Installing NetoDragon 56K modem (and other smartlink chipset modems)

Submitted by linux_addict on Sat, 14/08/2004 - 22:31.
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NetoDragon softmodems "56k voice modem" seems to be taking over the market from Motorola's SM56. Here is the installation guide:

  1. Go to http://www.smlink.com
  2. Download the latest Linux driver
  3. 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)

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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

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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

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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,
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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 :)

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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

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hmm

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

can you post output of lspci please ? :P

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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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