Appendix D – Linux Installations
34 Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MT9234ZBA-USB User Guide (S000419D)
2. Installation Steps
Install the Kernel Sources
To build the TI USB driver you must have the matching kernel sources for your kernel.
To verify that you have matching kernel sources, run "uname -r" to get the version of the running kernel. Then check for the
directory /usr/src/linux-<version>, /lib/modules/<version>/source, /lib/modules/<version>/build, or /usr/src/linux-
<stripped_version>, where stripped_version has the extra version information removed. In these directories look for the files
include/linux/autoconf.h and .config.
If you do not find the correct kernel source directory, you must find and install the kernel sources from your distribution CDs or
other media.
Prepare the Kernel Sources
This step may or may not be necessary, depending on how your Linux distribution installs the kernel sources.
Log in as root and do the following:
Command Explanation
1. cd /usr/src/linux-<version> Change to the source directory.
2. make mrproper Clean up any old files.
3. Use either of these commands:
make oldconfig
-OR-
make cloneconfig
Make a configuration file to match your running
kernel.
for Red Hat
for SUSE
For other distributions these same commands
might work, or you might need to find a config
file in /boot or in a configs directory, copy it to
.config, and run "make oldconfig".
4. make dep Create the dependency and version files.
If you have built your own kernel, the kernel sources will already be installed and prepared. If you are using a kernel that came
with a Linux distribution, it can sometimes be difficult to get the kernel sources correctly installed and prepared, since each Linux
distribution handles kernel sources slightly differently.
For example, if you get errors about the wrong kernel version, you may have installed the wrong kernel sources, or you may
need to edit the kernel version in the top level Makefile of the kernel sources. If you get compilation errors, perhaps you forgot
to run "make oldconfig" and "make dep".
If you have difficulties, look carefully at the error messages when installing the TGZ or RPM packages--those messages should
give you an indication of just what the error is.
