(fedora 7) from first untile now i do this : installing ungrab-winmodem-20070505.tar and slmodem-2.9.11-20080126.tar with out any error i send for you terminal . then ----------------------------- [root@localhost ~]# modprobe ungrab-winmodem [root@localhost ~]# modprobe slamr [root@localhost ~]# /usr/sbin/slmodemd --country=USA /dev/slamr0 error: mdm setup: cannot stat `/dev/slamr0': No such file or directory error: cannot setup device `/dev/slamr0' [root@localhost ~]# [root@localhost ~]# dmesg | grep slamr slamr: module license 'Smart Link Ltd.' taints kernel. slamr: SmartLink AMRMO modem. slamr: probe 2000:2800 �\$������t$�|$����G0 card... slamr: cannot create card. slamr: probe of 0000:04:01.0 failed with error -12 ----------------------------- for correcting above error: i add to /etc/modprobe.conf : this ------------ 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) ============== and Add to start() at /etc/init.d/slmodemd ------------ modprobe ungrab-winmodem modprobe slamr /bin/mknod -m 660 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0 2>/dev/null && chgrp uucp /dev/slamr0 ============== then [root@localhost ~]# chkconfig --add slmodemd chkconfig version 1.3.34 - Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Red Hat, Inc. This may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU Public License. usage: chkconfig --list [name] chkconfig --add <name> chkconfig --del <name> chkconfig --override <name> chkconfig [--level <levels>] <name> <on|off|reset|resetpriorities> [root@localhost ~]# chkconfig slmodemd on [root@localhost ~]# service slmodemd restart Starting SmartLink Modem driver for slamr0: [ OK ] [root@localhost ~]# now i again test ----------------------------- [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 ~]# [root@localhost ~]# dmesg | grep slamr slamr: module license 'Smart Link Ltd.' taints kernel. slamr: SmartLink AMRMO modem. slamr: probe 2000:2800 �\$������t$�|$����G0 card... slamr: cannot create card. slamr: probe of 0000:04:01.0 failed with error -12 ----------------------------- now what i do ? could this modem installed on fedora? what is error? with thanks Hogat. New Email names for you! 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/