RE: I will be surprised if /dev/ttySL0 sticks around after reboot. True, as expected. With almost all current drivers, the corresponding ports/devices are dynamically created upon driver loading. The whole /dev/ folder is by beneficial design in RAM space and doesnot survive shutdown. Rather /dev/ is created during bootup, and devices within it only upon the demand. This strategy was devised to obviate the need for a hugh /dev/ space, mostly containing unneeded devices. In the past there was a line in the /etc/modprobe.d/sl-modem.conf which co-served in: ungrab-winmodem.ko loading slamr.ko loading dynamic creation of /dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N the true modem port It is new Ubuntu policy, that such "helper'' lines should no longer be used. Ahmed <aelmahmoudy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> is consequently in process of a driver update addressing this problem. But in the meantime, the required device nodes can always be created manually, or by running in a sl-modem-source code folder $ sudo ./setup Concerning the drivers complementary to the slmodemd utility, the are success reports with slamr under Jaunty kernels. There are problems with the modem code included with the ALSA driver snd-hda-intel audio driver, affecting Si3054 modem chips on HDA card. But that code is managed by the ALSA team. MarvS scanModem maintainer MarvS On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Roland Hughes<roland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If they have the later version of the driver, I will be surprised if > /dev/ttySL0 sticks around after reboot. > > > On Wednesday 19 August 2009 07:07:49 am Antonio Olivares wrote: >> Mehran, >> >> Do you know who is responsible for that package? >> If you do, please report that issue with them so they can help fix it. >> >> There is one workaround that I know that helps with this situation. >> Start|Stop the modem and restart the connection. For some reason or >> another, that is the case. >> >> Regards, >> >> Antonio >> >> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 6:51 AM, Mehran R.<mehionline@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > Antonio, >> > >> > I downloaded the smartlink driver from packegs.ubuntu.com and istall it >> > now, i can connect to internet but after few minutes modem disconnects. >> > >> > Regards, >> > Mehran >> > >> > On 8/19/09, Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Mehran, >> >> >> >> There is a precompiled slamr for your kernel above at >> >> >> >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/Ubuntu/slamr-2.6.28-1 >> >>1-generic.tar.gz >> >> >> >> Download it and extract it. Run >> >> $ sudo ./setup >> >> >> >> and it should setup everything for you provided you followed Marv's >> >> advice with wvdial to check that the modem responds. For newer >> >> kernels, the package does need to be compiled though. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Antonio >> >> >> >> On 8/18/09, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Mehran, >> >>> >> >>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink >> >>> >> >>> With CPU=i686, Linux version 2.6.28-11-generic >> >>> >> >>> The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttySL0 >> >>> The slmodemd set symbolic link is /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/0 >> >>> indicates proper slamr + ungrab-winmodem drivers are already installed >> >>> for >> >>> >> >>> Modem: Smart Link Ltd. SmartPCI2800 V.92 PCI Soft DFT " >> >>> CLASS=0703 >> >>> PCIDEV=2000:2800 >> >>> SUBSYS=1801:2800 >> >>> IRQ=16 >> >>> IDENT=slamr >> >>> >> >>> If your wvdial support is not completed, from the bottom of >> >>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ get the >> >>> wvdial_jaunty_i386.zip package. Unpack with: >> >>> $ unzip wv*.zip >> >>> Within the new folder,run >> >>> $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb >> >>> >> >>> Afterward the modem should be detected by: >> >>> $ sudo wvdialconf >> >>> >> >>> MarvS >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> For candidate modem in: 01:08.0 >> >>> 0703 Modem: Smart Link Ltd. SmartPCI2800 V.92 PCI Soft DFT >> >>> Primary device ID: 2000:2800 >> >>> 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. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> For 2.6.28-11-generic compiling drivers is necessary. As of October >> >>> 2007 the current packages at >> >>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ >> >>> >> >>> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Mehran R.<mehionline@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>>> ScanModem said i have to mail this file(ModemData) >> >>>> I'll be very thankful if any one could help me >> >>>> if you want to cantact me i'll be online again on friday >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> -=-=-=-=-=- >> >>>> MehiOnline >> > >> > -- >> > -=-=-=-=-=- >> > MehiOnline > > -- > Roland Hughes, President > Logikal Solutions > (630)-205-1593 (cell) > http://www.theminimumyouneedtoknow.com > http://www.infiniteexposure.net > http://www.logikalsolutions.com >
