Aureal Vortex2 (super n00b) problem

[BeAvE]

I'm sorry and embarrassed to ask such a simple question, but here is goes...

I just installed Mandrake 8.1 (I use KDE) 3 days ago and can only not get my modem and soundcard to work. (Not worried about modem though...for the moment :)

I have a Vortex2 card and have downloaded the correct driver from http://www.vortexofsound.com . I also have the directions on how to do it right here.
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To install these drivers:

Unpack the distribution: tar xvzf au88xx*.tar.gz
Change to the driver directory and become root:
cd au88xx*
su
Type the following install commands:
If you have an 8830-based card: make install
If you have an 8810-based card: make install10
If you have an 8820-based card: make install20

There is no need to reboot.
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I know that I have an 8830 based card. The embarassing part is that I don't know where to type this stuff! I tried running the commands in Konqueror to no avail.

Again I'm sorry for the newbie question but I haven't been able to find an answer for it anywhere. Be gentle...

[techprincess]

ok, to do that, open a terminal window and type it in. may have to do some changing directories (cd <directory name> or cd .., etc.).
I've encountered problems with those drivers however... I'm running Redhat 7.0 and I come up with this error:

/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:1:2: #error Modules should never use kernel-headers system headers,
/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:2:2: #error but headers from an appropriate kernel-source
make[1]: *** [au_audio.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/marco/downloads/aureal-1.1.2'
make: *** [install20] Error 2

Anyone know what's up? Any suggestions?
All help is greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks.

<btw, I've already fixed the PnP issue in bios.. no luck>
Thanks!

[Molecule Man]

New Drivers (http://aureal.sourceforge.net), and you will probably need to install the kernel source rpm for that problem.

[techprincess]

um.. slight problem...
I can't seem to get to the new drivers. I downloaded the one I've tried at sourceforge.com
any other places to find one?

[manual_overide]

look on the forums on the sourceforge page. They will help you both. :)

techprincess: do a search for manual_overide

I've laid out the solution to your problem there.


I have a vortex2, and it's pretty nice once you get it working

[bdg1983]

Unpack the distribution: tar xvzf au88xx*.tar.gz
Change to the driver directory and become root:
cd au88xx*
su
Type the following install commands:
If you have an 8830-based card: make install
If you have an 8810-based card: make install10
If you have an 8820-based card: make install20

tar xvzf au88xx*.tar.gz

cd au88xx* (or whatever the directory is)

su (if your not root already) and enter root password

make install

That should be it.

[BeAvE]

Ok thanx ppl. I tried the commands in Konsole and they worked... almost :( I got an err that went something like:

#bash: make: command not found

I was root and I tried it in both the aureal directory I made and the au88xx-1.0.5 the unpacking made. I guess that I'm missing something.

Thanks in advance.

[bdg1983]

You need the development packages that also include 'make'. I'm not sure what else you may need as I'm not familiar with Mandrake and the install options it has.

Mine for instance querying the rpm database

rpm -q make

gives me

make-3.79.1-3

Check your install cd for the make package and install it using 'rpm -ivh packagename' and then try the compile again.

If that does not work and other packages are required, then perhaps someone here that uses Mandrake can tell you what is needed.

[Molecule Man]

Put Linux-Mandrake CD in drive
mount /mnt/cdrom
su
password:
urpmi -i make-3.79.1-5mdk.i586.rpm

urpmi should hopefully handle all depndancies.

[BeAvE]

Thanks alot ppl. I got the make-3.79.... installed correctly (I just used the file manager to find it on the CD and I clicked on it :) And that ALMOST fixed it, i think.
But when I typed (I was root and in the right directory when I did this)

#make install

it did a bunch of stuff but got the errors

make: cc: Command Not Found
make: *** [vortex.o] Error 127

Do I need to install the 'cc' command like I did the 'make' one? If so I don't know which RPM file that would be.

Thanks again.

[BeAvE]

Just posting this so you can see my system specs and it might help you help me.

Thanks

[manual_overide]

yeah, you need the compilers. I'm not sure what they are in mandrake tho. You should have selected the 'development' option when installing. remember that for next time :)