WINMODEM: Please read - Please Help!
In all my days of using Linux (about 3 weeks...:D ) I have been trying from the very beginning to get this dang Winmodem of mine to work.
I have done quite a bit of research on it and it IS compatible with Linux. It is the Actiontec PM560LKI PCI 56k Internal Winmodem with Lucent Venus Chips. I am a newbie. I cannot get it to work. By what I can tell from other help, I am suppose to download either a tarball or source pkg to get the drivers. I DO NOT KNOW WHICH ONE TO GET! Everyone has been telling me: "Go to linmodems.org and download it from there." I dont know what I am looking for. I really need some help with this one. I'm completely lost as far as what I need to do. I am in desparate need to get this modem working. It's all I lack before I can be done with Win98. I am running Slackware 9.1. Thank you and please help me! PLEASE! |
A cheap serial port external modem will save you headaches and give much better connection and won't fill your log file with error messages.
I don't know what part of your computer that is giving you problems. Here are some ways to find out what you have. To find your modem, open an x terminal and su - to the root account: Code:
[fancy@tinwhistle fancy]$ su - Code:
Bus 2, device 2, function 0: # Find CPU specifications cat /proc/cpuinfo # Find running kernel version uname -r # What compiler version do I have installed gcc -v gcc --version # What is the running kernel and compiler installed cat /proc/version # What pci cards are installed and what irq/port is used cat /proc/pci Linux driver for Winmodems with Lucent Apollo (ISA) and Mars (PCI) chipsets Lucent AMR modem listed as an Intel AC'97 - Smart Link Modems # Compiling/installing kernel modules You will need to have installed: 1. The developmental packages (compiler) 2. The kernel source code that matches your running kernel 3. The module source or install code Check out your system and look under the hood and see if you installed the stuff you need to do the job. Open an x terminal and type in this sequence of commands to see what kernel we are running and see if you have the kernel source installed: Code:
[fancy@tinwhistle fancy]$ su - Code:
[root@tinwhistle root]# cd /usr/src If you don't see something similiar to this (but in color), you will need to install the kernel source. NOTE: I noticed that Red Hat didn't make the symbolic link /usr/src/linux that all of the INSTALL files that I have read mentioned that I need, so I may as well make one now to save editing the files in the source code to install.So, I'll make it just now: Code:
[root@tinwhistle src]# ln -s linux-2.4.18-3 linux Next, did I install the compiler? Code:
[root@tinwhistle src]# gcc -v If you don't have those two things installed, you have to install them first off your install CD. If they are installed, download the source and happy comiling. :tisk: Make sure you carefully read the README and INSTALL files after extracting and before compiling/installing. :study: |
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