Donna,
Send me your ModemData.txt file, which I've been unable to search out.
For a SM56 using
slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa hw:0,6
the sl-modem-daemon scripts may actually hinder.
The snd-hda-intel driver autoloads so the sl-modem-daemon scripts are
not necessary anyway.
But if they are working properly,
the above slmodemd command would be run on bootup.
Check with:
$ ls -l /dev/ttySL0 /dev/pts/*
and if present
$ sudo wvdialconf wvtest
should detect the modem
MarvS
scanModem maintainer
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Jacques Goldberg
<Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Donna,
> I have been overworked with other issues.
> I do not see if your query has been answered by somebody else.
> Here is guidance:
> Please first remove slmodemd and slamr which you have installed.
> Next, download from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/
> the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.2.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack
> under Linux with:
> $ tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc4.2.tar.gz
> and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with
> command:
> slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa hw:0,6
> reporting dynamic creation of ports:
> /dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number
> Read Smartlink.txt and Modem/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance.
>
> There is one problem with the Linux distribution which you have.
> It installs a package sl-modem-daemon which is not mandaotory and will
> automatically start the "driver" (but not dial of course) at boot time. This
> package contains an obsolete version of the program slmodemd
> Therefore it is of primordial importance to always install the package
> SLMODEMD.gcc4.2.tar.gz as shown above AFTER sl-modem-daemon in order to
> overwrite the obsolete slmodemd by the fresh one.
> So, after downloading the file SLMODEMD.gcc4.2.tar.gz , open it with
> tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc4.2.tar.gz
> Then enter the directory containing the software:
> cd SLMODEMD.gcc4.2
> Read and apply the instructions.
> Start the "driver" with:
> sudo slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa hw:0,6 (YOUR_COUNTRY is USA , I
> guess, because of bellsouth).
> If everything goes well this should output the message reporting dynamic
> creation of ports: /dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number
> DO NOT STOP slmodemd with CTRL-C or the driver will not be active.
> Using an other window, the command
> sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
> will detect your modem.
> Then gksudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf will open /etc/wvdial.conf
> for editing.
>
> In lines Username Password Phone , replace the contents of the brackets by
> what you ISP told you for each, then remove the brackets < and > and the
> leading semicolumns ;
> Finally add anywhere an extra line
> Carrier Check = no
> Save and exit the editor.
>
> You are ready to launch
> sudo wvdial
> and you do NOT stop it until you want to stop the activity of the modem.
> Remember, CTRL-C in the wvdial window stops the modem session (sort of
> returns the phone/modem on hook) while CTRL-C in the slmodemd window
> disables the driver. Of course you can always restart slmodemd .
>
> Jacques
>
> dbrun2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Jacques,
> > Attached is my new ModemData.txt file. A few days ago when I signed on
> to the mailing list I was trying to install my modem on Ubuntu 6.10 and then
> download the upgrades to the OS, but after reading your emails w/Gary about
> new support for this modem in 7.10, I just re-installed the new version
> (free w/Linux magazine.) It was a big improvement. At least the scanModem
> found it this time!
> > I also downloaded the slmodemd and slamr driver package that you
> recommended for him. Also tried a few commands like: $ sudo wvdialconf
> /etc/wvdial.conf with no success. I need help, please, to decipher exactly
> what to do in which order.
> > Thank you very much,
> > Donna
> >
>
