Multi-Tech Systems MT9234MU Modem User Manual


 
AppendixBInstallingonLinux
40 MultiTechSystems,Inc.MT9234MUUserGuide
BuildingandInstallingtheTIUSBDriverfromtheSourceRPMPackage
FollowthisstepifyourdistributionsupportsRPMpackages;otherwise,followthenextsteponinstallingfroma
TGZpackage.
YouneedtheTIUSBsourceRPMpackageforthisstep.TheIntrod uctionsectionabovedescribeswheretofind
thelatestTIUSBsourceRPM.
Loginasrootanddothefollowing:
Command Explanation
1.
rpmbuild‐‐rebuildti_usbX.YZ.src.rpm
‐‐OR‐‐
rpm‐‐rebuildti_usbX.YZ.src.rpm
Thiscommandbuildsthedriverpackagefor
yourkernel.
ForRedHat.
ForSUSE.
2.
cd/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386
‐‐OR‐‐
cd/usr/src/packages/RPMS/i386
ForRedHat.
ForSUSE.
OrusetheappropriatepathforyourLinux
distribution.
3.rpm‐Uvhti_usbX.YZ.i386.rpm Thiscommandinstallsthedriverpackage.
Ifthereareproblemsinthisprocess,youmayneedtogobacktoinstallandpreparethekernelsourcesas
describedabove.YoumayneedtoremovetheRPMpackagewith"rpm‐eti_usbX.YZ"orremoveRPM
temporaryfiles.RedHatstoresRPMtemporaryfilesin/var/tmpand/usr/src/redhat/BUILD;otherdistributions
maystoretheminotherplaces.