how to install internal modem motorola sm56?

alexandrebini · 10-21-2005, 08:00 AM

hi people,

it's my first post in the forum and i'm telling you from Brazil

my question is: How to install the internal modem Motorola SM56 in the slackware 10.2?

*at motorola's site, have a driver for Mandriva kernel 2.6....

Thank's

imitheos · 10-21-2005, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by alexandrebini
hi people,

it's my first post in the forum and i'm telling you from Brazil

my question is: How to install the internal modem Motorola SM56 in the slackware 10.2?

*at motorola's site, have a driver for Mandriva kernel 2.6....

Thank's

Which kernel do you use ?

If you use a 2.6 kernel then download the Mandrake 10 driver for 2.6.3 and then you will have a sm56-06.blahblah.rpm
Do the following:
1)

Code:

 rpm2tgz sm56-06.blah.rpm

Now you will have a sm56-blah.tgz
2)

Code:

 installpkg sm56-blah.tgz

then you will have the driver in /usr/tmp. Try installing it by running

Code:

insmod sm56.ko

I don't believe it will work but maybe you are lucky.

If you use a 2.4 kernel then you just download the other driver and do the same steps.

alexandrebini · 10-22-2005, 06:59 PM

imitheos...how you sad, it don't work...

show this message

insmod error inserting 'sm56.ko': -1 invalid module format

what is this??

thank you

shepper · 10-22-2005, 10:47 PM

The scanmodem utility on this page will advise you as to what modem driver. In slackware it is easiest to compile from source. I wonder if it is a smartlink modem?

Linmodems

If it is your are in luck, there is a good linux driver at the smartlink website.

alexandrebini · 10-23-2005, 11:27 AM

shepper, i've run this program and the result is on this archive.

look this please

http://www.desigual.com.br/2006/modem.zip

shepper · 10-23-2005, 11:48 AM

Unfortunately the scanmodem program indicates this is not a well supported modem in slackware with the 2.6 kernel series.

You have a couple of options:
1) Try the above rmp@tgz conversions and pray.
2) Use the stock 2.4 kernel and use this driver
3) Use an older distro as described on the above page.
4) Get a differrent modem. I have had good luck with modem based on the lucent/agere LTmodem chipset. I have found them new on the internet for around $9.00 US + shipping.