Hi, Thanks a bundle! Just to make sure, I am on the right track: - > > Now what? How do I figure out this "device name"? %lsmod Module Size Used by parport_pc 28421 1 lp 12489 0 parport 40201 2 parport_pc,lp autofs4 26181 0 i2c_dev 11201 0 i2c_core 21953 1 i2c_dev ipt_REJECT 7105 1 ipt_state 1857 1 ip_conntrack 40601 1 ipt_state iptable_filter 2881 1 ip_tables 19777 3 ipt_REJECT,ipt_state,iptable_filter nls_utf8 2113 1 ntfs 178448 1 dm_mod 59221 0 video 15813 0 button 6609 0 battery 9285 0 ac 4805 0 sd_mod 19265 0 ohci1394 39129 0 ieee1394 309145 1 ohci1394 usb_storage 68489 0 scsi_mod 139817 2 sd_mod,usb_storage usblp 12993 1 joydev 9601 0 yenta_socket 21065 4 rsrc_nonstatic 10433 1 yenta_socket uhci_hcd 33497 0 snd_intel8x0m 18565 0 snd_intel8x0 34049 0 snd_ac97_codec 71097 2 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0 snd_pcm_oss 51953 0 snd_mixer_oss 18241 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm 99657 4 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 33093 1 snd_pcm snd 56741 7 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 10785 1 snd snd_page_alloc 9669 3 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm orinoco_cs 10057 1 pcmcia 26465 7 orinoco_cs orinoco 53837 1 orinoco_cs hermes 8513 2 orinoco_cs,orinoco pcmcia_core 47993 4 yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic,orinoco_cs,pcmcia 3c59x 44009 0 mii 4929 1 3c59x floppy 64753 0 ext3 131145 2 jbd 82777 1 ext3 > You can check that the module is loaded with "lsmod". > > Then you can start the modem daemon with "slmodemd --alsa". I do this > from the slmodemd-2.9.10/modem/ directory with "./slmodemd --alsa" when I > want the modem, but you can install the daemon in a system binary > directory like /usr/local/sbin/ and start it in /etc/rc.local if you want. > > When the daemon starts, it reports: > > # ./slmodemd --alsa > SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.10 Feb 24 2005 17:54:46 > symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/4' created. > modem `modem:1' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/4' > Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination. > and I get: ./slmodemd --alsa SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.9 May 4 2005 21:50:58 symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/4' created. modem `hw:1' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/4' Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination. -------------------------------------------------------------- With regard to modem tools, what do you recommend? Or rather what do you use? Many thanks and best wishes! Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html
