Missing "genksyms" in the "module-init-tools" package?

[Matthew Flaschen]

Alex (aka Majin) wrote:
>     Hello, everyone!
>     This is my first mail to this list, I'm new to Ubuntu (currently using 6.10 Edgy Eft), and English is not my native language, so please 
> be patient :)

You're English is fine. :)

>     Is it normal for the "genksyms" script not to be included in the "module-init-tools" package? I've noticed the absence of it when trying to compile the driver for my Intel-537EP Winmodem. That is very strange because every other place I've visited (e.g. Linux From Scratch) tells me that "genksyms" is part of "module-init-tools" for the 2.6.x kernel versions.
>     Installing the "modutils" package (suitable only for 2.4.x kernels) doesn't solve the problem as the "-a" parameter, which is required by
> the installation process, is available only in newer versions of the script.

I did a search at http://packages.ubuntu.com/#search_packages and it
looks like you want to install linux-headers-generic
(http://packages.ubuntu.com/edgy/devel/linux-headers-generic).

Matthew Flaschen

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