LT Winmodem now works for me

[Shad]

I know that it is not news that there is a LT linmodem driver, but it doesn't work for kernels 2.2.15 and higher. I tried some of the work arounds but could not seem to get them to work. So I figured 'Let's just add another kernel just for this modem driver.' So I hooked my notebook up to my DSL line and downloaded a clean 2.2.14 kernel.

After a couple minutes it was complete. I began configuring it when I remembered, 'Shad you idiot, you need to have te Reiserfs patch.' So I went and got that (only took 8 downloads to get a clean copy. Try explaining why a 200kb file gets corrupted, but a 12mb file remains pure.) I patched the kernel and made the modules and what not. remembered to add the new kernel to lilo.conf and ran lilo again. Booted up and chose the other kernel, installed the LT modem driver and dialed into my isp. Only other hitch was that I needed to add ELN/ to my username.

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Just a Tuna in the Sea of Life

[antonymm]

I am running RH7 with 2.2.16-22 and I used the binary only driver from LT. I said it was only for 2.2.14 kernel but i installed anyway and it works. It complains but does still work;-)

[blondie]

hey shad,

i'm a noob+ with an ltmodem, debian 2.2r6, and ltmodem5.78e. (8.00a didn't work for me at all... wouldn't even create the modules). 5.78e is compiled just fine (sorta), but won't load with insmod... scads of unresolved symbols.

i haven't been able to get an answer to 'what are unresolved symbols and how do i get rid of them,' nor have i been able to get my damned modem working. i need it to upgrade my debian distro so i can use x4.2 so i can use my geforc2gts etc.

help would muchly loved.

blondie@elysium

[mdwatts]

Just read the kernel faq's at http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/ to find out about unresolved symbols.

[blondie]

here's how it happened:

as i noted above, i started with ltmodem v8.00a3. didn't compile. then ltmodme5.78e. compiled but didn't load. my problem seemed to be that i was using debian packages, because when i went with the source-binary mixed and hand-compiled, it worked much, much better.

so finally, returning to the source for the driver kits (http://www.heby.de/ltmodem). This page has a link to their archives, where you can get their older kits. the one that finally worked for me was 6.00c2. this installer kit has *great* internal documentation. it supposedly only works on kernels v2.2.2, but is going fine on my v2.2.19.

this documentation informed me that i could not compile the drivers if i had smp support in my kernel. they also told me how to get rid of it.

the simple steps:

(running as 'root')

1) get full kernel-source for your kernel version (easiest if you have cds).
2) make symlink:
ln -s /usr/src/kernel-version /usr/src/linux
3) in /usr/src/linux, run 'make mrproper,' then 'make menuconfig'
4) go down the 'processor' menus, disable smp (symmetric multiple processors) support.
5) exit and save
6) in same directory, 'make dep'
7) 'make clean'
8) reboot

now switch into the directory where you have the ltmodem tarball, expand it, and read 1ST-READ and follow the instructions. worked great for me.

now run pppconfig. then use a dialer (pppd, kppp, or my fave: wvdial), and have fun!

hope i'm useful...

pieces,
blondie@elysium

p.s.: a note on wvdial: it will do its thing, then say 'starting pppd at <time date>,' then stop. except it's not stopped; it's doing exactly what it should.

options:
1) use a different terminal
2) start it running backgrounded with the ampresand ( '$wvdial&' ) and hit RET when it gets to the last line
3) stop it with '^Z' then background it ('bg JOB#', found with 'jobs')