Trevor, 2006_October_3 is ancient!! Browse http://linmodems.technion.ac.il and download scanModem.gz . Within a Linux partition gunzip scanModem.gz To make it executable: chmod +x scanModem Run diagnositics with: ./scanModem Only the ouput ModemData.txt should be sent to Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx MarvS On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Dr Jack Trevor Jones <trevor.lorna.jones@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >
