Trevor RE: I have had to manually update slamr whenever I have updated the kernel. Install the dkms package which automates driver compilng. BEFORE or when you update a kernel always install the corresponding linux-headers-Version.deb package, needed for compiling of new drivers. Down the package starting at http://packages.debian.org/sid/sl-modem-source Test the install. Should you need any of the dependent packages get then from Ubuntu, not Debian repositories The dkms monitor will autobuild and install slamr from code resources situated at /usr/src/sl-modem-2.9.11~20080817 and will do so upon every kernel update, PROVIDED the matching linux-headers have been installed. This is the beauty of the dkms automation! For now don't use the package at: http://packages.debian.org/sid/sl-modem-daemon I found that is has a version dependency which cannot be satisfied under Intrepid. And you existing slmodemd is fine, and is not kernel version dependent. MarvS On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Dr Jack Trevor Jones <trevor.lorna.jones@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Marvin > Could you please explain/expand on what is written below. I think that > it may be important for me to understand it but at this moment I don't. > I am running Ubuntu Release 8.10. Linux kernel 2.6.27-7 and GNOME > 2.24.1. > I use slamr and wvdial to access the www and I have had to manually > update slamr whenever I have updated the kernel. > Thanks > Trevor > > On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 14:47 -0400, Marvin Stodolsky 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 >> > > >
