Yes, the slamr driver is needed. Predictive diagnostics for card in bus fake: Modem chipset detected on NAME="FakeName" CLASS=FakeClass PCIDEV=2003:8800 SUBSYS=1801:2800 IRQ=fake IDENT=slamr For candidate modem in: fake FakeClass FakeName Primary device ID: 2003:8800 Support type needed or chipset: slamr The modem is supported by the Smartlink plus the slmodemd helper utility. Read the DOCs/Smartlink.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. He needs to download: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/slmodem-2.9.11-20080817.tar.gz and http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ungrab-winmodem-20080126.tar.gz Everything appears to be there: Minimal compiling resources appear complete: make utility - /usr/bin/make Compiler version 4.2 linuc_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.23-parsix-16/build after downloading and copying to linux partition extract both files with $ tar -zxvf slmodem-2.9.11-20080817.tar.gz $ cd slmodem-2.9.11-20080817/ $ make KERNEL_VER=/lib/modules/2.6.23-parsix-16/build $ make $ sudo make install $ cd .. $ tar -zxvf ungrab-winmodem-20080126.tar.gz $ cd ungrab-winmodem-20080126/ $ sudo make $ sudo make install $ sudo modprobe ungrab-winmodem $ sudo modprobe slamr $ sudo mknod /dev/slamr0 c 240 0 $ sudo slmodemd -c USA /dev/slamr0 Report back if you have questions. Regards, Antonio On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > RE: > > Parsix GNU/Linux 1.0r0 (Ramon) > Linux version 2.6.23-parsix-16 (root@memphis-mobile) (gcc version > 4.2.3 20071123 (prerelease) > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > Potentially useful modem drivers now loaded are: > snd_atiixp_modem snd_via82xx_modem snd_intel8x0m slamr snd_hda_intel > > > For candidate card in slot 03:00.0, firmware information and bootup > diagnostics are: > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > 03:00.0 2003:8800 1801:2800 Modem: Smart Link Ltd. Unknown device 8800 > ====== > slamr is the appropriate driver, presuming ungrab-winmodem is also loaded. > > You first have to manually: > # mknod /dev/slamr0 c 240 0 > (Antonio, please check, I'm not under Linux now) > Then the modem should be activated by: > > # slmodemd -c USA /dev/slamr0 > Read the Smartlink.txt which I presume you have. > > MarvS > > > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:56 AM, H T <engineer.ht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi. >> My Modem is >> DataSheen 562is DataFax Modem >> >