Go ahead. It should be working. -----Original Message----- From: Philippe Vouters [mailto:philippe.vouters@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 12:31 PM To: Andrew Merczynski-Hait Cc: 'Antonio Olivares'; 'Linmodems'; 'Marvin Stodolsky' Subject: Re: I am bothered by the serial driver - Can't SSH to your Ubuntu computer Let me SSH to your computer again. Philippe Vouters (Fontainebleau/France) URL: http://vouters.dyndns.org/ SIP: sip:Vouters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Le 04/07/2012 18:20, Andrew Merczynski-Hait a écrit : > FATAL: Module 537 not found. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Antonio Olivares [mailto:olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 12:10 PM > To: Andrew Merczynski-Hait > Cc: Philippe Vouters; Linmodems; Marvin Stodolsky > Subject: Re: I am bothered by the serial driver - Can't SSH to your > Ubuntu computer > > Dear Andrew, > > I would try to modify the scripts to run ungrab-winmodem first and > then add the modprobe 537 core. I had such a fix but for smarlink > modems, but on this one, I would belive that Phillipe can suggest how to make the changes. > If it would be done without a fix to the startup script, > > $ sudo modprobe -r 537 > $ sudo modprobe ungrab-winmodem > $ sudo modprobe 537 > > then attempt wvdial. I hope I am not wrong in my assumption as to how > to do this. > > Regards, > > > Antonio > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Andrew Merczynski-Hait > <andrewmh20@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I installed that, and did sudo modprobe ungrab-winmodem. Should I >> have to do other stuff before to unload the 537 driver first and then >> reload ungrab-winmodem, and then reload the 537 driver? >> >> Now when I do wvdial it says "cannot open /dev/ttyS40: Nosuch file or >> directory." >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Antonio Olivares [mailto:olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 11:51 AM >> To: Philippe Vouters >> Cc: Andrew Merczynski-Hait; Linmodems; Marvin Stodolsky >> Subject: Re: I am bothered by the serial driver - Can't SSH to your >> Ubuntu computer >> >> Dear Phillipe and/or Andrew, >> >> Have you installed ungrab-winmodem? >> >> If you need to clear the serial driver from interfering, install it >> and check again >> >> >> > http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ungrab-winmodem-20090716. >> tar.gz >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Antonio >> >> On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Philippe Vouters >> <philippe.vouters@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Andrew, >>> >>> The problem with the "serial" driver is that it is included into the >>> kernel and automicatically scans the PCI bus. It can't be >>> blacklisted unless rebuilding a kernel. This driver interferes with >>> the 537ep modem hence it likely displaying a NO DIALTONE. >>> >>> By the way did you boot the Ubuntu Rescue CD and could delete >>> /etc/init.d/537_boot ???? >>> >>> Yours truly, >>> >>> Philippe Vouters (Fontainebleau/France) >>> URL: http://vouters.dyndns.org/ >>> SIP: sip:Vouters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> Le 04/07/2012 04:41, Andrew Merczynski-Hait a écrit : >>>> I'm really sorry for all this trouble. >>>> >>>> My computer went off a few times today, did you reboot it? Right >>>> now though it's on, but even though I appear to be connected to the >>>> internet, web pages are not displaying---Therefore you probably >>>> wouldn't be able to SSH. I will have to deal with this my tomorrow... >>>> I really don't know what this problem is. I already tried rebooting. >>>> (actually I came to the computer and it was prompting for the BIOS >>>> password, making me think you rebooted.) >>>> >>>> >>>> Update: As I am typing this my system halted, and displayed a long, >>>> long error message. The first line says: BUG: Unable to handle >>>> kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000004. >>>> >>>> Later I see: Modules linked in intel537................... >>>> >>>> So the reboots were probably this error, not you. >>>> >>>> Summary: Now I have a kernel error message, causing the computer to >>>> crash repeatedly. I assume the modem is not working. You can't SSH >>>> anymore and it seems the internet isn't working. <sarcasm> Hoorah! >>>> </sarcasm>. >>>> >>>> I realize you are doing your best and appreciate your >> help/recommendations >>>> regarding the modem, and this issue, presumably caused by the modem. >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Happy American Independence day! :) >>>> >>>> ~Andrew >>>> >>>> >
