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    Hi guys.

    I just installed a fresh copy of Fedora Core 3.

    Now I have a wireless USB stick, I have the drivers on CD... but the problem is it is a tar.gz file, and as I'm a complete linux noob I don't know where to start. A readme file comes with it, but some of it is pretty much double dutch. I've looked at it and it looks like I need to compile the code or something, I've messed about in the Terminal trying to compile it but can't seem to do much with it.

    I can try get a screenshot if you want..

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    "tar -zxvf filename.tar.gz"

    to unzip

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    Sorry, yeah I did that part, got that from the readme file .

    Extracted ok, just figuring out how to compile the files..

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    You shouldn't have to guess these things, there'll probably be a file called 'INSTALL' which has instructions

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    here's the general run down of installing a tar.gz/tar.bz2 package:

    unzipping a tar.gz package:
    # tar -zxvf /path/to/package-1.0.tar.gz
    unzipping a tar.bz2 package:
    # tar -zvjf /path/to/package-1.0.tar.bz2

    # cd package-1.0

    read documentation:
    # less README
    # less INSTALL

    read configure script options:
    # ./configure --help

    if there's anything you want configure to add into the build:
    # ./configure --with-feature-x

    instruct make to build the package:
    # make
    instruct make to install the package:
    # make install
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    ok, erm I'm confused so heres a screenshot:


    What do you think I should try next? Sorry if I sound ignorant but I'm just a Linux noob and want to get into it, but it's driving me a bit mad not having the net with it .

    Thanks

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    edit: nm

    edit: try...

    ./configure
    make
    make install
    Last edited by Norky; 16-12-2005 at 09:41 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aidanjt
    instruct make to build the package:
    # make
    instruct make to install the package:
    # make install
    I put them comments in for good reason.. I'll explain this further, see that Makefile?.. that contains the rules `make` will use to build the package, in this case the drivers are very simple, no configure script, and have oviously not bothered to include documentation.
    You should keep note of the directions I gave further up, they'll help you in the future.

    *edit*
    Quote Originally Posted by Norky
    ./configure
    make
    make install
    the package doesn't have a configure script.

    make
    make install

    should suffice.

    I've seen this driver hodge podge before with Highpoint, they only offer the core driver in object code and link in to a kernel helper module to avoid having to distribue different binaries for each kernel version, nasty business.

    *edit* oops, and I nearly forgot, before you run `make install`, make sure you're logged in as root, you can do this by typing `su` and you'll be asked for the root password. Type `exit` when your done installing the drivers, and you'll also be able to start the module straight away by typing `modprobe sta` as root (assuming sta is the modules name).
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    ok, erm, I did what you said but it kept coughing up errors...



    .


    Probably can't see very well in the screenshot. But I typed;
    --
    make
    make install
    --

    and it just coughed the errors up.... changed the directory to the correct one first of course though....... thanks

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    Thats typical of redhat, you need to install the gcc package, and the Linux kernel sources using RPM. also note that if you are already root, then you don't need to su... su just grants privilages in a shell, note the [root@localhost zdsta], root is the master user (aka God in the UNIX world), zdsta is your current directory.
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    Yeah I know about root, had to use it a few times in the past to do some stuff.

    Right I'll have a look for this GCC package.

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    I take it modprobe zd1211 doesn't just work? I have no idea whether that module was in whichever RH version you're using but it was certainly available as a kernel module before 2.6.9.

    If it doesn't work then I suggest you dump the drivers that came with the stick and download the current ones from here. At least they include installation and usage instructions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aidanjt
    unzipping a tar.bz2 package:
    # tar -zvjf /path/to/package-1.0.tar.bz2
    Just a small nit-pick, but that syntax is wrong.

    The correct syntax is:
    # tar -jvxf /path/to/package-1.0.tar.bz2

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrestomanci
    Just a small nit-pick, but that syntax is wrong.

    The correct syntax is:
    # tar -jvxf /path/to/package-1.0.tar.bz2
    The order of the tar parms (except f, for target file) is irrelivent. both mixes do the same thing. -j passes the file through the bzip2 filter, -z passes it through the gnu zip filter, -v for verbose, -x for extract

    Quote Originally Posted by XA04
    Right I'll have a look for this GCC package.
    Please make sure you install the kernel sources SRPM package as well, make needs its headers to compile the module against your kernel with gcc.

    @GDVS: I don't remember seeing that driver module in vanilla sources (perhaps it's been patched into various distro kernel packages). But he should definatly get the real open source drivers from Sourceforge.net. At least that package has a README he can follow and is truely open source.
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    Any idea where I can find them to download? Had a quick look on google and couldn't see much. (Kernel sources)

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