hi this is start() in the /etc/rc.d/init.d/slmodemd : start() { modprobe ungrab-winmodem modprobe slamr /bin/mknod -m 660 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0 2>/dev/null && chgrp uucp /dev/slamr0 echo -n "Starting SmartLink Modem driver for $SLMODEMD_DEVICE: " $prog </dev/null >/dev/null 2>/dev/null \ --country=$SLMODEMD_COUNTRY $SLMODEMD_OPTS /dev/$SLMODEMD_DEVICE & RETVAL=$? [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && success $"$prog startup" || failure $"$prog startup" echo [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/$prog return $RETVAL } this is /etc/modprobe.conf : install slamr modprobe --ignore-install ungrab-winmodem ; modprobe --ignore-install slamr ; test -e /dev/slamr0 || (/bin/mknod -m 660 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0 2>/dev/null && chgrp uucp /dev/slamr0) alias scsi_hostadapter ata_piix alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel options snd-card-0 index=0 options snd-hda-intel index=0 alias eth0 r8169 this is termial : [root@localhost ~]# ls /dev/sla* -l crw-rw---- 1 root root 242, 0 2007-06-18 17:38 /dev/slamr0 [root@localhost ~]# modprobe ungrab-winmodem [root@localhost ~]# modprobe slamr [root@localhost ~]# '/etc/init.d/slmodemd' restart Starting SmartLink Modem driver for slamr0: [ OK ] [root@localhost ~]# slmodemd -c USA /dev/slamr0 error: mdm setup: cannot open dev `/dev/slamr0': No such device error: cannot setup device `/dev/slamr0' [root@localhost ~]# now what doing ? thanks. hogat --- On Sun, 7/12/08, Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: my modem is smartHCF or smart link ltd how install it on fedora7 and fedora9? > To: "hogat allah shahamiri" <hogat_allah_sh@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sunday, 7 December, 2008, 5:06 AM > Hogat, > > Maximize gedit and then cut and paste little by little till > the end of the line > > install slamr modprobe --ignore-install ungrab-winmodem; > modprobe --ignore-install slamr ; test -e /dev/slamr0 || > (/bin/mknod -m 660 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0 2>/dev/null > && chgrp uucp /dev/slamr0) > > If you can't get it to put all of that in one line, > your other option is to put in the the command in start{ > procedure > after > modprobe ungrab-winmodem > modprobe slamr > mknod -m 660 /dev/slamr0 > > and then it should work, but please try to put it in one > line. > > Regards, > > Antonio New Email addresses available on Yahoo! Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and @rocketmail. Hurry before someone else does! http://mail.promotions.yahoo.com/newdomains/aa/