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Re: dxr3 modules problem in Ubuntu
by Nicolas Boullis
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Hi,
On Sat, May 03, 2008 at 06:37:38PM +0100, steveadlard@... wrote:
>
> Hi
> I am trying to install the em8300 driver for my DXR3 card with
> Ubuntu 8.04 and I am having some issues. I have downloaded the source
> code and run the make command which appears to have worked correctly. I
> have also downloaded the em8300.uc file and copied it to
> /lib/firmware/em8300.bin. I have used the mknod command to create the
> four devices. When I try to run em8300setup I get an error 'Can't open
> /dev/em8300-0' (even with sudo) and at this point I am stuck. I am
> finding the documentation extremely difficult to follow as it discusses
> what to do in several different situations and I am unsure what is what.
>
> Could someone provide step-by-step instructions for how to install the
> driver in Ubuntu for me? I have had this working previously in version 7
> but I had help with that I do not have access to now. When I upgraded to
> 8 it all stopped working. I have some command line experience but I know
> very little about Unix drivers. I think I am stuck at: 'load the
> modules'. Thank you in advance for any help.
Sorry for the very late answer, I've been quite busy recently.
As far as I am concerned, I am a hacker with much less free time than
I'd like, so I'd rather spend my limited time hacking the driver than
improme the documentation. Hence, I gladly acknowledge that the
documentation is much lagging behind. (As far as I can tell, the
ALSA-style driver has never been documented.)
Any suggestion to improve the documentation is welcome.
(It's also true for any suggestion to improve the code, but my expeience
showed me that people are generally shy to touch kernel-level code,
although it is much easier than most people think...)
As for your problem, after building the modules with "make", you should
install them with "make install" (as root). The you should have them
loaded, either by "modprobe em8300" or, if your a Windows fan, by
rebooting your system (your hardware devices are scanned on the proper
drivers loaded on boot).
Cheers,
Nicolas
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On Sat, May 03, 2008 at 06:37:38PM +0100, steveadlard@... wrote:
>
> Hi
> I am trying to install the em8300 driver for my DXR3 card with
> Ubuntu 8.04 and I am having some issues. I have downloaded the source
> code and run the make command which appears to have worked correctly. I
> have also downloaded the em8300.uc file and copied it to
> /lib/firmware/em8300.bin. I have used the mknod command to create the
> four devices. When I try to run em8300setup I get an error 'Can't open
> /dev/em8300-0' (even with sudo) and at this point I am stuck. I am
> finding the documentation extremely difficult to follow as it discusses
> what to do in several different situations and I am unsure what is what.
>
> Could someone provide step-by-step instructions for how to install the
> driver in Ubuntu for me? I have had this working previously in version 7
> but I had help with that I do not have access to now. When I upgraded to
> 8 it all stopped working. I have some command line experience but I know
> very little about Unix drivers. I think I am stuck at: 'load the
> modules'. Thank you in advance for any help.
Sorry for the very late answer, I've been quite busy recently.
As far as I am concerned, I am a hacker with much less free time than
I'd like, so I'd rather spend my limited time hacking the driver than
improme the documentation. Hence, I gladly acknowledge that the
documentation is much lagging behind. (As far as I can tell, the
ALSA-style driver has never been documented.)
Any suggestion to improve the documentation is welcome.
(It's also true for any suggestion to improve the code, but my expeience
showed me that people are generally shy to touch kernel-level code,
although it is much easier than most people think...)
As for your problem, after building the modules with "make", you should
install them with "make install" (as root). The you should have them
loaded, either by "modprobe em8300" or, if your a Windows fan, by
rebooting your system (your hardware devices are scanned on the proper
drivers loaded on boot).
Cheers,
Nicolas
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