Help with HSP56MR modem

Hi. My big problem is that I can't configure my winmodem under Linux.
My system is a Gericom laptop. This laptop is a Pentium 4 on a SIS 645DX motherboard based. This motherboad includes a winmodem HSP56MR. I've tryed to use PCTel drivers (version 0.9.7-9), but drivers doesn´t compile because I have installed Fedora Core 3 distro (kernel 2.6.9) and PCTel drivers only works on 2.4.x kernel versions. I decided use PCTel drivers because is the driver used by Windows XP on this device.
Reading a lots of posts in this and others linux forums, I downloaded smartlink drivers (version 2.9.10) which people says that it works on 2.6.x kernel versions. I compiled this drivers with no errors: "make" and "make install" is right. The problem becomes when I execute "modprobe slamr" command (always as root, of course). This command don't return shell prompt. I have to open other terminal window and when I type "dmesg" I see some lines similar to that:

"Smartlink driver....taints kernel
Found Modem at AMR0"
...and other similar lines.

If I try to execute "slmodemd" command as root, I get this error similar to:

"Can't setup amr0 device"

Of course, modem doesn't work.

I need configure modem to navigate on my laptop. I can't use external modems because my laptop hasn't serial ports at all.


Thank you. I'm waiting for your help

Originally posted by langostino Hi. My big problem is that I can't configure my winmodem under Linux. "Can't setup amr0 device" Of course, modem doesn't work. Thank you. I'm waiting for your help

Have you already checked out this thread?:
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2492

It says, you might have to make a softlink for the device (/dev/modem).

Is this the driver you were mentioning?:
http://www.smlink.com/main/item.php?...=84&main_id=32

loony

Thanks. But the main problem is that modem is not well detected.

I did this steps:

1) Open a terminal window.
2) Loging as root: "su -"
3) Type "lspci" shows this line:
00:02.6 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Modem Controller (rev a0)
4) Type: "modprobe slamr"
5) At this moment. terminal is hang. For that, I open a new terminal window.
6) Login as root: "su -"
7) Type "dmesg". It shows somes lines similar to that:
slamr: module license 'Smart Link Ltd.' taints kernel.
slamr: SmartLink AMRMO modem (this is the last line in dmesg)
8) Type "slmodemd --country=SPAIN". This command shows this error message:

error: mdm setup: cannot stat '/dev/slamr0': No such file or directory
error: cannot setup device '/dev/slamr0'

Any ideas? Thanks.

Originally posted by langostino Thanks. But the main problem is that modem is not well detected. Any ideas? Thanks.

Hm, okay, please use the scanmodem utility which you can get here:
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/#scanmodem

Identify the chipset and post results here.

loony

The same problem with win-modems ! I failed in installing my modem, I can't detect it
If you resolve this problem, please post a replay in the buttom of this thread, me too, I will try again.
Thank you in advance.