Hello. I tried what Antonio suggested and the results are below. I'll now read and try Marvin's advice. Printout in following Antonio's message. beepzap@ubu-desktop:~$ cd '/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303' beepzap@ubu-desktop:~/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303$ beepzap@ubu-desktop:~/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303$ make KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build make -C modem all make[1]: Entering directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/modem' rebuild profile... gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_main.o -c modem_main.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_cmdline.o -c modem_cmdline.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem.o -c modem.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_datafile.o -c modem_datafile.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_at.o -c modem_at.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_timer.o -c modem_timer.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_pack.o -c modem_pack.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_ec.o -c modem_ec.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_comp.o -c modem_comp.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_param.o -c modem_param.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_debug.o -c modem_debug.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o homolog_data.o -c homolog_data.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o dp_sinus.o -c dp_sinus.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o dp_dummy.o -c dp_dummy.c gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o sysdep_common.o -c sysdep_common.c gcc -o slmodemd modem_main.o modem_cmdline.o modem.o modem_datafile.o modem_at.o modem_timer.o modem_pack.o modem_ec.o modem_comp.o modem_param.o modem_debug.o homolog_data.o dp_sinus.o dp_dummy.o dsplibs.o sysdep_common.o gcc -Wall -g -O -I. -DCONFIG_DEBUG_MODEM -o modem_test.o -c modem_test.c modem_test.c: In function ‘modem_test_start’: modem_test.c:110: warning: ignoring return value of ‘write’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result gcc -o modem_test modem_test.o modem_cmdline.o modem.o modem_datafile.o modem_at.o modem_timer.o modem_pack.o modem_ec.o modem_comp.o modem_param.o modem_debug.o homolog_data.o dp_sinus.o dp_dummy.o dsplibs.o sysdep_common.o make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/modem' make -C drivers KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build make[1]: Entering directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' doing kernel-ver:: cc -I/lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build/include -o kernel-ver kernel-ver.c make all KERNEL_VER=2.6.32-22-generic make[2]: Entering directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' obj-m=slamr.o slamr-objs=amrmo_init.o sysdep_amr.o amrlibs.o make modules -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build SUBDIRS=/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic' CC [M] /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers/amrmo_init.o CC [M] /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers/sysdep_amr.o LD [M] /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers/slamr.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules WARNING: could not find /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers/.amrlibs.o.cmd for /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers/amrlibs.o CC /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers/slamr.mod.o LD [M] /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers/slamr.ko make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic' finished all: make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' beepzap@ubu-desktop:~/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303$ make make -C modem all make[1]: Entering directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/modem' make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/modem' make -C drivers KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build make[1]: Entering directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' doing kernel-ver:: cc -I/lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build/include -o kernel-ver kernel-ver.c make all KERNEL_VER=2.6.32-22-generic make[2]: Entering directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' obj-m=slamr.o slamr-objs=amrmo_init.o sysdep_amr.o amrlibs.o make modules -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build SUBDIRS=/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic' Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules WARNING: could not find /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers/.amrlibs.o.cmd for /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers/amrlibs.o make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic' finished all: make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' beepzap@ubu-desktop:~/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303$ sudo make install [sudo] password for beepzap: Sorry, try again. [sudo] password for beepzap: make -C modem all make[1]: Entering directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/modem' make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/modem' make -C drivers KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build make[1]: Entering directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' doing kernel-ver:: cc -I/lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build/include -o kernel-ver kernel-ver.c make all KERNEL_VER=2.6.32-22-generic make[2]: Entering directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' obj-m=slamr.o slamr-objs=amrmo_init.o sysdep_amr.o amrlibs.o make modules -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build SUBDIRS=/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic' Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules WARNING: could not find /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers/.amrlibs.o.cmd for /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers/amrlibs.o make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic' finished all: make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' make install -C drivers KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build make[1]: Entering directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' doing kernel-ver:: cc -I/lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build/include -o kernel-ver kernel-ver.c mkdir -p /dev mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr0 c 242 0 ; mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr1 c 242 1 ; mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr2 c 242 2 ; mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr3 c 242 3 ; echo -n make install KERNEL_VER=2.6.32-22-generic make[2]: Entering directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' install -D -m 644 slamr.ko /lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/extra/slamr.ko /sbin/depmod -a make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303/drivers' install -D -m 755 modem/slmodemd /usr/sbin/slmodemd rm -f -rf /var/lib/slmodem install -d -D -m 755 /var/lib/slmodem beepzap@ubu-desktop:~/Desktop/modemfiles/slmodem-2.9.11-20100303$ cd '/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/ungrab-modemfiles-20090716' beepzap@ubu-desktop:~/Desktop/modemfiles/ungrab-modemfiles-20090716$ sudo make all make modules -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build SUBDIRS=/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/ungrab-modemfiles-20090716 make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic' CC [M] /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/ungrab-modemfiles-20090716/ungrab-modemfiles.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules CC /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/ungrab-modemfiles-20090716/ungrab-modemfiles.mod.o LD [M] /home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/ungrab-modemfiles-20090716/ungrab-modemfiles.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic' beepzap@ubu-desktop:~/Desktop/modemfiles/ungrab-modemfiles-20090716$ sudo make install make modules -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/build SUBDIRS=/home/beepzap/Desktop/modemfiles/ungrab-modemfiles-20090716 make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic' Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic' install -D -m 644 ungrab-modemfiles.ko /lib/modules/2.6.32-22-generic/extra/ungrab-modemfiles.ko /sbin/depmod -a beepzap@ubu-desktop:~/Desktop/modemfiles/ungrab-modemfiles-20090716$ sudo modprobe ungrab-modemfiles beepzap@ubu-desktop:~/Desktop/modemfiles/ungrab-modemfiles-20090716$ sudo modprobe slamr beepzap@ubu-desktop:~/Desktop/modemfiles/ungrab-modemfiles-20090716$ sudo slmodemd -c Canada /dev/slamr0 SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.11 Jun 23 2010 18:08:09 bad country name `Canada', using default by code! symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/2' created. modem `slamr0' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/2' Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination. ------------- In another terminal window: beepzap@ubu-desktop:~$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf [sudo] password for beepzap: sudo: wvdialconf: command not found