On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 07:29 -0400, Marvin Stodolsky wrote:
> The sl-modem-source package become dkms competent with the Jaunty release,
> rather than with the Intrepid kernels you are still working with.
>
> MarvS
>
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:03 AM, Jacques Goldberg
> <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Dear Dr Jones,
> >
> >
> > Your diagnostic is correct and implies the solution.
> >
> > You are right that your hope of automatic modem update by dkms would be
> > enough is a mere dream.
> >
> > The Ubuntu distributors do not know what you did yourself the first time, so
> > how can they know what to do for you this time.
> >
> >
> > Thus: you have to uninstall the previous version of the driver and repeat
> > the whole installation.
> >
> > We strongly recommend to do so following the output of a new scanModem run
> > executed under the new release.
> >
> >
> > Jacques
> >
> >
> >> I have just updated my Ubuntu 8.10 to kernel release 2.6.27-17 and I
> >> thought (obviously wrongly) that dkms would automate the modem update on
> >> reboot. It hasn't. Everything was working fine before but wvdial now
> >> can't find/open /dev/ttySl0. What have I done wrong this time?
> >> Thanks
> >> Trevor
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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-------------------------- System information ----------------------------
Ubuntu 8.10
Linux version 2.6.27-14-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu12) ) #1 SMP Wed Apr 15 18:59:16 UTC 2009
scanModem update of: 2006_October_3
The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySL0
idVendor 0x1d6b Linux Foundation
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idProduct 0x7904
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idVendor 0x16d8 CMOTECH Co., Ltd.
idProduct 0x6280 CMOTECH CDMA Technologies USB modem
idVendor 0x1d6b Linux Foundation
idVendor 0x1d6b Linux Foundation
idVendor 0x0c45 Microdia
idProduct 0x1060 iFlash SM-Direct Card Reader
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