>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David G Stevenson >Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 5:41 PM >To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com >Subject: Re: [newbie] SM56 Motorola - modem problem > > >Mohammed Badran wrote: >> Hi all >> >> I have a SM56 Motorola modem and I can't make it work at >Mandrake 10.1 >> official, >> >> I have downloaded the driver of mandrake 10 from >> http://www.motorola.com/softmodem/driver.htm >> >> And done the following commands >> >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# insmod sm56 >> >> insmod: can't read 'sm56': No such file or directory >> >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# modprobe sm56 >> >> FATAL: Error inserting sm56 >> (/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/kernel/drivers/char/sm56.ko): >> Invalid module format >> >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] dev]# ls -l sm56 >> >> crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 24, 0 Feb 8 16:26 sm56 >> >> >> >> but i can't find '/dev/sm56' in devices list at KPPP also >when trying >> to use '/dev/ttys3' it tells me that modem is busy >> >> >> >> thanks all >> > > >The module should be noted in /etc/modules.conf, have a look >and see if >the entry: > >options sm56 country=44 > >exists, you need to change 44 to whatever your country code is. > >Does 'lsmod' (as root) show it has loaded? If not, try: > >% depmod -a >% modprobe sm56 > > From the docs, I see the device should be loaded as /dev/modem which >should be linked to /dev/sm56. So in kppp use /dev/modem. > > >depmod -a > >-- >Thanks, > >David > > >
hello This is what written in modules.conf file alias net-pf-4 ipx alias autofs autofs4 alias /dev/ppp ppp_generic alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async alias tty-ldisc-14 ppp_synctty alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate alias char-major-24 sm56 options sm56 country=1 profile=0 the sm56 doesn't appear when doing 'lsmod' and when i do 'modprobe sm56' this message is showen 'FATAL: Error inserting sm56 (/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/kernel/drivers/char/sm56.ko): Invalid module format' also when doing 'modinfo' this message appear [EMAIL PROTECTED] etc]# modinfo sm56 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/kernel/drivers/char/sm56.ko vermagic: 2.6.3-7mdk 586 depends: author: S. Harris, K. Shao, A. Rosario, D. Gutson description: Motorola SM56 SoftModem Serial Driver license: Proprietary when i use KPPP with the device '/dev/modem' this dialog box apear 'kppp can not find: /dev/modem Please make sure you have setup your modem device properly and/or adjust the location of the modem device on the modem tab of the setup dialog.' i 'm new in linux so please don't bother my long message thanks
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