how to get wvdial and pppd?

July 31, 2010, 04:43:08 AM

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how to get wvdial and pppd?

Hi

To run my GSM modem, I need wvdial and pppd. I already tried to get wvdial by using apt-get with no success ("Couldn't find package wvdial"). I guess that I need to build them myself from scratch.

So I'm using the vmware debian Image (with toolchain already installed)from glomation site. I've already downloaded, patched and compiled the 2.6.27.46 kernel which is running ok. I also got the pppd sourcecode. I'm able to compile pppd using these commands:

Code:

./configure
CROSS_COMPILE=arm-unknown-linux-gnu- ARCH=arm KERNELSRC=/home/user/linux-2.6.27.46 make

But unfortunately, the generated app does not work on target machine:

Code:

# pppd
/usr/sbin/pppd: line 1: syntax error: unexpected "("

Is there any tutorial available how to cross-compile kernel modules? Or is there an option to get pppd/wvdial by using apt-get?

Best regards,

Marco

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August 02, 2010, 09:27:06 AM

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Re: how to get wvdial and pppd?

The factory installed file system is based Emdebian. You need to build your own package if you want to use the same file system. You can use Debian file system if you want to use pre-build Debian package.

August 07, 2010, 04:38:02 AM

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