You have done the following, [root@localhost ~]# cd /root/Desktop [root@localhost Desktop]# modprobe ungrab-winmodem20070505 FATAL: Module ungrab_winmodem not found. [root@localhost Desktop]# modprobe slamr FATAL: Module slamr not found. [root@localhost Desktop]# root@localhost Desktop]# modprobe slmodem-2.9.11-20070813 FATAL: Module slmodem_2.9.11_20070813 not found. You do not have to do this as root user, you can have a regular user account to do this, please do the following: [root@localhost Desktop]# tar -zxvf slmodem-2.9.11-20070813.tar.gz [root@localhost Desktop]# tar -zxvf ungrab-winmodem-200700505.tar.gz [root@localhost Desktop]# cd slmodem-2.9.11-20070813 [root@localhost slmodem-2.9.11-20070813]# make KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.23.8-34.fc7/build if this fails please run [root@localhost slmodem-2.9.11-20070813]# yum install kernel-devel-2.6.23.8-34.fc7 -y else [root@localhost slmodem-2.9.11-20070813]# make [root@localhost slmodem-2.9.11-20070813]# make install [root@localhost slmodem-2.9.11-20070813]# cd ../ungrab-winmodem-20070505 [root@localhost ungrab-winmodem-20070505]# make [root@localhost ungrab-winmodem-20070505]# make install [root@localhost ungrab-winmodem-20070505]# modprobe ungrab-winmodem if this fails do [root@localhost ungrab-winmodem-20070505]# su - password: [root@localhost ~]# modprobe ungrab-winmodem [root@localhost ~]# modprobe slamr [root@localhost ~]# slmodemd -c INDIA /dev/slamr0 you should see message and press CTRL+C to quit if you do not then something is wrong. To find your modem if you see the message that slmodemd is working, open up another terminal and run [root@localhost ~]# wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf add your username and passwords by editing wvdial.conf file manually and remove the ";", add a line "carrier check = no" to the file when you are going to use the modem to connect to the internet instead of "eth0", please type [root@localhost ~]# ifconfig eth0 down before attempting to dialout [root@localhost ~]# wvdial Please report back if you have questions/troubles. Regards, Antonio P.S. sorry not to have responded earlier, but I had trouble connecting to net On Dec 24, 2007 9:00 PM, root <rahulrian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-12-20 at 19:39 -0600, Antonio Olivares wrote: > > To setup your modem, you have to do several things > > > > 1. Download ungrab-winmodem-20070505.tar.gz and slmodem-2.9.11-20070813.tar.gz > > from > > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ > > 2. Make sure kernel-devel package is installed for your running kernel > > kernel-devel-2.6.23.8-34.fc7 > > $ rpm -qa kernel-devel > > and hope that kernel-devel-2.6.23.8-34.fc7 appears > > 3. have development packages installed, if they are not present and > > since you have eth0 connection, type > > # yum install "Development Tools" or something like this * I am not > > sure here on this one* > > 4. carefullly follow the instructions provided to install the modem > > > > Since you have eth0 also ready, when you want to use modem, you have > > to become root > > $ su - > > Password: > > # ifconfig eth0 down > > > > to stop eth0 from interfering with your modem connection. > > # > > > > You can check the following page for a working example/howto for slamr > > > > http://www20.brinkster.com/olivares/slmodemd-setup-1.html > > > > > > > > ScanModem reports this from here > > > > The modem is supported by the Smartlink slamr driver > > plus the slmodemd helper utility. Read the > > Smartlink.txt and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. > > > > For 2.6.23.8-34.fc7 compiling drivers is necessary. As of October 2007 > > the current packages at > > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ are the > > ungrab-winmodem-20070505.tar.gz and slmodem-2.9.11-20070813.tar.gz > > > > If you have further questions/comments please reply to this mail. > > > > Regards, > > > > Antonio > > > > On Dec 20, 2007 12:43 PM, root <rahulrian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > pl help me to install. I have already one broadband connection with eth0 > > > but I also want for a dialup connection > > > > I tried but failed. downloaded the two files. saved to Desktop.used the > terminal command as root administrator > # cd /root/Desktop > > [root@localhost ~]# cd /root/Desktop > [root@localhost Desktop]# modprobe ungrab-winmodem20070505 > FATAL: Module ungrab_winmodem not found. > [root@localhost Desktop]# modprobe slamr > FATAL: Module slamr not found. > [root@localhost Desktop]# > root@localhost Desktop]# modprobe slmodem-2.9.11-20070813 > FATAL: Module slmodem_2.9.11_20070813 not found. > > > I have both the original tar.gz file and also extracted file saved in > desktop > >
