slmodem-20060727 Linux driver for SmartLink modems
for Puppy Linux v2 with kernel 2.6.16.7
from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/
compiled September 2006

Supported Hardware:
SmartPCI56/561/562/563 based PCI modem cards.
SmartUSB56 based USB modem ...

... also HAMR5600 based AMR/CNR/MDC/ACR modem controllers (non-Smartlink) on some Southbridge mainboard chips are supported by the SmartLink daemon "slmodemd", when used in conjunction with the appropriate ALSA module for that device.  slmodemd performs the modem hardware emulation.
- Intel ICH0,ICH2, ICH3, ICH4
- NVidia Nforce
- SiS 630
- Via 686A, 686B, 8231, 8233
- ALI 1535
- ATI IXP
See PART 2.

INSTRUCTIONS  (this README is found in /root/my-applications)

PART 1.  Smartlink PCI & USB modems.

## load the Smartlink module
modprobe slamr ## or slusb

Run dmesg to check if the module loaded successfully. If you see something like -
"slamr: device 10b9:5457 is grabbed by driver serial"
the workaround is to load the "ungrab-winmodem" module first -

modprobe ungrab-winmodem
## now the Smartlink module should load properly -
modprobe slamr ## or slusb

## now run the SmartLink daemon -
/usr/sbin/slmodemd --country=ITALY /dev/slamr0 ## or /dev/slusb0

This creates the modem ports /dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N

Now configure your favourite dialler to connect to /dev/ttySL0
The "wvdial" dialler utility requires the option 'Carrier Check = no' in its config file, /etc/wvdial.conf


PART 2.  HAMR5600 based AMR/CNR/MDC/ACR modem controllers

Compatible primary modem controllers currently are :
      PCI  ID       modem controller  name/source     low_level_driver
    =======        ===============    =======         =================       
    1002:434d          ATI IXP                        snd-atiixp-modem
    1002:4379           "   "                               "
    1106:3068          VIA 686                        snd-via82xx-modem
    10b9:5451          ALI 5451 audio with modem      snd-ali5451-modem
    8086:????          many Intel controllers         snd-intel8x0m
    10de:00d9          Nvidia Nforce                          "
    1039:7013          SIS 630                              "
     Others?                                                "

## load the ALSA module, if not loaded already
modprobe <ALSA low_level_driver>  # see possible drivers above
## now run the SmartLink daemon -
/usr/sbin/slmodemd --alsa -c YOUR_COUNTRY modem:0
## for all but the ALI5451, it will be "hw0,1" instead of "modem:0"
## older versions of ALSA used "hw:1" instead of "modem:0"
## the audio card would be hw:0 and the modem was hw:1

Port and symbolic link creation should be reported:
    /dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N

Now configure your favourite dialler to connect to /dev/ttySL0
The "wvdial" dialler utility requires the option 'Carrier Check = no' in its config file, /etc/wvdial.conf