Kip, The sl-modem-daemon package is installed on your System, which tries to do automatically do the modem setup, you are manually trying with: $ sudo slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6 So try skipping this. Just after bootup try modem detection with; $ sudo wvdialconf If there is a failure: $ sudo /etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon stop and then manually do the: $ sudo slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6 MarvS scanModem maintainer On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Kip Warner <kip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 2010-05-12 at 19:00 -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: >> Kip, >> >> You would need to download SLMODEMD from >> >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/SLMODEMD_gcc4.4_alsa1.0.21.tar.gz >> >> as the one that comes with Ubuntu *might not work* as you saw here: >> >> `` >> $ sudo slmodemd -c CANADA --alsa hw:0,6 >> error: alsa setup: cannot open playback device 'hw:0,6': Device or >> resource busy >> error: cannot setup device `hw:0,6' >> '' > > Hey Antonio. Thanks for your help. I am a little wary of installing > software outside the package manager's control of the FHS. Does the > project have an apt repository? > >> $ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf >> >> and then edit the file ($ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf ) >> remove the ";" and add your username, phone number and ISP phone >> number and a line "Carrier Check = no", save the file then try to >> connect to your ISP >> $ sudo wvdial > > Ok. The only issue there is that I don't have an ISP for dialup, only > broadband. I'd just want to use it for sending faxes, if possible? > Nevertheless, it's nice to know that userland can actually have a > conversation with it now rather than just sitting there on the > motherboard collecting dust. > > -- > Kip Warner -- Software Engineer > OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred > http://www.thevertigo.com >
