Re: USB-Modem, slusb and kernels later than 2.6.24

On 05/20/2011 04:56 PM, Antonio Olivares wrote:

> Bernd,
>
> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 7:13 AM, Bernd Weber<[email protected]>  wrote:
>> Hi Antonio,
>>
>> thank you for the link. The slusb.ko is compiled now. But a "make
>> install" only installs the slamr.ko into the
>> /lib/modules/kernel/extra-directory. Even when I copy the module
>> manually, modprobe doesen't find the module:
>> modprobe slusb
>>
>> Do you have any ideas?
> run
 >>>>>> of course with the modem connected and powered up, something 
which might have been skipped while fighting with the software...
> # depmod -a
> or
> $ sudo depmod -a
> then
> $ sudo modprobe slusb
> or
> # modprobe slusb
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Antonio
>> Regards
>>
>> Bernd
>>
>> Antonio Olivares schrieb:
>>> Bernd,
>>>
>>> Please check the following pages out:
>>>
>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg883918.html
>>>
>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg883985.html
>>>
>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg884183.html
>>>
>>> Check them out and see if you can get it working on your system?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Antonio
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Bernd Weber<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Antonio,
>>>>
>>>> thanks a lot. This option carried me a step further - to the next error.
>>>> Please find enclosed the compilation and the error-log as well.
>>>> In the tar-ball enclosed are different patch-file. But there is no
>>>> documentation to what file or files these shold be applied and in which
>>>> cases.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Bernd
>>>>
>>>> Antonio Olivares schrieb:
>>>>
>>>>> Bernd,
>>>>>
>>>>> Try to use a special command make USB=1
>>>>>
>>>>> $ sudo make USB=1
>>>>> or
>>>>> $ make USB=1
>>>>> the slusb as well as the slamr driver will be compiled.  Try that and
>>>>> report back.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Antonio
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Bernd Weber<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Jacques,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am using a 32-bits machine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the URL:
>>>>>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/slmodem-2.9.11-20110321.tar.gz
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My steps:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> tar xzvf slmodem-2.9.11-20110321.tar.gz
>>>>>>
>>>>>> make
>>>>>> make install
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And then I learned that slusb.ko wasn't compiled. I couldn't find the
>>>>>> reason. On some pages I got hints that there might be problems with
>>>>>> kernels later than 2.6.24.
>>>>>> May be I should have done further configuration efforts for slusb. But I
>>>>>> didn't find hints what I should do. So I have the choice to experiment a
>>>>>> few days or ask questions ;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Greetings Bernd
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jacques Goldberg schrieb:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bernd,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please give us the URL of the file which compiled slamr and failed
>>>>>>> slusb - I just would like to give it a try on my machine
>>>>>>> (because I had the necessary hardware in my office, I happend to watch
>>>>>>> Sacha, the author of the drivers, compiling and testing them , and I
>>>>>>> am curious to see what fails and where)
>>>>>>> Also, are you using a 32 bits or a 64 bits machine?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 05/19/2011 05:50 PM, Bernd Weber wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the last kernel slusb worked with was 2.6.18.2-34-default, Suse 10.2
>>>>>>>> with slmodem-2.9.10.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I compiled the latest version on SuSe 11.4. But slusb wasn't compiled,
>>>>>>>> only slamr. I tediously searched the site of linmodem, but didn't find
>>>>>>>> an answer whats to do. SuSe 11.4 comes with kernel 2.6.37
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Modem in question is a Fujitsu Siemens USB-Modem.
>>>>>>>> As I said, it works fine with older kernels and older Versions of
>>>>>>>> slmodem.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If there is some programming to be done, please let me know. Though I am
>>>>>>>> much better in Perl than in C/C++, if necessary I would try to solve the
>>>>>>>> problems.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Could somebody give me a short briefing?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Greetings
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bernd
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>