Ltmodem install_3

[Leoslocks]

did this
default path is /usr/src/linux/
RPM Building
------------
rpm -ta ltmodem-5.78d.tar.gz
or
rpm -tb ltmodem-5.78d.tar.gz
then install package with
rpm -U ltmodem-`uname -r`-5.78d-1.i586.rpm

Got this
[root@localhost /root]# cd /usr/src/linux/
[root@localhost linux]# ls -al
total 700
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 1 09:29 ./
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jan 30 07:42 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2948 Oct 5 09:28 README.kernel-sources
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jan 30 07:42 include/
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 696320 Feb 1 09:29 ltmodem-5.78d.tar*
[root@localhost linux]#

tried this
[root@localhost linux]# tar -tvf ltmodem-5.78d.tar
drwxrwxrwx root/root 0 2001-01-10 22:15:08 ltmodem-5.78D/
-rw-rw-rw- root/root 2280 2001-01-10 22:22:03 ltmodem-5.78D/Makefile
-rw-rw-rw- root/root 2833 2000-12-26 23:49:47 ltmodem-5.78D/README
-rw-rw-rw- root/root 1912 2000-12-26 22:20:45 ltmodem-5.78D/linuxif.h
-rwxrwxrwx root/root 869 2000-12-26 22:20:45 ltmodem-5.78D/ltinst
-rwxrwxrwx root/root 689 2000-12-26 22:20:45 ltmodem-5.78D/ltuninst
-rw-rw-rw- root/root 387675 2000-12-26 22:20:45 ltmodem-5.78D/ltmdmobj.o
-rw-rw-rw- root/root 2981 2000-12-26 22:20:45 ltmodem-5.78D/ltmodem.c
-rw-rw-rw- root/root 1868 2000-12-26 22:20:45 ltmodem-5.78D/ltmodem.spec
drwxr-sr-x root/root 0 2001-01-10 01:56:54 ltmodem-5.78D/debian/
-rw-r--r-- root/root 0 2001-01-10 01:28:35 ltmodem-5.78D/debian/changelog
-rw-r--r-- root/root 0 2001-01-10 01:28:35 ltmodem-5.78D/debian/control
-rw-r--r-- root/root 0 2001-01-10 01:28:35 ltmodem-5.78D/debian/copyright
-rwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2001-01-10 01:28:35 ltmodem-5.78D/debian/rules
-rwxr-xr-x root/root 869 2001-01-10 01:28:35 ltmodem-5.78D/debian/ltinst
-rwxr-xr-x root/root 689 2001-01-10 01:28:35 ltmodem-5.78D/debian/ltuninst
-rw-rw-rw- root/root 91591 2000-12-26 22:20:45 ltmodem-5.78D/serial.c
-rw-rw-rw- marv/marv 9983 2001-01-03 19:24:29 ltmodem-5.78D/serial-2.4.patch
-rw-r--r-- root/root 263 2001-01-10 01:38:39 ltmodem-5.78D/Complaints.txt
-rw-r--r-- root/root 1765 2001-01-10 01:47:02 ltmodem-5.78D/make-record.txt
-rw-r--r-- root/root 161977 2001-01-10 01:27:36 ltmodem-5.78D/serial.c.240test11
-rw-r--r-- marv/marv 5646 2001-01-10 22:12:11 ltmodem-5.78D/xircom-fix.txt
-rw-rw-rw- root/root 840 2000-12-26 23:24:32 ltmodem-5.78D/ltmodem-2.4.patch
[root@localhost linux]# ltinstal
bash: ltinstal: command not found
[root@localhost linux]# ./ltinstal
bash: ./ltinstal: No such file or directory �

The README above tells me to do what I did to get here?

Building
--------
make
or if the headers that are required live elsewhere
make SYSTEM=/usr/
default path is /usr/src/linux/
RPM Building
------------
rpm -ta ltmodem-5.78d.tar.gz
or
rpm -tb ltmodem-5.78d.tar.gz
then install package with
rpm -U ltmodem-`uname -r`-5.78d-1.i586.rpm

ltinstal is beyond my megar understanding of Unix
1. Configure your new kernel
cd into /usr/src/linux/
To clean-up previous compilations, issue "make mrproper",
In console mode, run "make menuconfig",
Under X11, run "make xconfig".
tried it anyway with no results

Will the Actiontec Call Waiting modem work with Mandrake 7.2?
I can get one for $40.
I would prefer to learn to make this one work.(AOpen FM56-SM soft PCI Modem)


[This message has been edited by Leoslocks (edited 01 February 2001).]

[Ripley]

I played around with that thing trying to get it going with my winmodem, but no luck.

A couple of things.

1.) There is no ltinstal in the ltmodem-5.78d package (also evident by the list you cut and pasted). The required file is ltinst, as in...

./ltinst

2.) If your trying this with the 2.4.0 or greater linux kernel, the path to your modules listed in the ltinst file is incorrect, since they changed the modules directory layout for the current kernel. To be precise, line 30 is incorrect.

cp ltmodem.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/

The directory /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/ will not exist with the said kernel. You might need to change it accordingly.

Good luck.

[Leoslocks]

Part of my problem is that I do not understand Unix, Dos, C, C+ or any of the varied languages that would help in the transition from a non computer speaking person to a Linux user. This experience is simmilar to the first two years of trying to learn to use a computer with Windows 95/98 only not as vivid a nightmare. I do appreciate the responses from the community and eventually I will learn much at this site.

Paid $42 and change for the Linux compatable modem today(Actiontech). That may get my Linux box on line and much easier to use this site for support.

Lots of changes to the site!