On Thu, Aug 07, 2008 at 06:35:38PM +0100, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> The Huawei e169 umts usb modem seems to work fine with Debian Sid, kernel >> 2.6.25-2-686 kernel, but not with my Debian Etch, kernel 2.6.18-4-k7. Now, >> in >> order to have the device working, I should upgrade my system to Sid or even >> maybe simply upgrade only my kernel to 2.6.25-2-686. >> >> I wonder if there is a third possibility, i.e. keep my old kernel but simply >> recompile it. Can anybody suggest if such a way is good and how I can know >> the proper module to install before compiling the kernel?
Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Do you know which kernel the module actually came in with? I think > etch-n-half has 2.6.24, maybe it's in there saving you from moving all > the way up to sid. I think I just need the 2.6.25-2-686. In fact, Ubuntu 8.04 has 2.6.24 and the device does not work there (not without a special procedure, not difficult but which I wish to avoid). But, as I said, recompiling the old kernel would not achive the same result? Why not? Thanks Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
