[wellylug] Winmodems...

[Rob Stockley]

On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 08:07, Jethro Carr wrote:
> I have a problem getting the lucant winmodem working on my hp desktop.
> 
> I've tried both the rpm drivers & the source. When I try to dial the
> modem I get the message 'Failed to activate ppp0 with Error 7'.
> 
> 
> I've changed the bios os setting to 'other', like it says in the
> readme. I remember getting this to work in mandrake 6.0 with no
> problems...
> 
> I'm running Redhat 9.0, with the default kernel.
> 
> I've attached my /etc/modules.conf file, if anyone wants to take a
> look at it.
> I've tried loading the module manually, but the system says that the
> module couldn't be found.
> 
> Has anyone had this problem?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> 
> --- Jethro
> 
> dodocaptain at paradise.net.nz
> homepages.paradise.net.nz/jethroc/
> 

My bro had a similar problem with a Conexant winmodem. Eventually we
used used rpmbuild to create the modules from the source rpm. The only
prerequisite was that you need to have installed the kernel source for
the currently running kernel to make it work.

This might help.
-- 
Rob Stockley <mowgli at clear.net.nz>