not exist
please install kernel source
make: *** [check] Erreur 1

I tried to use the linux-2.6.8.1-q24 folder, to patch my sources, but I wasn't successfull:
/usr/src/2.6.8.1-q24/scripts/apply_patches --patch_dir=/usr/src/2.6.8.1-q24/patches/
asked me "File to patch:" and I couldn't answer !

Can someone help me ?
 
Old 06-24-2005, 07:56 PM   #70
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try to run make menuconfig (in /usr/scr/linux-2.6.8.1) save and exit, than copy /usr/scr/linux-2.6.8.1/include/linux/autoconf.h and /usr/scr/linux-2.6.8.1/include/linux/version.h to /boot folder
 
  


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