Just installed Slackware 9.0 on my other Linux box (a PII with 96MB) and
am very impressed so far. Can someone point me in the direction of an
ltmodem package compatible with Slackware 9.0? The modem has worked a
treat with RedHat and mandrake in the past, so I'm hoping for similar
success under Slackware.

Thanks much
Slim

In newsan.2003.06.30.00.16.43.773745@hotmail.com,
Slim Jim <jg_7_1960@hotmail.com> rambled:
> Just installed Slackware 9.0 on my other Linux box (a PII with 96MB)
> and am very impressed so far. Can someone point me in the direction
> of an ltmodem package compatible with Slackware 9.0? The modem has
> worked a treat with RedHat and mandrake in the past, so I'm hoping
> for similar success under Slackware.
>

http://www.heby.de/ltmodem

Use the Source Luke

Billy

On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 00:44:13 +0000, Billy Watt wrote:


> http://www.heby.de/ltmodem
>
> Use the Source Luke
>
>
I'd need the full kernel source for that, and I don't have it I'm afraid.
Besides, compiling from the source would probably be a great deal of
hassle.

Is there really not a nice, painless slackware package for ltmodem
anywhere? Anyone know?

Thanks
Slim

In newsan.2003.06.30.15.41.14.63937@hotmail.com,
Slim Jim <jg_7_1960@hotmail.com> rambled:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 07:13:54 +0100, Martin Hughes wrote:
>
>
>> You don't need the full kernel source. Download the kernel source
>> packages from the slackware mirror (under the /k directory) and
>> install them. Then take Billy Watt's advice.
>
> Thanks, but I'm not looking to install from the source. Appreciate
> the replies anyway.
>

I don't see that there is any choice but to install from the source if you
want your winmodem to work.

If you don't want something outside the package system use checkinstall to
install it.

Billy

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Slim Jim tempted the fates in alt.os.linux.slackware
by rushing in here and proclaiming the following to be true:

> Thanks, but I'm not looking to install from the source.

Then you shouldn't be using Slackware in the first place.

If you want everything to be done for/handed to you, you should prolly be
using Mandrake or any of the other hand-holding distros instead.

Have fun storming the Castle.

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+Cibao+ wrote:


> If you want everything to be done for/handed to you, you should prolly be
> using Mandrake or any of the other hand-holding distros instead.
>

Don't send him there! Mandrake is so bleeding edge that if he lets it hold
his hand he will fall off the edge of the world and into a black hole!

> Have fun storming the Castle.

Been there and done that. Now I am sane and running Slackware.

--
Regards
Martin Hughes
Linux User #283064
Blessed are those who expect nothing; for they shall not be disappointed.

Slim Jim wrote:


>
> Thanks, but I'm not looking to install from the source. Appreciate the
> replies anyway.

Let me rephrase this. You need to download and install the PACKAGES from the
/k directory from one of the slackware mirrors.

Then follow Billy Watt's advice and download the LTModem driver. This will
then compile against your kernel and allow your modem to work.

I know this because I have done it myself.

Also use Google to look for Modem Howtos.

--
Regards
Martin Hughes
Linux User #283064
Blessed are those who expect nothing; for they shall not be disappointed.

Slim Jim wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:01:13 -0500, +Cibao+ wrote:
>
>
>> Then you shouldn't be using Slackware in the first place.

You are being told this as thats the way to install extra software that
does not come in a 'Slackpack' no-one is being prescriptive.

> Oh really, perhaps you can tell me where the Slackware Rule Book is
> transcribed on the net )

Yup, http://www.slackware.com/book/
or try here for further enlightenment:
http://www.icon.co.za/~psheer/book/index.html.gz


--
Two Ravens
"...hit the squirrel..."

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In article <pan.2003.07.01.15.53.42.286268@hotmail.com>, Slim Jim wrote:
>
> While I do appreciate everyones' replies and advice, I can assure you, I
> feel under no obligation whatever to conform to a particular mindset or
> philosophy simply because I dared to install Slackware on my second
> machine.

That's a great philosophy, but I doubt it'll help you find an ltmodem
package for Slackware. Good luck compiling from source!

- --keith

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In article <pan.2003.07.02.00.31.40.831524@hotmail.com>, Slim Jim wrote:
> Thanks, but as I've already pointed out, fairly clearly I think, I won't
> be doing that. Not worth the hassle, quite honestly - I don't really need
> to use the modem on that machine right now, and when I do I'll probably
> just put RH back on it.

Now there's a brilliant strategy--your crippled hardware isn't working
properly, so you're going to install a crippled distro to fix it?

> A lot of time in this thread could have been saved if people had just read
> my followup to the first reply properly.

Good luck with RedHat.

- --keith

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