OK now - problem solved. The link given in your initial reply was to "ubuntu.packages.com" which resolves to "packages.com", a web site that is filled with links to business sites. The correct address is "packages.ubuntu.com", which works for me. The computer gods are now smiling on me. I will download and install the files. Thanks... Tom. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Tom Cada <thomas.cada@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Interesting. > > I had used the search box on the web page looking for sl-modem, > sl-modem-daemon, ubuntu sl-modem, and many other combinations. All > returned pages with various links to other web sites (cars, modem > sales, ebay) but no reference to the sl-modem packages. I even changed > my DNS to Google's (8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4) in case of a redirection but it > was no good. I tried using Firefox instead of Chrome... Nada! > > Am I cursed by the computer gods or what? > > I will use your link to the packages page to download and install the programs. > > Its really strange that my results are so different than yours. > > Any suggestions? Tom. > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Marvin Stodolsky > <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Tom, >> >> Practice using the search tools at packages.ubuntu.com, Âas likely you >> will want to use them again. >> Searching with sl-modem returned: >> http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=sl-modem&searchon=names&suite=lucid§ion=all >> After download they can be co-installed with: >> $ sudo dpkg -i sl-modem*.deb >> >> MarvS >> >> On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Tom Cada <thomas.cada@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:18 PM, Marvin Stodolsky >>> <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> Re: SGS Thomson Microelectronics 56k SoftModem" >>>> bus=004 >>>> USBmodemID=0483:7554 >>>> IDENT=slusb >>>> Driver=slusb >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> Â ÂInstall the packages sl-modem-source and sl-modem-daemon from >>>> ubuntu.packages.com >>>> More details tomorrow. >>>> Is this your only modem? >>>> >>>> MarvS >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Tom Cada <thomas.cada@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> Attached is ModemData.txt. >>>>> >>>>> Any help is most welcome. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks... Tom Cada >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> Thanks for the quick reply. >>> >>> Yes, this is my only modem. I wish to use it to be able to fax from my >>> notebook on occasion. >>> >>> I went to ubuntu.packages.com and was directed to the packages.com web >>> site which had lots of references to packaging supplies and packaging >>> machines but nothing about the files in question. >>> >>> Thanks... Tom. >>> >> >
