Tether using Linux?

[taspankya]

Originally Posted by NightStorm

I just got tethering to work with openSUSE 11.0 using a Sprint Touch upgraded to WM6.1. It was very, very easy. Here are the steps that I used:

Ensure that development packages are installed. I usually select Patterns->Kernel Development and in this way get all of the development tools plus the kernel sources (handy if it is necessary to compile one's own modules).

su -
cd /usr/src
svn co http://synce.svn.sourceforge.net/svn...usb-rndis-lite
cd usb-rndis-lite
make
./clean.sh
make install

On the touch start the communications manager, select "USB" as the PC connection, and then click on "Connect". Plugin the touch via the USB cable to your PC and voila! NetworkManager will be informed of the new device and make the connection.

My thanks to FordWrench for the post about the usb-rndis-lite build which made this possible.

I am very new to linux, so i assume i am running all this from the terminal? i am also on a smaller build of ubuntu (hp mini MIE)... i am running everything find until i get to the "make" line... it says "command not found" these are the results from the sourceforge checkout...
A usb-rndis-lite/reload.sh
A usb-rndis-lite/cdc_ether.c
A usb-rndis-lite/usbnet.c
A usb-rndis-lite/ndis.h
A usb-rndis-lite/usbnet.h
A usb-rndis-lite/Kbuild
A usb-rndis-lite/clean.sh
A usb-rndis-lite/Makefile
A usb-rndis-lite/rndis_host.c

i tried "Makefile" in addition (as it is in the list) but that didnt work either. can someone please give me instructions? sorry, but i am really new to linux. thanks.

[natataka]

what the hell did i get into. i just received my dell mini ubuntu. i have no idea how to install this stuff. there is no exe..that will install this? i dont know what you guys are talking about....i might just install xp on it. if im just trying install active sync and i cant figure this out. what about any other programs out there.

[taspankya]

Originally Posted by natataka

what the hell did i get into. i just received my dell mini ubuntu. i have no idea how to install this stuff. there is no exe..that will install this? i dont know what you guys are talking about....i might just install xp on it. if im just trying install active sync and i cant figure this out. what about any other programs out there.

yea linux is rough... are you on the MIE version of ubuntu or full ubuntu 8.10? if you are on MIE the commands listed above wont work because of the headers (commands missing) that are left out. full ubuntu works though as it supports the 'make' command.

no easy .exe , things are installed differently in linux, its similar, but to learn it it takes alot of patience and reading. i have given up many times good luck, and getting windows installed on the hp mini is tougher than i thought, i still couldnt get it to work without assigning the usb as C: and hard drive as D: ...

sorry for the tangent.. but take away point is this: watered down linux like MIE will not support commands needed to install the rndis for titan to tether

[MOHCTP]

Originally Posted by taspankya

I am very new to linux, so i assume i am running all this from the terminal? i am also on a smaller build of ubuntu (hp mini MIE)... i am running everything find until i get to the "make" line... it says "command not found" these are the results from the sourceforge checkout...
A usb-rndis-lite/reload.sh
A usb-rndis-lite/cdc_ether.c
A usb-rndis-lite/usbnet.c
A usb-rndis-lite/ndis.h
A usb-rndis-lite/usbnet.h
A usb-rndis-lite/Kbuild
A usb-rndis-lite/clean.sh
A usb-rndis-lite/Makefile
A usb-rndis-lite/rndis_host.c

i tried "Makefile" in addition (as it is in the list) but that didnt work either. can someone please give me instructions? sorry, but i am really new to linux. thanks.

I have eeebunu, otherwise known as EasyPeasy, and I do have make. My problem is apparently that I don't have the directory mentioned in Makefile:
KDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
I have /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r) which is /lib/modules/2.6.27-8-eeepc but in it there is no build directory, so make fails. As you probably guessed I am a complete Linux noob coming from Windows...
Can anyone please help?