Solvline PCIe Serial Multi-port Card Linux Driver User Manual
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3. Kernel Source
Check whether the kernel source files are installed. Type ‘cd /usr/src’ and check the
result. If you can't found kernel source under the directory, you must install the
kernel source files before installing the driver.
sysbas@utu:/tmp$ cd /user/src
sysbas@utu:/src$ ls
linux-headers-3.0.0-12
linux-headers-3.0.0-12-generic
<Kernel source installed>
sysbas@utu:/tmp$ cd /user/src
sysbas@utu:/src$ ls
<Kernel source not installed>
4. Make
Check whether the “make” is installed. Type ‘make –v’ and check the result. When it
shows “make: command not found”, the “make” is not installed. You must install
make. You must install the “make” before installing the driver.
sysbas@utu:/tmp$ make -v
GNU Make 3.81
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
This program built for i686-pc-linux-gnu
<Make installed>
sysbas@utu:/tmp$ make -v
make: command not found
<Make not installed>