ok, but this does all apply to Slackware as well, because I'm using Slackware instead of Suse... > > ... > > yes, I agree that mixing one HOW-TO with another > > is not very wise, but that is what you usually > > do when things don't work. But isn't true that > > modem_run is independent of the connection > protocol? > > I should be able to run modem_run even if I can't > > make a connection after that. I really don't > under- > > stand why modem_run returns zero if I use the > > correct firmware... > > > ... > > > > "modem_run" right? I don't think this should > > > > depend on the extra modules I compiled in the > > > kernel. > > > > > > > it is easier to follow what happen when features > are > > > compiled as modules. > > > You could load/unload modules and not have some > > > warning when modules compiled in > > > kernel. > > > > Did you have usb compiled as module? > Is this set CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y > > Looking in speedtouch Changelog from cvs > http://speedtouch.cvs.sourceforge.net/speedtouch/speedtouch/ChangeLog?view=markup > your problem may be Suse specific but the fix should > be include in 1.3.1 > "17/09/2004 > -> src/speedtouch-start.in src/speedtouch-stop.in: > Benoit PAPILLAULT > Handle the > /proc/bus/usb/devices_please-use-sysfs-instead used > on Suse 9.1" > > > There is a problem for a new feature in > speedtouch-1.3.1 with the semaphore > "modem_run is now controlled by a mutex and a shared > value. > Usefull to handle the case where modem_run is run > multiple times." > This was an attempt to not have modem_run failing to > load the firmware when it > is already loaded. > > But it does not correctly work in every case and > could be the reason of > modem_run silently exiting. modem_run remember the > firmware is loaded even it > may not actually be true (because modem was > unplugged or the usb was reset). > You may try with v1.3.0 wich does not have that > feature but you may stopped by > the /proc/bus/usb/devices_please-use-sysfs-instead > in Suse 9.1 > > Or you could try with a cvs version, I think to > recall that the semaphore > problem was fixed in cvs but I have not tested. > > Or you may try with a 2.6 kernel on your Suse and no > more use modem_run > > Gilles > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB > Pour se désinscrire : > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
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