Jim, slamr maintainer Sasha might be able to do something, but it is beyond my (biologist) skills by far. As I mentioned early, just putting the PCI ID for 14e4:4212 BCM V.90 56k modem into the slamr code FAILED to support slmodemd services. MarvS On 5/23/07, James Holsenback <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Marvin, Yikes!!!!! Even if I've identified the chipset as Si3035? Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Marvin Stodolsky [mailto:marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 1:55 PM > To: ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: Firas Kraiem; discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [Fwd: RE: UBUNTU USER PLEASE HELP [Was: Re: Modem Driver Help > BROADCOM 4212]] > > Sadly > > The experiment to service the broadcom modem with the slamr dirver was > NOT successful. > Read InfoGeneral.txt about hardware alternatives. > > MarvS > ashore for a few hours > > On 5/22/07, James Holsenback <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello Firas, > > > > Thanks for the pointers on getting the gcc build stuff loaded. I just > popped > > the Ubuntu CD into the CD drive and the package manager applet came up > on > > it's own. I found the appropriate package and was able to install with > no > > problems. > > > > I downloaded the slmodemd-2.9.11-20070505 package and inflated it and > was > > able to run all the processes outlined in the README file, however I > believe > > I'm still having problems. While in directory > > ~slmodemd-2.9.11-20070505/scripts/debian I do: sudo ./slmodemd start > and > > get this error message: > > > > Starting Smartlink Modem driver for slamr[: 118: ==: unexpected operator > > failed exit: 118 illegal number: -1 > > > > I did some checking and I see device file /dev/slamr0 owner by root > group > > dialout major number 242 minor number 0 with permissions 660 > > > > Just for the heck of it I rebooted and the restricted driver manager > came up > > and sees the loaded drivers. > > > > My thanks to both you and Jacques for getting me this far!!!! > > > > Hope I've included enough information to proceed. > > > > MANY Thanks > > Jim > > --- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Firas Kraiem [mailto:fkraiem@xxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 1:12 PM > > > To: discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Cc: James Holsenback > > > Subject: Re: [Fwd: RE: UBUNTU USER PLEASE HELP [Was: Re: Modem Driver > Help > > > BROADCOM 4212]] > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > In Ubuntu (and also in Debian, by the way), all the packages required > to > > > compiled stuff (gcc and all needed libraries) can be installed very > > > simply, > > > with the build-essential metapackage : > > > > > > $ sudo apt-get install build-essential > > > > > > There is no need to get online to install it, the package is on the > Ubuntu > > > CD. > > > > > > Firas > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 22 May 2007 17:17:02 Jacques Goldberg wrote: > > > > FOLKS: I forgot to Cc: my message below to the list (Sorry for that, > > > Jim). > > > > Jim needs very little help from an Ubuntu moderate expert at this > time. > > > > Marv is travelling. > > > > > > > > Jim runs Ubuntu 7.04 kernel 2.6.20-15-generic. > > > > He has a Broadcom 4212 modem. > > > > Although it is generally admitted that this modem is not supported, > the > > > > information obtained under Windows indicates a Si 3035 chipset > > > > (SmartLink riser) which is explicitly supported by the full, not > ALSA, > > > > slmodem package. > > > > > > > > Jim's attempt to compile the driver strangely failed. > > > > The C compiler (gcc) is installed but it does not find the basic > > > > includes such as stdio etc... > > > > I have no Ubuntu machine to help him. > > > > On my CERN RedHat-based system, these files are found at > /usr/include > > > > installed by the glibc-headers rpm. > > > > > > > > Can somebody instruct James how to make his compiler work? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, dear friends > > > > > > > > Jacques > > > > > > > > JIM: please always Cc: to the list, so that people can follow up. > > > > Have you tried to run the trivial program which I sent you? It's the > > > > best way to find out if your compiler installation is sane. > > > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > > Subject: RE: UBUNTU USER PLEASE HELP [Was: Re: Modem Driver Help > > > > BROADCOM 4212] > > > > Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 11:32:36 -0300 > > > > From: James Holsenback <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Reply-To: <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: 'Jacques Goldberg' <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > Jacques, > > > > > > > > Thanks for passing that on to a Ubuntu person ..... since you've > been my > > > > only contact I'm sending on some additional information. > > > > > > > > I'm Ubuntu 7.04 kernel version 2.6.20-15-generic > > > > > > > > Would you be able to share your Ubuntu person's email address so I > can > > > just > > > > take you out of the loop? I've heard nothing back and I'm dead in > the > > > water > > > > for others issue's that need to be resolved and can't be because > I've no > > > > dial up connection. > > > > > > > > Thanks Jim > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Jacques Goldberg [mailto:Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx] > > > > > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 5:36 PM > > > > > To: ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Subject: UBUNTU USER PLEASE HELP [Was: Re: Modem Driver Help > BROADCOM > > > > > 4212] > > > > > > > > > > James > > > > > > > > > > I am embarrassed. > > > > > I have ZERO experience of Ubuntu (using RedHat based > distributions). > > > > > Clearly, the glibc headers are missing in your system. > > > > > Why, I have no idea. > > > > > THIS IS WHY I ASK ONE OF OUR UBUNTU READERS TO HELP YOU. > > > > > > > > > > Jacques > > > > > > > > >
