The slamr driver does in fact support FAX, but the driver can only be used in 32 bit mode. There is no case I know of an ALSA driver supporting a 1057:3052 chipset modem. MarvS scanModem On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 5:36 AM, Jacques Goldberg <goldberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yuly, > > > May I suggest that you study > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg02594.html ? > > > The person named Sasha there is the author of the various versions of > slamr/slmodem. > > > The document is old so if you try to reproduce what Owen did you should of > course not use the now obsolete softwares which he used but the versions > matching your kernel. > > Perhaps the most significant contribution made to Linmodems by Sasha is the > Smartlink and compatible chipset driver using ALSA which frees the > application from copyrighted software. > > But Âit may happen that the open ALSA driver does not (yet?) work with some > chipset. > > > IF YOU SUCCEED PLEASE LET US KNOW. > > > Important remark: your SM56, as you know, is a Winmodem. If you consider > serious FAXing, this is not the right hardware. Consider buying a hardware > controlled modem. > > > Jacques > > > On 12/28/2010 02:31 AM, Antonio Olivares wrote: > >> Yuly, >> >> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Yuly B<yuly@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Âwrote: >>> >>> Thank you very much for the quick response. >>> If i understand you correctly, I'm out of luck ? :( >> >> Read carefully what I posted. ÂYou are in uncharted territory. >> >>> Don't know whenever Âit is the relevant place to ask, Is there any >>> kind of work performed in this direction? Anything i can help with? >> >> Not that I know off, but you are trying to get it to work. ÂI don't >> know, I wish I knew more, but from past experience. ÂThe driver is for >> 32 bit linux, and I know you can make it work there. ÂBut in 64 bit >> linux, I have no expertise or have heard success stories. ÂHope Marv, >> or Ahmed can guide you better. >> >> Regards, >> >> Antonio >>> >>> Regards >>> Yuly >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Antonio Olivares >>> <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> Âwrote: >>>> >>>> Yuly, >>>> >>>> You got the right packages, but they are known to work only on 32 bit >>>> linux, not 64 bit :(, I don't know how to advise? ÂI will attach >>>> relevant output of scanModem, >>>> >>>> Predictive Âdiagnostics for card in bus 09:01.0: >>>> Â Â Â ÂModem chipset Âdetected on >>>> NAME="Modem: Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem " >>>> CLASS=0703 >>>> PCIDEV=1057:3052 >>>> SUBSYS=1057:3020 >>>> IRQ=16 >>>> IDENT=slamr >>>> >>>> ÂFor candidate modem in: Â09:01.0 >>>> Â 0703 Modem: Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem >>>> Â Â ÂPrimary device ID: Â1057:3052 >>>> ÂSupport type needed or chipset: Â Â Â Âslamr >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Â1057:3052 has a Motorola chipset, poorly supported by Motorola itself >>>> ÂHowever Zello discovered that drivers written to support Smartlink >>>> modems do support the 1057:3052 chipset!! >>>> ÂIt sufficed to add 1057:3052 to the list of modem cards recognized by >>>> the Smartlink slamr driver. >>>> ÂThere is a ungrab-winmodem driver used in conjunction with slamr, >>>> which must have 1057:3052 >>>> Âsimilarly added. See messages from Zello: >>>> >>>> Âhttp://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg00846.html >>>> >>>> Âhttp://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg00848.html >>>> Âand Alvaro Aguirre about the ungrab-winmodem fix: >>>> >>>> Âhttp://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg00990.html >>>> ÂFor general guidance on ungrab-winmodem + slamr usage, read the >>>> DOCs/Smartlink.txt >>>> >>>> >>>> There is a package sl-modem-source providing a source code the modem >>>> driver Â, >>>> If can be searched for at http://pacakge.ubuntu.com. ÂAfter >>>> downloading install under Linux with: >>>> Â$ sudo dpkg -i sl*.deb >>>> If DKMS support installed, driver updates with kernel updates will be >>>> automatically done. >>>> >>>> The modem is supported by the Smartlink >>>> plus the slmodemd helper utility. ÂRead the >>>> DOCs/Smartlink.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through >>>> guidance. >>>> >>>> >>>> For 2.6.34 compiling drivers is necessary. As of October 2007 the >>>> current packages at >>>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ Âare the >>>> ungrab-winmodem-20070505.tar.gz and slmodem-2.9.11-20080126.tar.gz >>>> >>>> Writing DOCs/Smartlink.txt >>>> ============ end Smartlink section ===================== >>>> >>>> >>>> Does not mention that slamr.ko is only good for 32 bit and not 64 bit >>>> linux. ÂIt is different from the slusb.ko for 64 bit here: >>>> >>>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/slusb64bit.txt >>>> >>>> You are in unchartered territory, and I would like to advice you, I >>>> don't know how. ÂI have experience with martian_modem for some Agere >>>> Lucent Winmodems,and with smartlink modems but only in 32 bit :( >>>> >>>> You have successfully done the following: ? >>>> >>>> $ su - >>>> passwd: >>>> # modprobe slamr >>>> # modprobe ungrab-winmodem >>>> >>>> provided you also compiled ungrab-winmodem? Âand then >>>> # slmodemd -c CANADA /dev/slamr0 >>>> >>>> >>>> Hope to get more information as this is unheard of for smartlink modems. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Antonio >>>> >>>> CC'ing also original maintainer of slmodem code? ÂSasha K. >>>> Maybe there is some new information that will make the modem work in 64 >>>> bit? >>>> >>>> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Yuly B<yuly@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Âwrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> Attached is ModemData.txt. >>>>> Basically, I'm trying to setup SM56 modem on 64b system. >>>>> Tried all packages at >>>>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ >>>>> All but last ,slmodem-2.9.11-20100718.tar.gz Â, failed to compile. >>>>> The slmodem-2.9.11-20100718.tar.gz Âcompile is good but does not >>>>> compile slamr module as it is not 64b compatible. >>>>> Can anyone please advice? >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Yuly >>>>> > >
