rfarris

Ive got a driver for my modem and its in a .tar.gz file, I have no idea how to install it...

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dangerousHobo

In a terminal (For Gnome: applications->accessories->terminal) (For KDE: system->konsole)

type:
cd ~/Desktop
tar -zxvf driver_name.tar.gz
cd driver_name
./configure
make
sudo make install
make clean

Then first line assumes that the package is saved on your desktop. If it in your home folder then just type cd ~/
The second unpacks the package.
The third line moves into the new folder that was hopefully created. If not then you will see the packages context on the desktop instead of just a new folder.

The rest of the lines install the driver. There might not be a configure file. So don't worry ./configure give you an error, just skip it and type make.

If make does not work then type : ls
and look for a file ending in .sh. Probably would say something like installer.sh.
You would want to run that then to install the driver, so just type: sh name_here.sh

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rfarris

i put it im my /root

ran

[root@localhost ~]# cd /root
[root@localhost ~]# tar /root/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-7.tar.gz
(it adds a folder to /root called pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-7, everything from the tar file.)
i run
[root@localhost ~]# cd /root/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-7
[root@localhost pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-7]# ./confgure (dont work)
[root@localhostpctel-0.9.7-9-rht-7]# make (I get "*** No rule to make target and make file found. stop.")
[root@localhost pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-7]# ls shows "Changelog Driver FAQ README setup src

and nothing else worked

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dangerousHobo

Take a look at the README then if you haven't yet. It should say in there how to install it then.

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rabidgnome229

What error does configure give you? If it fails on configure you usually have unmet dependancies

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rfarris

Do I have to have the source files of my kernel?

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rfarris

ok i put it in my tmp folder for now, but heres what i get at ./configure..

[rfarris@localhost ~]$ su -
[rfarris@localhost ~]# cd /tmp/pctel/
[rfarris@localhost pctel]# tar -zxvf pctel.tar.gz
[rfarris@localhost pctel]# cd pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-7
[rfarris@localhost pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-7]# ./configure

and i get "-bash: ./configure: No such file or directory"

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rabidgnome229

run ls

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rfarris

oh am i looking for the "configure" file

was just one deeper, so cd src, then i did ./configure and got "Use -auto to try to guess your modem and install it automatically"
"Use -manual to only generae the makefile"

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dangerousHobo

You can probably type:
./configure -auto
-OR-
./configure -manual
make
sudo make install

depends if you want to try the auto or not.

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