RE: the real problem is inside snd_intel8x0m No The problem is with the snd-trident support of modem driver snd-intel8x0m With the snd-trident unloaded, modprobe snd-intel8x0m should load both snd-intel8x0 and snd-intel8x0m Then test the modem as root with: slmodemd -c USA --alsa modem:1 which should announce port creation, If so, open a 2nd console, and the modem should be detected by: wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf MarvS On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 7:19 AM, Oleg Mikheev <omikheev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Marvin Stodolsky wrote: >> >> It is our common experience that modem drivers occassionally die when >> loaded. >> The recovery is unloading and reloading the driver. >> Thus it is best not to compile modem drivers into the kernel. > > Marvin, > > rmmod/modprobe trick started to work for me once I > compiled snd_intel8x0m as a module. > But anyway it's just a workaround, the real problem is > inside snd_intel8x0m (am I right?), so I will try to > contact them. > > Thanks, > Oleg >