In Debian/ubuntu: $ sudo /etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon restart rather than > $ sudo sl-modem-daemon stop > $ sudo sl-modem-daemon start MarvS 2009/4/4 Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx>: > Stop/Restart the sl-modem daemon. I have to do this several times in > order to make the modem dialout more times. In Fedora I do > # service slmodemd stop > # service slmodemd start > # wvdial > and the session works once again. If I stop the session and I try to > dialout, it will not work, the modem does not respond it only works by > doing the stop|start|restart of slmodemd. In debian/ubuntu it might > be slightly different something like > $ sudo sl-modem-daemon stop > $ sudo sl-modem-daemon start > or something similar, I am not 100% certain here, but Marv can provide > the equivalent of what I do. > > Regards, > > Antonio > > [olivares@localhost ~]$ uptime > 13:56:13 up 14 days, 18:27, 3 users, load average: 0.18, 0.20, 0.07 > [olivares@localhost ~]$ uname -r > 2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i686.PAE > > > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Marvin Stodolsky > <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Ink, >> >> Antonio's guidance is correct. However, for Debian/Ubuntu users there >> is a longer term solution now. >> >> http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/dkms >> The dkms services will provide for automatic updates of cogent drivers >> as you update kernels >> >> Under Linux, install with >> $ sudo dpkg -i dkms*.deb >> >> A slmodem-2.9.11 code package with dkms triggers has been assembled >> by أحمد المحمودي (Ahmed El-Mahmoudy) and is now availablestarting at >> http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/sl-modem >> Follow both the links: >> sl-modem-daemon >> SmartLink software modem daemon >> sl-modem-source >> SmartLink software modem driver - module building source >> >> Simplest just to reboot after their installation, and the modem will be setup. >> >> Note that there is a problem with the slamr driver. Only one dialout >> session is supported per Linux session. Hopefully this will be fixed >> by exterior kernel changes, >> but there is nothing we can do within the slamr code. >> >> MarvS >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Antonio Olivares >> <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> your modem is supported by slamr: >>> >>> Support type needed or chipset: slamr >>> >>> Please download >>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/Ubuntu/slamr-2.6.27-11-generic.tar.gz >>> >>> extract with >>> $ tar -zxvf slamr-2.6.27-11.generic.tar.gz >>> Then run >>> $ sudo ./setup >>> >>> and the modem should be setup for you. All that would remain is for >>> you to configure your faxing software, of course please test the modem >>> port after installing with >>> $ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf >>> and then use the port /dev/ttySL0 as the port or make a symbolic link. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Antonio >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Ink2Go Ink Refilling Station >>> <team.cebu@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> please help, i am trying to install a modem to use for faxing documents. >>>> >>> >> >