I intend to publish it on the clug wiki and then submits links to Linux on Laptops and Tuxmobil.
Don't you have gentoo Brad? (I know you have the t-shirt ) slmodem is in portage, complete with a script for /etc/init.d :-) On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 08:52:36 +1300 Brad Beveridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It would probably be also be useful to add info about the NEC Versa to > linux on laptops or the like. > With my modem I used slmodem-2.9.1, and found a couple of weird things > - sometimes the modem won't dial out, rmmod/modprobe fixes this, so I > have my pon/poff scripts set to modprobe > the driver at dial-in time & rmmod it at disconnect > - if you suspend or close the laptop lid while connected the laptop > will often hang (never got to the bottom of this) > - if the module is left installed after disconnect random noise is > sometimes left on the phone line > > You may experience none of these things, but I thought I'd post in case > you did :) > > Cheers > Brad > > Nick Rout wrote: > > >For posterity I have changed the subject line. > > > >short answer: the modem is driven ok by the slmodem drivers, > >specifically version 2.9.9, on ubuntu linux (kernel 2.6.8.1-3) > > > >I think I will do a short howto as there is absolutely no info out there > >on getting this laptop modem going with linux. I'll submit it to the > >usual places for further posterity. > > > >One point worthy of note - the slmodem tarball contains a debian startup > >script for placing in /etc/init.d, and symlinking to the normal debian > >runlevel directories. The script basically does two things, loads the > >slamr.ko module and then starts the slmodemd daemon which needs to run > >for the driver to work. Trouble was it was only doing the first half. I > >finally put a "sleep 3" in the script between the module loading and the > >daemon starting, it seems that on a 2.2 GHz laptop it was not finishing > >loading the module beofre the next bit ran, meaning the second part > >failed. The script worked fine after that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 20:06, eBhakta wrote: > > > > > >>Hi ya'll... :) > >> > >> Success! Profuse thanks go to Nick for getting the modem > >>figured/configured in Linux/ubuntu... ;) So, the NEC Versa C160 can be > >>configured okay to run under Linux... :) Knew it should... and does! So, > >>Microsoft get relegated (appropriately) to the toilet region! Good on ya > >>Nick! And, thanks to the group... for all the support/help. ;) Bravo! Just a > >>few things still to figure/configure with ubuntu... :$ Oh my God! Help! Yes, > >>patience... :) > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Nick Rout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 12:01 PM > >>Subject: Re: Getting connected with Linux... > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 11:58:32 +1300 > >>>eBhakta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Hi, > >>>> > >>>> The scanModem.txt results posted to this list this morning have been > >>>>sent to the linmodems list (as per Nick's request)... Hopefully they > >>>> > >>>> > >>will > >> > >> > >>>>get back soon... :$ Greed is certainly a TERRIBLE thing! Not nice at > >>>> > >>>> > >>all! > >> > >> > >>>>Fortunately not everyone is greedy... :) Only a few very miserly rascals > >>>> > >>>> > >>in > >> > >> > >>>>this world... :$ Oh, Nick, can we not figure/configure it based on the > >>>>advice/results given in the scanModems.txt document? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>the difficulty is that the softmodem codec does not appear to be > >>>recognised. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Regards, > >>>>Bhaktavatsala Dasa (Vatsala) > >>>> > >>>>@ http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~vatsalaji - Hare Krishna! > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > Bluewater Systems Ltd - ARM Technology Solution Centre > > Brad Beveridge Bluewater Systems Ltd > Phone: +64 3 3779127 (Aus +1 800 148 751) Level 17, 119 Armagh St > Fax: +64 3 3779135 PO Box 13889 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Christchurch > Web: http://www.bluewatersys.com New Zealand -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
