[Mickey200123456]

I found the driver for the lucent modem in this pc. It has mandrake 9.1 and the default kernel. When I tried to install the rpms I got the following errors, something about a database file. When I searched the site I got the rpm from I could not find anything on creating a database. Thanks for the help !





[root@localhost dad]\#\{\} rpm -ivh ltmodem-kv\_\{\}2.4.21\_\{\}0.13mdk-8.26a9-1.i586.rpm\fontsize{11}{1}%
r linnc does not exist - using root\fontsize{11}{1}%


1:ltmodem-kv2.4.21 Diagnostic information is being written to /usr/share/doc/ltmodem-kv\_\{\}2.4.21\ 0.13 mdk-8.26a9/LTinstall.txt\selectfont



A supported Lucent/Agere DSP chipset modem is identified: PCI\_\{\}ID=11c1:0440\fontsize{11}{1}%
VENDOR 0x11c1 DEVICE 0x0440\fontsize{11}{1}%
ID are within the serviced ranges for Lucent/Agere DSP modems:\
LUCENT 0x11c1 0x0440-0x045c\
XIRCOM 0x115d 0x0000-0x000F\fontsize{11}{1}%
XIRCOM 0x115d 0x0440-0x045c\fontsize{11}{1}%
\selectfont

\fontsize{10}{1}%
\selectfont
XIRCOM 0x115d 0x0010-0x03ff\fontsize{11}{1}%

Drivers and their compiler kits are available at:
http://www.heby.de/ltmodem/ For more details read the Recording file.\warning: locate: could not open database: /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db:
No such file or directory

warning: You need to run the 'updatedb' command (as root) to
create the database


scanmodem finished, proceeding with autoload

[codejockey]

locate is a utility that indexes files on your system to make finding them faster. Recent systems come with slocate, a security-enhanced version of locate (and the one you should probably use if you have it). The indexing information is stored in a database which is created by running either slocate -u or updatedb (your choice). As root, try running updatedb and then try your installation again.

Hope this helps.

[Mickey200123456]

Help. I followed your instructions and that part was fine. Now for the modem it still can't be found. I tried to install the rpm and it told me it was already installed ? Help !

[Mickey200123456]

Help. I followed your instructions and that part was fine. Now for the modem it still can't be found. I tried to install the rpm and it told me it was already installed ? Help !

[codejockey]

Mickey --

You might take a look at the following URL for some excellent info on dealing with Winmodems under Linux (yes, they can work, and work well, but it may not be straightforward ...). Anyhow, check out: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/ and see what you think. Also, you can download a utility to identify the modem's chipset, which will help to determine your next steps.

Hope this helps -- additional info appreciated.

[lynch]

I dont know if this still applies but I was able to "find" modems,on older MDK versions by going into the comps bios and disableing Plug and Play.
HTH
lynch

[Mickey200123456]

Thanks for the tips I'll check them out and let you know what the end result is !!!

[Mickey200123456]

After installtion would the modem show up in the mandrake contol center, network and internet part ????

[Mickey200123456]

After changing some of the kppp settings it finally connected to the net. Thanks again for the help !!!!!

[lynch]

Originally posted by Mickey200123456:
After changing some of the kppp settings it finally connected to the net. Thanks again for the help !!!!!

You got a winmodem going and you dont post how you did it?
J/K
Seriously though,what were those kppp settings you changed to get it working?Might help the next person who tries it.
Congrats!
lynch

[codejockey]

I second Lynch's congrats -- and his request for the gory details! Winmodems are notoriously frustrating to deal with under Linux, so any and all contributions are welcome.

[Mickey200123456]

In the Kppp settings I had to select the modem. By default it was not selected. I had to check each listing with the query modem option. Once I selected the right listing everything worked !!!

[lynch]

Thanks,Mickey200123456(ever think of trimmin' that name down to ,say,Mick2K? ).lol
Yeah,I've seen a lot of folks get stuck on that one.Consider yourself in elite company:you actually took the trouble to get a Winmodem configured and running in Linux!
Again,congrats and thanks for the reply.
lynch