Anotonio You can install 2.6.24 kernel+modukeson Fedora without deleting the old 2.6.22 kernel+modules and alternatively boot to test under 2.6.24 MarvS On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 9:25 PM, Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Apparently, > > there are no wvdial packages for Slackware > > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-installation-40/slw-12-no-wvdial-620181/ > > http://packages.slackware.it/search.php?v=current&t=1&q=wvdial > > That is why I compiled from source. Kppp would have gotten the job > done, but it is not dialing :( I am trying to use wvdial to > troubleshoot the connection. slmodem-2.9.11-20080228 is not working > with 2.6.24, I will be cautious with Fedora in this case not to to > update yet, till I know that it does work. > > Thanks, > > Antonio > > > > On 3/4/08, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Antonio, > > > > You should try to get a wvstreams package from slakware. > > > > At http://alumnit.ca/wiki/index.php?page=DownloadReleases > > it is stated "Note that we only provide source code tarballs" > > Did you compile the wvstreams package, once on your System. > > > > MarvS > > > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 8:34 PM, Antonio Olivares > > <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > > > I cannot get slmodemd to work on kernel 2.6.24 and I try to use wvdial > > > to troubleshoot, but I get > > > > > > root@slax:~# /usr/sbin/slmodemd -c USA /dev/slamr0 & > > > SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.11 Mar 4 2008 00:54:22 > > > symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/3' created. > > > modem `slamr0' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/3' > > > Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination. > > > [1] 14000 > > > root@slax:~# wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf > > > wvdialconf: error while loading shared libraries: libwvstreams.so.4.4: > > > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > > > root@slax:~# > > > > > > I have asked on Slax forum for help as to how to proceed. > > > > > > > > http://www.slax.org/forum.php?action=view&parentID=3052&anchorid=3052#postid3052 > > > > > > I have covered my bases, as prerequistes are there: > > > > > > I downloaded wvdial/wvstreams from here > > > > > > http://alumnit.ca/wiki/index.php?page=DownloadReleases > > > > > > downloaded and executed scanModem, got the correct drivers and > > > compiled successfully. > > > > > > but this: > > > > > > error while loading shared libraries: libwvstreams.so.4.4: cannot open > > > shared object file: No such file or directory > > > > > > kills all the work done. > > > > > > I have googled, but cannot find an answer to this problem . I have > > > not gotten into 2.6.24 kernel on Fedora to test it there, but I had a > > > hard time getting it to work with 2.6.23.15 kernel. > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > Antonio > > > > > >
