[GNUz] Voyage ppp-off

[Rik Tindall]

Great pointers thanks Nick. I did find these:

root@P4Ubuntu510:/# locate serial_cs
/lib/modules/2.6.12-9-686/kernel/drivers/serial/serial_cs.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.12-10-686/kernel/drivers/serial/serial_cs.ko

Nick Rout wrote:
>>
>>compiling a kernel package or getting an external modem.

This _is_ my version of 'external' for a lappie w/Conexant & no COMs! :P

>>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.

A working kernel weekend then, and/or plan b) fix freebsd 6.1 
(/re-disk/-install), or plan c) figure out why Ubuntu 5.10 hostap only 
ran once, or plan d) get Dapper in here asap! e) any other ideas?

>>Its best to do it on a ubuntu or debian system.

Got that much.
> 
> 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.
> 
Start early I guess.
> 
>>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.

This is worth exploring!

At least standardising on Debian-based distros has make sense.

Cheers,
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