i'm new to linux, so any detailed help would be appreciated.

i downloaded the scanmodem utility and ran it. it told me i needed the following rpm:

ltmodem-kv-2.4.20_8-8.26a9-1.i686.rpm

so my kernel is 2.4.20-8

great, i went and downloaded the rpm. what do i do now?

i tried doing a search and the closest thread i could find was for a similar problem, but with mandrake. that thread said to get the "kernel source" from the installation CD. am i to do the same thing here? and if so, what is the kernel source and what package do i install to get it?

then i have no idea what to do after that. i understand there is no self install package and that i will have to compile the driver myself, but how? i appreciate any responses. thanks in advance.

i have same problaim like u i want to install new modem how can
i dont know anything about linax

mustafa

ok, i've figured out howto install the kernel source from the linux cd. so i believe i know need to compile it somehow? can anyone help walk me through it?

I'm not gonna walk you through it because there are many many tutorials on the web, just do a google search on how to reconfigure a linux kernel and all sorts of stuff should pop up.

i'm new to linux and even though there are tutorials i don't understand them. i've been to these places:

http://www.linmodems.org/
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~mert1313/ltmodem.html
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/answers/34
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/


all of them make assumptions that the user has a working knowledge of Linux and it's commands. i do not have that working knowledge. i am completely new to linux.

i could sit here and look at that crap for hours and maybe come up with something, but it's like hitting my head against a brick wall. all i asked for was a little help. if you don't feel like helping me that's fine. but why waste your time and this sites bandwidth by posting a useless, vague reply to my question?

I am also very new to red hat and i am i having the same problem with the modem. I have downloaded the scanmodem and all it says is i have an LT winmodem and "there is no driver info for this device". I have have posted a message similiar to the initital one before and also received the same links. It is frustrating because it is hard to learn from this stuff, but I understand that there really isn't much else u can do to help. Basically i still need help, but i want to thank everyone for their previous help and their help in this thread. The links are somewhat informal but hard to understand. Please help me. I have a LT winmodem it says. MUCh thanks.

If you have installed the rpm properly,have a look in /lib/modules/RH version/ltmodem/and you should find the drivers:ie lt_modem.o and lt_serial.o.

su in a terminal and run insmod -f lt_modem.o and then insmod -f lt_serial.o.It's possible you will get some warnings when you do this.
Run lsmod to see if the modules have been loaded.

You will then have to set up KPPP,wvdial or the RH internet set up tool to make your connection.There are any number of previous posts on this subject,and you could also have a look at http://www.pcworld.co.nz >previous articles >Aurthors >Geoff Palmer >Linux step by step,Part 2 which might be usefull.

Lachlan

Lachlan thank you for your reply. I've seen lt_modem.o and lt_serial.o and i had no idea what to do with them after they were created.

will this install the mods every time i start up or will i have run insmod every time i want to connect to the internet?

again, thank you for your reply. it was most helpful. i'll go log onto redhat and see what it does for me.

If the driver you downloaded is a .rpm file, you can install it automatically with the Red Hat Package Manager. First, you have to set the location from where RHPM gets the rpm files. There should be a small program that allows you to do this ( there is in one in the Mandrake Control Center, and it uses the RHPM, so it should be similar in Red Hat). Point it to the location of the driver you downloaded. Then, when you go to add packages, you should see it in the list.

To load them at boot you have to add them to /etc/modules or /etc/modules.conf.Mandrake uses /etc/modules,not sure about RH.
Before you make any changes you should create a boot floppy,and change /etc/inittab from runlevel 5(GUI) to runlevel 3(text),that way if you screw up it's easy to go back to your previous settings.

Lachlan