[ltp] Internal Modem on TP 600

[Thomas Hood]

 --- Tim Marshall <t_marshall@yahoo.com> wrote: 
> I am completly new to Linux, so I would appreciate any
> help. I am running SuSe 7.2 on a TP 600
> OK I have downloaded the software and run the
> commands. And have also downloaded the kernel to the
> usrc/src/linux directory. But when I run ./configure I
> still get a message  configure: error: *** You must
> specify the correct path to your linux kernel 
> source tree in order to build the driver module.
>  What is the source tree? What am I doing wrong.
> 
> Any Help greatly appreciated 

Background
----------

To use the internal modem on the TP600 you need two things:
1) in the kernel, the mwave driver
2) in userspace, the mwavem support program

1)
The mwave driver is available as separate code which
can be compiled into a loadable kernel module.  If you are
using a very recent kernel then the code is in the kernel
source tree; the driver will be compiled (still as a
module) if you choose this when you configure your kernel.

2)
The mwavem program is available in source code form.
I have prepared a Debian binary package.  There may also
exist an rpm somewhere.

Answer to your question
-----------------------

Assuming you are compiling the driver, you need to give
./configure the "--with-linuxsrcdir=" option with an argument
that names the patch to the source of the kenrel into which
you want to load the driver module.

--
Thomas

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