modem

tony11235 · Apprentice Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 198

This is really a dumb question. I'm just trying to get my modem to work. My modem: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 02). Where exactly do I find the driver for this under networking in the kernel config?

dkostic · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:37 am Post subject:

Probably in /lib/modules/<kernel version>/kernel/drivers/net somewhere. If you're using a genkernel-generated kernel and it's detected the modem (check under lspci), your kernel should autoload the appropriate driver.
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tony11235 · Apprentice Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 198

I didn't use genkernel. If I have the driver built into the kernel, shouldn't /dev/modem exist?

dkostic · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:29 am Post subject:

firesock · n00b Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 9

If you're using a 2.6 kernel, the kernel config options are in Device Drivers > Sound > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture and then in the respective sections (PCI,ISA etc).

I posted a wiki entry http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_slmodem to use slmodem, if you do need to use it, it's all explained there. But if it is a winmodem, you probably will need it.