[hsflinux] Compile refuse HSFi linmodem

[Mark Rowe]

Tony Earnshaw wrote:

>hsflinmodem-5.03.03.01mbsibeta02050500
>
>Hallo list,
>
>Since I found the HSF site in February last, every attempt at installing
>the HSFi driver on my Compaq 700EA Presario with Connexant modem has
>failed.
>
>I've browsed through the list and found a couple of others with the same
>problem.
>
>I have a self-compiled 2.4.18 kernel running on RH 7.2 and noted a
>remark from Marc Boucher that the compile will only work with Red Hat's
>sources - my sources come from a mirror of kernel.org.
>
>Can this really be right???? I've patched a lot of specific code (ACPI,
>ac97_codec, iptables, FreeS/WAN VPN) and am loathe to have to start all
>over again and rely on Red Hat for my salvation.
>
>These are the indicators that I get:
>
>When running hsfconfig:
>-------------
>No pre-built HSF modules are available for your exact kernel:
>linux-2.4.18-i686-RedHat-7.2-MODVERS
>------------
>Re-compiling HSF modules for kernel 2.4.18, using source directory
>/lib/modules/2.4.18/build. Please wait..
>
>ERROR: Module re-compilation and installation failed!
>Please examine the log file "/tmp/hsfconfig-recomp.log.12102" to
>determine why.
>feil: execution of %post scriptlet from
>hsflinmodem-4.06.06.02mbsibeta02012000-1 failed, exit status 1
>------------
>
>The 2nd to last line of /tmp//tmp/hsfconfig-recomp.log.12102 is:
>
>make: expand.c:489: allocated_variable_append: Assumption (assertion)
>«current_variable_set_list->next != 0» failed.
>-------------
>
>Does Marc or anyone else have a workaround?
>
>Best,
>
>Tony
>
>  
>

Hello,

I had this problem a few weeks ago, and after playing around for a while 
discovered that it was due to running hsfconfig via sudo or su -c.  My 
solution, actually log in as root and run hsfconfig.  Hope this helps :)

Mark Rowe