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j33433
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 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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You can bypass make by doing its job by hand. As root, from the sierra.v.1.0.6 folder:
| Code: | install -m 644 sierra.ko /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/kernel/drivers/usb/serial
depmod -a
modprobe sierra
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Then do the dmesg thing again with the sierra plugged in and the palm unplugged. We must get to the point were you see something like this before the next steps can happen:
| Code: | sierra 3-2.2:1.0: Sierra USB modem (3 port) converter detected
usb 3-2.2: Sierra USB modem (3 port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0
usb 3-2.2: Sierra USB modem (3 port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1
usb 3-2.2: Sierra USB modem (3 port) converter now attached to ttyUSB2
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I now see that the eee has a pretty small solid state drive and it makes sense for tools like 'make' to be missing. I will be back online tomorrow... |
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michelle
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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j, thanks for all your help today! i am determined to make this work!
as for the code:
| Code: | install -m 644 sierra.ko /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/kernel/drivers/usb/serial
depmod -a
modprobe sierra |
are these four separate commands? i am a bit unsure of what to enter after "modules/$..." is it /modules/$ (shell michellee -r)... or is "-r..." the next line item? |
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j33433
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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There are 3 lines. You should be able to paste them into a shell window, one line at a time. I hope it doesn't say "install: command not found"  |
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michelle
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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will i need to enter the first line command verbatim (and not replace it with my own username, etc.)?
entering this line
| Code: | | install -m 644 sierra.ko /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/kernel/drivers/usb/serial |
gives me:
bash: shell: command not found
install: cannot create regular file 'lib/modules/kernel/drivers/usb/serial': No such file or directory.
argh! |
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j33433
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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I just noticed a problem. Remove the word "shell" since we aren't using make. It's verbatim, as root, from the sierra.v.1.0.6 folder:
| Code: | install -m 644 sierra.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/usb/serial
depmod -a
modprobe sierra
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michelle
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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can this get any more frustrating.
i issued the command again but this time i got:
| Code: | | install: cannot create regular file 'lib/modules/2.6.21.4-eeepc/kernel/drivers/usb/serial': No such file or directory. |
does that mean i need to create a folder in that path first or...?
also, now that i've done this a few times, there are several sierra.v.1.0.6 folders on my desktop and i can't delete them because:
| Quote: | | Access denied to /home/user/Desktop/sierra.v.1.0.6/Makefile. |
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mjwalfredo
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Joined: 07 Oct 2007
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Location: Blythewood, SC
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:03 am Post subject: |
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| j33433 wrote: | The Sierra devices will work with most linux kernels but will be much faster with kernels 2.6.22 and later. Use the "sierra" module, not the "usbserial" module.
At the time of this post, most distros don't have 2.6.22+, so you will have to build your own kernel. I get 2.5Mb/s with the 595U. |
Do you actually have to roll your own 2.6.22 kernel or can you compile the driver and just load the module for pre 2.6.22 kernels? |
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icis
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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| j33433 wrote: | No problem.
I didn't know about the EEE before today. Looks there there are some EEE specific distros. Are you using eeeXubuntu, Kubuntu, Debian Lenny or something else?
It looks like you machine is looking at the CD for packages when we need it to look at your distro's repository through the internet. Also check the distro's website for configuring your /etc/apt/sources.list. |
I have an EEE and I am trying to do the same thing in the coming week.
You can find your version by catting /etc/*release* and uname -a
It appears to be debian 4.0 based on 2.6.21.4. |
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jbougeno
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| Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: OpenSuse 10.3 Linux and Blackberry 8830 EVDO |
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Does anybody know if it's possible yet to use a Blackberry 8830 (Sprint) phone as a tethered modem with OpenSUSE 10.3? I've managed to successfully follow the instructions for setting up the Novatel U720 modem on the same machine and same OS but I've since put that on a CTR350 router for the family. I need to be able to use my phone as a modem when I'm away from home with my laptop. Otherwise, I have to boot into Windows and use that for surfing the Web.
As a side note for those of you that might be interested: Just for the fun of it, I hooked up my Novatel U720 to the laptop while it was in Linux. I had VMWare running Windows XP and was able to pick up the Novatel in Windows. Linux was not using the Novatel but I was able to initiate a connection and use the Internet from within Windows, no problems. Of course, I was also able to hook the Novatel to Linux and simply have Windows access the Internet from the Linux connection thus I was able to have both OS's access the web at the same time. If you hook the Novatel only to Windows in VMWare, then Linux won't see the Internet. I haven't tried doing the VMWare thing yet with the Blackberry (no time) but it might work, might not. |
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