Hi ,
y dont u try to use the sm56 modem on any version of linux by running the redhat 7.1 kernel ?? , ie .. install redhat 8 or 9 or whatever distro.. force install the old kernel

rpm -ivh kernel-2.4.2.i686.rpm --force

them edit ur grub to boot into the 2.4.2 kernel

(of course ext 3 filesystem wont work )

but if u still use a ext2 filesystem ur in for some luck i also suggest that redhat should give an option to stick to the present kernel during an upgrade . this can save a lot of headache !!

btw i am not any kernel guru or anything but i feel that 2.4.2 works more faster than 2.4.18... .. my system is more faster on 2.4.2 kernel .. cheers to all

How suprising?
I have been using sm56 under the following
Debian 3.0(Woody) 2.2.20
Manrake 8.1(Vitamin) 2.4.8mdk
Redhat 9.0 (Shrike or whatever) 2.4.20
And it works!

And how fast your system is depends mainly upon your hardware and I have been getting reasonable performance from all the three kernels that I use.Maybe your newer kernels were bloated with many unneccessary drivers and modules ,decrease them for a better performance.

hey rch,
could u please help me in getting my sm56 modem driver work on redhat 9(shrike).
i have tried the driver from sm56.tk ,also installed it but still it does not works
pl. help