Installing NetoDragon 56K modem (and other smartlink chipset modems) | The Egyptian GNU/Linux User Group

Submitted by linux_addict on Sat, 14/08/2004 - 22:31.

NetoDragon softmodems "56k voice modem" seems to be taking over the market from Motorola's SM56. Here is the installation guide:

Go to http://www.smlink.com
Download the latest Linux driver
Assuming that you have downloaded the file to your Windows partiton do the following:
```
cp /path/to/driver/tarball /wherever/you/want
cd /wherever/you/wanted
tar -zxvf slmodem-2.9.X.tar.gz
cd slmodem-2.9.X
make
su
make install
modprobe slamr
slmodemd -c=YOUR COUNTRY'S NAME &
```
For the 2.6 kernels you must have the kernel source installed in /usr/src/linux If you are using mandrake do as root:
```
urpmi kernel-source
```
And Happy surfing

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Under the scripts directory,

Submitted by MSameer on Sun, 15/08/2004 - 11:24.

Under the scripts directory, You'll find init scripts for some distros, On mandrake:

cp scripts/mandrake/slmodemd /etc/init.d
chkconfig --add slmodemd
service slmodemd start

Debian:

cp scripts/debian/slmodemd /etc/init.d
update-rc.d  slmodemd defaults
/etc/init.d/slmodemd start

This driver works for my modem:

0000:00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)

Toshiba Satellite A10-S503

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Problem with NetoDragon , Mandriva10.2,kernel 2.6.11-6mdk

Submitted by robertoramsis on Fri, 29/07/2005 - 00:30.

Hii everyone,

I'm using mandrvia 10.2,kernel 2.6.11-6mdk, i got a netodragon modem,mdk autodetected it and installed it. but it didnt work.

so i downloaded the tar slmodem2.9.10 and

changed the path in the MAKE file to KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk

then i made

make
make install

still I get the following msg on boot:

Loading SmartLink Modem driver into kernel ... FATAL:Error inserting slamr (/lib/modules/2.6.11-6mdk/extra/slamr.ko):Uknown Symbol or parameter /etc/rd5.d/s09slmodemd line34:echofailed Command not found

$lspci | grep Modem
03:05.0 Modem: ALi Corporation SmartLink SmartPCI561 56K Modem

$dmesg | grep slamr
slamr: Unknown symbol get_device
slamr: Unknown symbol put_device
slamr: Unknown symbol device_release_driver

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

i tried to complie my kernel hoping it could fix anything but it didn't.

how i can fix that?

Thanks in advance to every one

Linux Counted User #363889

RE: Smartlink

Submitted by Nevermind681 (not verified) on Tue, 02/08/2005 - 16:02.

This drivers doesn't works with kernel >= 2.6.10.

Try to modify the file drivers/amrmo_init.c: find: MODULE_LICENSE("Smart Link Ltd."); and replace with: MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

near the line 740, find:


if (!pci_register_driver(&amrmo_pci_driver)) {
                             pci_unregister_driver(&amrmo_pci_driver);
                         #ifndef OLD_KERNEL
                             class_simple_destroy(amrmo_class);
                         #endif
                             return -ENODEV;
                            }

and replace with: pci_register_driver(&amrmo_pci_driver);

now save and type: make, as root type make install, modprobe slamr, /usr/sbin/slmodemd --country=YOURCOUNTRY /dev/slamr0

the response will be similar to:


symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/3' created.
modem `slamr0' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/3'

Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination.

now your modem device will be: /dev/ttySL0 Try it, but I'm not sure.

It worked ,thx :)

Submitted by robertoramsis on Thu, 04/08/2005 - 14:00.

hellllo

Hi,thanks so much it worked.

i had to clean the files of the old makes then made the modifications (ofcourse i'd wish to get to know how these modifications made it work ;) but i'm not gonna be heavy)thx it worked.

it's just sometimes slamr0 gives me device busy message ,so i must find out when and why does it do so although no error happens , i even shutdown the service ,start it again but still device is busy. and the country is usa though i tried to convince him using country=EGYPT that its not ,but it never works!

other than that ,everything is nice and i'm using the modem now.
Thanks again

Linux Counted User #363889

Ihave 01:00.0 Modem: ALi Corporation SmartLink SmartPCI563 56K M

Submitted by linuxrider on Sat, 20/08/2005 - 10:12.

I am installing it on Fedora core i use slmodem slmodem-2.9.7 and slmodem-2.9.10 on network devices it say generic modem is active but when i use kppp n query modem is get initialinzing and nothing goes on . what should i do plz let me know

You might need to LINK the mo

Submitted by DJ KING on Sun, 21/08/2005 - 01:53.

You might need to LINK the modem to /dev/modem which kppp is using by default ,

ln -n /dev/ttySL0 /dev/modem

cheers,
DJ KING aka Sameh Y. Sabry

Slacker on Debian

Anyone can help me ?I try

Submitted by tassitanoca on Tue, 17/01/2006 - 03:57.

I try to configure my modem conforming to this forum but I always have the same problem.

here is the detail of what I have done : http://pages.videotron.com/aspain/mythtv/modem/error.html

Anyone can tell me the step that i'm doing wrong ?

Thanks

old driver version

Submitted by phaeronix on Tue, 17/01/2006 - 20:22.

You are using an old driver version which mismatches your kernel. There were changes in the kernel that broke external modules.

The latest version is :

slmodem-2.9.11_pre20051101

get it from here : http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/slmodem-2.9.11-20051101.tar.gz

and then try again, and report back your results. Good luck :)

slmodem-2.9.11_pre20051101

Submitted by tassitanoca on Wed, 18/01/2006 - 20:33.

If I try this version : slmodem-2.9.11_pre20051101 The driver can be loaded with no error but when I do : /usr/sbin/slmodemd -country=CANADA /dev/slamr0 I receive a "No such device" error.

If I try to use the ungrab-winmodem module, I have the same message :

root@mythtv1:modprobe ungrab-winmodem root@mythtv1:modprobe slamr

root@mythtv1:/usr/src/ungrab-winmodem# dmesg | grep slamr slamr: module license 'Smart Link Ltd.' taints kernel. slamr: SmartLink AMRMO modem.

root@mythtv1:/usr/sbin/slmodemd -country=CANADA /dev/slamr0 error: mdm setup: cannot open dev `/dev/slamr0': No such device error: cannot setup device `/dev/slamr0'

I made sure that my module snd-intel8x0m is not loaded (/etc/hotplug/blacklist)

more info

Submitted by phaeronix on Thu, 19/01/2006 - 01:03.

please provide the last lines from demsg output after doing these steps as well as :

ls -l /dev/slamr0 /dev/ttySL0

Submitted by tassitanoca on Thu, 19/01/2006 - 02:48.

root@mythtv1:~# /etc/init.d/slmodemd start
Starting SmartLink Modem driver for: slamr0.
root@mythtv1:~# modprobe slamr
root@mythtv1:~# /usr/sbin/slmodemd -country=CANADA /dev/slamr0
error: mdm setup: cannot open dev `/dev/slamr0': No such device
error: cannot setup device `/dev/slamr0'

root@mythtv1:~# ls -l /dev/slamr0 /dev/ttySL0
ls: /dev/ttySL0: No such file or directory
crw------- 1 root root 212, 0 Jan 16 19:10 /dev/slamr0

root@mythtv1:~# dmesg
...
ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv: version 0.4.0 (tagged release) loading
ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.13.2-chw-3 SMP preempt 586 gcc-3.3
ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info
ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines when
ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ====================
slamr: module license 'Smart Link Ltd.' taints kernel.
slamr: SmartLink AMRMO modem.
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
input: PC Speaker
ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
shpchp: acpi_shpchprm:\_SB_.PCI0 evaluate _BBN fail=0x5
shpchp: acpi_shpchprm:get_device PCI ROOT HID fail=0x5
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:09.0A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
ttyS2 at I/O 0x9008 (irq = 20) is a 16450
ttyS3 at I/O 0x9010 (irq = 20) is a 8250
Couldn't register serial port 0000:00:09.0: -28
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:10.4C -> Link ALKB -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
PCI: Via IRQ fixup for 0000:00:10.4, from 5 to 1
ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.4: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0
ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.4: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 5
ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.4: irq 17, io mem 0xde001000
ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.4: USB 2.0 initialized, EHCI 1.00, driver 10 Dec 2004
hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 5-0:1.0: 8 ports detected
usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 2
usb 2-2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
input: USB HID v1.00 Joystick Gravis Destroyer Tiltpad on usb-0000:00:10.1-2
root@mythtv1:~#

hmm

Submitted by phaeronix on Fri, 20/01/2006 - 04:21.

can you post output of lspci please ? :P

My lspci

Submitted by tassitanoca on Wed, 25/01/2006 - 02:31.

Hi! sorry for the delay... root@mythtv1:~# lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 KM400
Chipset Host Bridge
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge
0000:00:09.0 Modem: Motorola: Unknown device 3052 (rev 04)
0000:00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420
SATA RAID Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI
USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI
USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI
USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI
USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81)
0000:00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge
K8T800 South
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102
Rhine-II (rev 78)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 S3 UniChrome Integrated Video (rev 01)

Yes motorolla modems won't

Submitted by phaeronix on Wed, 25/01/2006 - 20:49.

Yes motorolla modems won't work in linux at all.

You sent me an email saying that you replaced it with us-robotics and it works now.

You now need help to setup an answering machine, but maybe someone else can help. Guys? Anyone?

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Under the scripts directory,

Problem with NetoDragon , Mandriva10.2,kernel 2.6.11-6mdk

RE: Smartlink

It worked ,thx :)

Ihave 01:00.0 Modem: ALi Corporation SmartLink SmartPCI563 56K M

You might need to LINK the mo

Slacker on Debian

Anyone can help me ?I try

old driver version

slmodem-2.9.11_pre20051101

more info

ls -l /dev/slamr0 /dev/ttySL0

hmm

My lspci

Yes motorolla modems won't

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