Problem installing modem drivers

[johnnyt]

Hi, I sourced the correct drivers for my modem but I'm having trouble installing them. I posted this a while back but I think it got lost in the melee as there was another question in my post which was successfully answered.

I've copied the text from my Terminal Window for you to look at to see if you can see what I'm doing wrong.

The first bit of text is the instructions that came with the driver... the next part is what I tried to type in to the terminal window...

All you have to do is to run make then make install.
After edit /etc/ppp/peers/adsl file to change user name, vpi and vci 
according to your provider and account.
Then just add a line like 'yourusername * yourpass *' in the /etc/ppp/chap-secrets file (keep all starts).
thats all
you can use startmodem script to start the modem.

[root@localhost eciadsl-usermode_0.5]# make
cc -Wall -g   -c -o eci-load1.o eci-load1.c
make: cc: Command not found
make: *** [eci-load1.o] Error 127
[root@localhost eciadsl-usermode_0.5]# make install
cc -Wall -g   -c -o eci-load1.o eci-load1.c
make: cc: Command not found
make: *** [eci-load1.o] Error 127
[root@localhost eciadsl-usermode_0.5]# dir
adsl              debian                 eci-eeprom.c              eci_wan3.bin      modemeci.gif  README
BUGS              DEBIAN                 eci_firm_kit_wanadoo.bin  eci_wan3.dmt.bin  modem.h       README.FR
build             eciadsl-usermode.spec  eci-load1.c               install           pppoeci.c     remove_dabusb
check-hdlc-bug.c  eciconf.sh             eci-load2.c               install.fr        pusb.c        startmodem
check-hdlc.c      eci_data.pl            eci_uc.pl                 makeconfig        pusb.h        TODO
CVS               eci-doctor.sh          eci_vendor_device.pl      Makefile          pusb-linux.c
[root@localhost eciadsl-usermode_0.5]# make Makefile
make: Nothing to be done for `Makefile'.
[root@localhost eciadsl-usermode_0.5]#

I'm a complete Linux Newbie as you can probably tell. Any ideas?

[AlexK]

hi,
cc is the old c/c++ compiler, try gcc instad of cc (I think, I don't have much experience in this area).

[johnnyt]

AlexK

Thanks for the help mate. The instructions did say about g++ but when I tried to find g++ in my Linux installation it says it can't be found. Is g++ something that has to be installed separately? If so, does anyone know where I can find it? .. And while we're on the subject, what exactly IS g++ ??

[asilentmurmur]

you can find g++ in the gcc package which can be found at http://gcc.gnu.org

i think you have to install it separately cuz im having the same problem lol

[johnnyt]

asilentmurmur

Thanks for that mate, will give it a go

(And good luck to you too)

[fomhoire]

i've had a similar problem before
this should help you may need to run it as root

cd /usr/bin
ln -s gcc cc

this will make a cc file that will run gcc
f

[johnnyt]

Thanks for that.

I'm going to be tackling it all again tomorrow and so will give it a go...