Modem installation

[landotter]

John French Wrote: 
> I regret to admit that I am still floundering about trying to install 
> either of my two Winmodems. I got through "make" with the help of some
> 
> kind forum contributors. Now I am stuck on "make install" !
> 
> 1. Lucent modem asks :
> 
> Where is the linux build directory that matches your running kernel
> ?
> [/usr/etc/linux]
> 

You do need to have the kernel source installed usually to compile
modem drivers from scratch. Did you grab it with Synaptic?

If you're on a laptop, I empathize, but if you're torturing yourself
like this with a desktop box, I'd highly recommend grabbing a hardware
modem from an online auction just be done with it.

I got an external US Robotics from Ebay for 15usd including shipping.
US Robotics even offered firmware upgrades for their modems that are
installable via linux. :)


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landotter