A code fix is necessary: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod/+/3a721bbcf02217e11b214a479f15529669d05339%5E!/ with one instance therein: -int kmod_module_insert_module(struct kmod_module *mod, unsigned int flags); +int kmod_module_insert_module(struct kmod_module *mod, unsigned int flags, const char *options); Over the weekend I'll try to work it through Google search with kmod_module_insert_module() for more info MarvS On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 11:17 AM, Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Carl, > > Compile was successfull you mention with newer source, but you have no > way of using the modem? You could use wvdial or kppp or maybe even > NetworkManager to access the modem and try to use it to connect. `` I > have no idea if > it actually made the modem usable, as I don't yet have a fax program or dialer > that works with Linux.'' For a fax, you may look for hylafax, or > other fax software available. For the off the hook problems I cannot > recall issues, but Marv may remember instances or search the archives > for how this matter was taken care of. Also slamr.ko would be for a > true smartlink modem or a motorola one that is supported via smartlink > driver. I believe it would be a good idea if you can send us > ModemData.txt to confirm that it(modem) needs/requires smarlink modem > driver and not slmodemd+alsa which does not require slamr.ko? > > Best Regards, > > > Antonio > > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 1:51 AM, Carl D. Goldin <cdgoldin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I have a (Windoze 7 and Linux Mint 17.1) dual-boot system with a Smartlink v92 >> modem. >> >> When I installed and/or upgraded to Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17.0, Mint 17.1 and Mint >> 17.2, booting into Linux resulted in my modem being taken "off-hook" (and thus >> tying up the telephone line until I shut down Linux or unplugged the line). This >> didn't occur with Ubuntu 12.04, so it appears to be something introduced in >> 14.04, which is the current Mint base. >> >> I have also verified that it occurs when "live booting" from the installation >> CD, and thus is not the result of something amiss in my installation. I have >> also verified that this does NOT occur with a Motorola SM56 modem, or a >> (generic) PCI-SoftV92 modem. >> >> The "solution" (to the "off-hook" problem) was finally discovered to be >> installing the driver according to the procedure found at >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/Smartlink. I have no idea if >> it actually made the modem usable, as I don't yet have a fax program or dialer >> that works with Linux. >> >> However, this "solution" only worked with Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17.0 and Mint 17.1, >> but NOT Mint 17.2! (Actually, the "off-hook" problem didn't return when I >> upgraded from 17.1 to 17.2, until I subsequently updated the kernel from >> 3.13.0-37 to 3.16.0-38). For some reason that I don't understand, following the >> identical procedure for installing the driver resulted in a multitude of errors! >> >> Here is what I tried (with Mint 17.2), and the unhappy results: >> >> -sudo apt-get install sl-modem-source sl-modem-daemon >> -sudo module-assistant auto-install sl-modem >> >> This step FAILED with “module-assistant not found”, so I did >> >> -sudo apt-get install module-assistant >> -sudo module-assistant auto-install sl-modem >> >> This FAILED with a meaningless message saying the compilation (?) had failed, >> nothing more. >> >> So I followed the "Fiesty 7.04" procedure specified in the article: >> >> -mkdir slmodemtmp >> -cd slmodemtmp/ >> -wget >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/martlink/slmodem-2.9.11-20070505.tar.gz >> -tar -xvf slmodem-2.9.11-20070505.tar.gz >> -sudo cp slmodem-2.9.11-20070505/* /usr/src/modules/sl-modem/ -r # Now the >> sources are updated >> >> BUT this resulted in ERROR: “/usr/src/modules/sl-modem/ NOT A DIRECTORY"! so I >> did: >> >> -sudo mkdir /usr/src/modules >> -sudo mkdir /usr/src/modules/sl-modem >> -sudo cp slmodem-2.9.11-20070505/* /usr/src/modules/sl-modem/ -r # Now the >> sources are updated >> -sudo touch /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`/include/linux/config.h # >> Compile-fix >> >> And then I continued with: >> >> -sudo module-assistant auto-install sl-modem >> >> Which STILL FAILED with the same meaningless message saying the compilation had >> failed, nothing more. >> >> So I followed the alternate "Fiesty 7.04" procedure specified in the article: >> >> -check http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ for a newer source >> package and use that one instead. >> >> There were about ten more recent packages. I selected the latest one: >> >> -wget >> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/slmodem-2.9.11-20110321.tar.gz >> -tar -xvf slmodem-2.9.11-20110321.tar.gz >> -sudo mkdir /usr/src/modules >> -sudo mkdir /usr/src/modules/sl-modem >> -sudo cp slmodem-2.9.11-20110321/* /usr/src/modules/sl-modem/ -r # Now the >> sources are updated >> -sudo touch /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`/include/linux/config.h # >> Compile-fix* >> -sudo module-assistant auto-install sl-modem >> >> This time the "compile" appeared to complete successfully! So I continued: >> >> -sudo depmod -a (this updates the list of available modules) >> -sudo gedit /etc/default/sl-modem-daemon >> Insuring that SLMODEMD_COUNTRY=USA >> -sudo modprobe slamr >> >> This resulted in: >> ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:809 kmod_module_insert_module() could not >> find >> module by name='slamr' >> modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'slamr': Function not implemented >> >> At this stage I am stuck. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Meanwhile I've >> gone back to 17.1 >>
