Peter, You did get the wrong driver. However you may uninstall your previous driver with # rpm -e sm56-06.05.02-2.md10_263-7.i586.rpm Then try to get a driver from Conexant page: http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf <quote> For candidate modem in: 00:1b.0 Class 0403: 8086:27d8 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G Primary PCI_id 8086:27d8 Subsystem PCI_id 103c:30bb Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: from Archives: 0x14f12bfa, a Conexant type using hsfmodem software. Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem Writing Intel.txt For owners of a Dell PCs with Conexant HSF modems, a driver source package with full speed enabled is available, but requires driver compiling. Read Conexant.txt The hsfmodem package serves a great variety of Conexant chipset modems. Start at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf for eventually download of a hsfmodem_7.68.00.07full_k.???.zip package with ??? the package type (deb, rpm, tar etc) These packages have compiled drivers but will also compile a driver, if there is a mismatch between the resident kernel and provided driver. The generic hsfmodem_7.68.00.07full.tar.gz package only provides compiling support Read Conexant.txt </quote> HTH, Antonio On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 6:12 AM, Peter Wallach <peterwallach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Linmodems, > > Due to cable theft in the area where I live, I connect to the internet using > a mobile phone as a dial-up modem connected to the laptop by USB cable. > Mobile phone: Motorola Razr V6maxx (3G and HSDPA capable). Service Provider: > Vodacom SA. Dial-up no: *99***1#. > > After my initial delight with Linux, my experience has been somewhat > frustrated by being unable to connect to the internet. I would be very happy > to leave Windows Vista, but without an internet connection, it is > impracticable. > > I found a linux modem driver at the Motorola site: > sm56-06.05.02-2.md10_263-7.i586.rpm. I installed it and it installed > successfully. But I don't know what to do next - or even if the sm56 file is > the right one. > > Any assistance you can give would be greatly appreciated. > > Kind regards, > Peter Wallach > > > >
