Feedora doesn't recognize modem

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Sun, 17 Apr 2005, Michael A. Peters wrote:

> On Sun, 2005-04-17 at 15:27 -0500, linux at flippingdades.com wrote:
>
>>
>> Running from a live CD of MepisLinux, I can connect to the internet via
>> dial-up. I assume this proves that I do not have a WinModem. Is this
>> correct?
>
> MepsLinux very well may include a winmodem driver - I'm not familiar
> with their product.
>
>>
>> Running from the live Mepis CD, the command lspci returns a list that
>> includes:
>>
>> 0000:0011.6 Communications controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. Intel 537
>> [AC97 Modem] (rev 80)
>
> That looks like a winmodem to me.

Yep.

>
>>
>> I get the same thing with lspci in the installed Fedora system.
>>
>> With the live Mepis CD and the modem working, the QUERY button in modem
>> setup gives this:
>>
>> ATI:  56000
>> ATI1: Soft Modem, 2.9.6 Smart Link Ltd
>> ATI2: Soft Modem, 2.9.6 Smart Link Ltd
>
> Yes - it is a winmodem (aka soft modem)
>
>> ATI3: /dev/slamr0 modemap driver

slamr0 is the driver device from the SmartLink WinModem drivers.  You can 
find these at http://www.smlink.com.

>> ATI4: 000 s21=000 s22=000 s23=000
>> ATI5: Stored Profile 0:
>> ATI6: Sroted profile 1:
>>
>> Can anyone make a suggestion?
>
> google for linux winmodem - there's a website that has drivers etc.
> It might be http://linmodems.org/ - I don't have one, someone else can
> probably direct you to the proper website.
>
> If it works in Mepis then there is a good chance it will work in Fedora
> with the proper linmodem driver.

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 		Matthew Saltzman

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