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How to compile network card driver in linux

Zones: Linux Networking, Linux Setup, Red Hat Linux

Tags: compile, driver, network, how, linux

Hi experts.
I want to compile dlink driver.I have never compiled a driver in linux and even dont't know the steps require for that.I want to compile dlink dfe driver.I have been thoroughly to the linux.txt Here are they:
Installation
============
Please enter the following commands at the UNIX prompt. Remember, UNIX is
case sensitive.

1) Create a temporary directory:
mkdir /temp

2) Change to the temporary directory:
cd /temp

2) Copy driver (dlkfet.tar) from DOS disk, (mcopy below is one tool in
mtools, if you didn't install mtools, you can type
'mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt' and use 'cp /mnt/dlkfet.tar /temp'
command to copy the driver to the temporary directory):
mcopy a:dlkfet-4.16.tar.gz .

3) untar the archive file:

tar xzvf dlkfet-4.16.tar.gz
cd dlkfet-4.16

4) Compile the driver source files and it will generate rhinefet.o, and
copy it to correct driver installation path (The installation directory
is different in different kernel versions. In 2.4.x kernel, the path is
/lib/modules/KERNEL_VERSION/kernel/drivers/net/, and in 2.2.x kernel,
the path is /lib/modules/KERNEL_VERSION/net/, the KERNEL_VERSION (see
above) means the kernel version of your Linux distribution. If you don't
know your kernel version , please run 'uname -r' command in command
line. The kernel version will look like '2.2.16', '2.4.2-2smp' etc.) :
make install

In step 4 it says Compile the driver source file.How to do this.Please help me out.Its urgent

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Zone: Networking

Question Asked By: ibu1

Solution Provided By: Nopius

Participating Experts: 2

Solution Grade: B

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