Linux Mandrake 8.0- Modem installation? (help)

Ok i cant do it i need help!

Ive downloaded he drivers for my modem but i dont know what to do now?

Ive got an Intel V92 Ham modem (internal 56k on com3)

how do i install the modem in madrake 8.0 iam a complete n00b and have no idea what iam doing! ive ordered a book on it but it wont arive for a week and i need net access through linux!

 

If you unpack teh drivers, and then look in that folder, you'll probably find a readme or install doc in there somewhere telling you exactly what to do.

If it's an RPM, grab a console and type :

rpm -ivh /path/to/rpm-file.rpm


If the drivers didnt' come with any instructions, your most likely going to need to run:

./configure

*make sure the configure script is set up hwo you want, and run --prefix handle to change the default instlal path if you want to.

then :

make
make install

That's usually it. Unless it requires a config utility run, or other config files edited, in which case it'll say what. If it doesn't, pack up the drivers and delete them, and yank out your modem and throw it out the window, and get a real modem.