[GNUz] Voyage ppp-off

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, 26 May 2006 22:46:25 +1200
Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz> wrote:

> On Fri, 26 May 2006 22:13:26 +1200
> Rik Tindall <ask@infohelp.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> > > Aha! - so that's a "#modprobe serial_cs" required?
> > 
> > Hmm.. an "#apt-get install serial_cs[/.o]" = "E: Couldn't find package".
> > 
> > - What to try next please?
> > 
> > cheers, rik
> 
> compiling a kernel package or getting an external modem.
> 
> I had to recompile the kernel to get my pcmcia wired ethernet to work.
> I followed some instructions I found somewhere, I will hunt it out. The
> trick is to make a proper debian/ubuntu style kernel .deb file then you
> can just install it with dpkg.
> 
> Its best to do it on a ubuntu or debian system.

http://wiki.voyage.hk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=voyage_kernel

Required some small tweaking for use on ubuntu I think, but it was
pretty easy at the end of the day.


> 
> Actually on a 2.6 system it will of course be serial_cs.ko, but it
> doesn't exist either.
> 
> Otherwise ask on the voyage mailing list and punky will do you a new
> kernel and possibly include serial_cs from now on. However he is trying
> to keep it small.
> 
> 
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