Re: Compaq N620c modem not working
Le jeu 15/01/2004 à 11:12, Gerard Forns a écrit :
>
> So I installed the slmodem-2.9.1 from
> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ (i couldn't find
> anywhere the 2.9.4 driver). It seems to be installed properly, because
> there is no message on the syslog
>
>
> # modprobe slamr
> # lsmod
> marmellar:~# lsmod
> Module Size Used by Tainted: P
> ppp_generic 18368 0 (autoclean)
> slhc 4416 0 (autoclean) [ppp_generic]
> slamr 248356 0
> radeon 45444 0
> drmlib 46496 0 [radeon]
> hid 9308 0 (unused)
> ext3 58340 5 (autoclean)
> jbd 37992 5 (autoclean) [ext3]
> usbmouse 1788 0 (unused)
> smbfs 33072 1
> i810_audio 24168 0
> bcm5700 97348 1
>
ok, you modprobe slamr but did you issue the modemd command ???
i don't actualy remember the exact command but i think the modemd
command (that comes with the smartlink driver) must be issued tu link
the chipset to a device such as /dev/ttySL0
hope it helps
Benoit
>
> But when, I try to set up the modem with "pon", I get the fallowing
> output on my syslog::
>
> Jan 15 11:03:39 marmellar pppd[6674]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid
> 0
> Jan 15 11:03:39 marmellar pppd[6674]: tcgetattr: No such file or
> directory(2)
> Jan 15 11:03:40 marmellar pppd[6674]: Exit.
>
> I have "googled" this error but I haven't found anything. Do you know
> what's happenning?
> Do you know any how-to or tutorial about installing modems on Linux,
> so I'm new on this Linux world and I don't know if I am configuring it
> properly.
>
> Thanks in advance and sorry for my English ;-)
>
> --Gerard Forns
--
Also we should remember that unfortunately free software
is not widely used because people prefer to have something
to plug'n'play and not something to configure'n'work.
Pier Luca.
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