George, For Modem: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Modem Controller " CLASS=0703 PCIDEV=8086:2446 SUBSYS=1179:0001 CodecDiagnosed=SIL27 support IDENT=slmodemd SLMODEMD_DEVICE=modem:1 Driver=snd-intel8x0m An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: snd-intel8x0m provides Low Level support enabling contact with the modem hardware. Complementary High Level support is through a Smartlink utility: slmodemd Download from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.3.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack under Linux with: $ tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc4.3.tar.gz and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with command: sudo slmodemd -c CANADA modem:1 reporting dynamic creation of ports: /dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number Read DOCs/Smartlink.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. Sometimes the driver fails during long usage. You can refresh it by unloading and reloading it: $ sudo modprobe -r snd-intel8x0m $ sudo modprobe snd-intel8x0m MarvS On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Georges Deschenes <moicbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >