asound network card help needed

[Leo_Hickey]

Hi everyone!

I'm trying to install a asound network card..

It came with a linux driver 'fealnx.c' and instructions on installing it..

I can't seem to get it to compile properly, I've tried modprobe fealnx , but there is no module fealnx..

If anyone could point me to some instructions that might help a true newbie get this up and running I'd greatly appreciate it!

(and I thought getting the modem to work was a pain :))

Leo

[mdwatts]

Any install instructions with the asound network card? You will need the kernel source for whatever kernel version you are currently running installed in /usr/src/linux to be able to compile hardware modules.

The Networking and perhaps other NHF's may help to give you an idea on compiling modules. I do believe there are some, but for different ethernet cards. These should at least give you some background on what to expect and the compilation process.

[Leo_Hickey]

WattsMD,

Here are the instructions that came with the card;

1) copy the source code fealnx.c to linux;
2) compile the source code, the instructions for compiling the driver is as follows;

#gcc -DMODULE -D_KERNEL_ -I/usr/src/linux/inet -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c fealnx.c

3) insert the driver as module,
#insmod fealnx.o

then it goes on to binding your card to an IP address, haven't worried to much about that as I can't get by step 2..

some things I've noticed, there is no /usr/src/linux/net/inet on my system

I'm starting to think I should dump this card and cough up the $20 for a new one..?

Thanks for any tips / advice you can give me.

Leo

[mdwatts]

Are you sure you don't already have the fealnx.o module installed by default by your distro?

Mine (Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1) has fealnx included in /lib/modules/2.4.13/kernel/drivers/net/fealnx.o by default with the stock 2.4.13 kernel.

Do you have the kernel source installed in /usr/src/linux? If you don't see linux or linux-#.#.#, then you don't have the kernel source installed.

You cannot compile hardware modules without the kernel source. It should be on one of the install cd's.