[hsflinux] [hsflinux-announce] New hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060100 release

[Marc Boucher]

On Sun, Jun 02, 2002 at 03:26:45PM +0200, Tony Earnshaw wrote:
> I'll divide this up into 2 messages, or it will be more or less
> incomprehensible.
> 
> Downloaded and attempted to install 
> hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060100-1.src.rpm.
> 
> This is supposed to be a generic SRPM.
> 
> 'rpm --rebuild hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060100-1.src.rpm'
> 'cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386'
> rpm -Uvh hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060100-1_%{_distro}.i386.rpm

try rpm --rebuild --define="_distro generic" \
	hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060100-1.src.rpm

sorry about this. the next version will automatically
define _distro to generic if it isn't set on the command-line..

Marc

> 
> Result:
> _____
> 
> feil: ^1_%{_distro}$: regcomp failed: Ugyldig bruk av \{\}
> Forbereder...               ###########################################
> [100%]
> feil: ^1_%{_distro}$: regcomp failed: Ugyldig bruk av \{\}
> Removing old /usr/lib/hsf
>    1:hsflinmodem            ###########################################
> [100%]
> Linux HSF softmodem drivers, version 5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060100
> 
> WARNING: this is an EXPERIMENTAL BETA VERSION of the HSF drivers for
> Linux.
> USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! See the file /usr/lib/hsf/LICENSE for details.
> 
> Conexant Systems neither distributes nor maintains this package.
> PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONEXANT REGARDING THIS SOFTWARE!!!
> If you require assistance or need more information, go to:
>               http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv
> 
> Selected PCI VendorID=14F1 DeviceID=2F00
> and INF file /etc/hsf/inf/linux_hsfi.inf
> 
> Configuring modem for country: "NETHERLANDS"
> You can change this setting later with the command "hsfconfig --country"
> 
> Warning: existing HSF modules found under /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/
> 
> This package does not contain pre-built modules suitable for your
> system:
> 	Distribution: RedHat-7.2
> 	Kernel arch: i686
> 	Kernel version: linux-2.4.18
> 
> Please obtain the appropriate variant of this package for your system
> or try the generic RPM or tar version.
> feil: execution of %post scriptlet from
> hsflinmodem-5.03.03.L2mbsibeta02060100-1_%{_distro} failed, exit status
> 1
> 
> _____
> 
> In spite of the Norwegian words, I guess you know what's happening:
> 
> "Feil" = "Fault"
> "Ugyldig bruk av" = "Invalid use of"
> 
> In the mean time, the thing had f*ck*d up my /dev devices so that I had
> no modem any longer.
> 
> I began to sense panic, since I'm totally dependant on the Conexant
> modem.