Installation guide

IV. Linux

IV-1. Requirements

In order to build the driver, Linux kernel sources must be installed on the build

machine. The running kernel version must match the installed kernel sources;

kernel sources can be obtained from www.kernel.org or your Linux

distributor.

Note: Ensure that the kernel is built with Host-side, EHCI, OHCI or UHCI support.

IV-2. File Description

File

Description

ax88179_178a.c

AX88179_178A Main Linux driver

axix.h

AX88179_178A Linux driver header

Makefile

AX88179_178A driver make

IV-3. Conditional Complition Flags

IV-3-1. Getting Started

1. Extract the compressed driver source file to your template directory by the

following command:

[root@localhost template]# tar -xf DRIVER_SOURCE_PACKAGE.tar.bz2

2. The driver source files should be extracted to the current directory.

Execute the following command to compile the driver:

[root@localhost template]# make

3. If the compilation is successful, ax88179_178a.ko will be created under

the current directory.

4. If you wish to use modprobe to mount the driver, execute the following

command to install the driver: