fts, While awaiting a response from Jonathan, here is a way to recover the old functionality. Under Ubuntu 12.04, the last kernel_image that worked under 11.10 can be installed. Also install the correponding linux-headers packages, so that you can compile. Compile and use the dgcmodem package under the old kernel, until Jonathan has a fix. There is a more general issue of upgrading. It is best to have /home/ in its own partition. Then when you do an upgrade, choose the non-automatic mode and retain your old /home/ folder with all your settings retained. MarvS On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 7:57 PM, fts lnx <fitonm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Marvin,, > > Long time no problems, until I upgraded to ubuntu from 11.10 to 12.04. > I 1st tried the upgrade using Update Mgr. After spending many hours > doing the upgrade, I gave up. I was then told to use the down load of > 12.04 and then install by USB. I was mostly successful with the upgrade > until I found out it did not save any of my previous setting, printer, > pictures, mail and you guess it the modem connections. I had purposely > done a backup prior to upgrade, but it would not work with 12.04. I > wanted to use the stability of LTS, but now I wish I had stayed with > 11;10. An yway, I have been trying to re-establish the modem connection > info you instructed me with. After I down loaded and install the > headers and dgcmodem packs I still can not getting into the wvdialconf > /etc/wvdial.conf. (I get Comand not found). I have tried all the > available dgcmodem like server,ubuntu,generic to no avail. The only one > I had not tried is the Tar version. Since it has been a long time since > I installed the modem, I also use latest updates (substiting series 25 > for orgiinal 19) for headers and the Dgcmodem data. If you could again > help me fix this, I would surely appreciate your answers. I tried to use > the Ubuntu Community Form, but had'nt gotten anywhere so far. Thanks > you Marv. > > fitonm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > On Sun, Oct 2, 2011, at 12:25 AM, Marvin Stodolsky wrote: >> RE: USB modem driver (CDC ACM) >> This is the open source USB modem driver included in any Linux release. >> Install the Ubuntu wvdial package, if not already installed, which >> includes the wvdialconf testing utility. >> Some dependent packages may be necessary too. After download, all can >> be coinstalled with: >> $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb >> >> $ sudo wvdialconf >> should report detection of your modem, outputting /etc/wvdial.conf >> >> With >> $ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf >> Remove the symbols ; < > >> and on the affected lines edit in your personal info. >> >> Thereafter you should be able to dialout with >> $ sudo wvdial >> >> Get http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/#scanModem >> unpack and run as: >> $ ./scanModem >> some useful diagnostics and usage info will be returned. >> >> Please send me the ModemData.txt >> >> MarvS >> >> On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 7:30 PM, fts lnx <fitonm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > Hello Marvin, >> > >> > I got your contact, from a previous person who you help set up his USB >> > modem. He spoke very highly of your skills/talent with Linux. I am >> > using Ubuntu vers. 11.04 and trying to install the us robotics usb modem >> > #5637 on my Asus netbook. After reading the following nanufactures >> > info.: >> > >> > (Linux Kernel 2.4.20 and Higher) >> > You need a USB modem driver (CDC ACM) compiled into a Linux kernel >> > 2.4.20 or higher or as a loadable module for your kernel. Installation >> > of the modem under these kernels is fully automatic provided your >> > kernel has the Plug and Play module enabled (default). You do not need >> > to install any drivers off the USRobotics installation CD-ROM. >> > >> > I am not that well versed in Linux, but slowly getting there. How does >> > one go about to compile the cdc acm into the existing kernal(mine is >> > 2.6.38)? >> > Do I assume that it is already compiled in my version of Ubuntu? If so, >> > what are the command(s) one would use to install all on my system? I am >> > thanking you for your reply and help with this apps. installation. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > 0 >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service >> > >> > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail... >
