Thank you very much, Jesse! This is yet another pleasantly surprise move on Dell's part in marketing Linux to the masses. I will proudly show my Linuxified Dell off now!

IMPORTANT NOTE

Follow the instructions that are on the page for the .deb download. It's not as simple as clicking the "Install" button and figuring that everything will "just happen."

(Ask me how I know that!) 8-)

It's not hard and the directions are crystal-clear ... but you DO have to follow them.

I installed the .deb file, and I agree that it doesn't "just work." For starters, I had to reboot. Secondly, the nVidia graphics driver stopped working, so I had to reinstall that. So the driver is installed at this point, but I still have yet to verify that it works.

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Chasoid wrote: IMPORTANT NOTE It's not as simple as clicking the "Install" button and figuring that everything will "just happen."

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Which is exactly why they need to set up a proper software repository for stuff like this rather than just have people download it. Then it WOULD be a simple "point and click" procedure like most other software in Ubuntu. I looked at the instructions (which I promptly ignored -- see next paragraph) and they are unnecessarily complex. The problem is not with Ubuntu or the software, but with the way Dell chose to distribute it.

Having said that, it is pretty simple to set up a local software repository on your system so that software that is packaged as proper *.deb files can be installed easily (you can even install many *.rpm files by using alien and placing the resulting *.deb files in your local repository -- make sure you know what your doing before trying it, though!). Here is how to do it: (adapted from APT HowTo

1) Use Synaptic (or apt-get install dpkg-dev) to install the dpkg-dev software

2) Create a "debs" directory somewhere in your home directory -- I use /home/hotshotdj/Downloads/debs, but there is nothing magical about using that particular path.

3) Drag & Drop any *.deb files that you want to use into there.

4) If it doesn't already exist, create a directory called /home/user/bin (replace "user" with the correct user name) -- there IS something magical about this particular path, don't alter it.

5) Open your favorite text editor and cut & past the following code -- again, change the path to your "debs" directory to match the directory you created in step #1

#! /bin/bash
cd /home/hotshotdj/Documents/Download/debs
dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null | gzip -9c > Packages.gz
sudo apt-get update

Save this file as "update-debs" (without the quotes) in the user's bin directory you just created.

6) Make the file executable -- in a terminal, cd /home/user/bin and then type (again, without the quotes and with the correct user name) "sudo chmod a+x update-debs"

7) Log out and then log back in (you do NOT have to reboot! Just log out of your user account and then back in) Now, you can type in the terminal "update-debs" and you'll be ready to use synaptic to install deb packages that you put in that directory. Every time you add files to the directory, you'll need to run update-debs from a terminal.

OOPS -- I left out a VERY important step, without which, none of this will work! You need to add your new local deb repository to apt!! Open the sources file using "sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list" in a terminal (without quotes) and then, at the bottom of the file, add "deb file:///home/hotshotdj/Documents/Download/debs /" (change the path to match your system, of course). NOW, do step 7. Sorry for the error.

DISCLAIMER: These instructions are based on publicly available instructions on the use of APT. It "works for me" although I make no guarantees -- if something breaks after following the above instructions, you get to keep all the pieces. :)

Message Edited by hotshotDJ on 07-14-2007 02:08 PM

Hi Jesse,

I am very happy to say that the Modem works well on my ubuntu installation.I have recently upgraded the kernel to 2.6.20-16 and the modem still installed with no problem.......
I assumed that the driver was for the default ubuntu kernel 2.6.20-15.....

Can you please provide that oem driver package in tar format?
I am using Slackware 12.0 on my Dell Inspiron 1300 laptop and i have obtained Conexant modem driver from http://www.linuxant.com. It works fine but connection speed is limited to 14.4 unless i pay a "modest price" of $19.95...

Thank you in advance.

The modem driver has nothing to do with whatever CPU being used. Please reinstall the modem driver again preferably in terminal mode and post the resulting messages.

Hello! I am absolutely new to linux and would like to know if this driver will run on my system. That is: ubuntu 7.03 Kernel: 2.6.20-16-generic The processor of my Dell Inspiron 1501 is: AMD Turion 64X2 Mobile Technology TL-52 I tried to install the driver once and it did not work. When I click on the driver the help text says (among other things) that a pentium processor is needed. What can I do so that my Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 modem will run with ubuntu??? I'd appreciate your help. Thanks in advance! Zasq

Thanks!

This is what happens:

+ hsfstop
Warning: Module snd_hda_intel is in use
Warning: Module snd_hda_codec is in use by snd_hda_intel

I don't know what that means... Sorry.
There is a very long textfile with the diagnosis (hsfdiag.txt). Do you need it?

Did it say that the driver is installed? the warning also happened to me,it means your modem cannot share sound cards at this point.you just have to reboot your laptop and it would load the conexant driver automatically. to make it easier for you,use gnome ppp to detect your modem(install gnome ppp via apt get or synaptic).also change permission for your pap and chap secrets. Good luck1

try to use Alien to convert the deb file to slackware file.see if it works...

Hi!

That was it! After I rebooted the system twice (!) the driver was installed. Then, I had difficulties to find the modem (there was no /dev/modem and in the Hardware-Manager I found many Conexant-devices in /dev/snd with the string modem).

But: With gnome-ppp I detected the modem!!! So, thanks a lot.

Do I have to leave gnome-ppp in the system or can I remove it?

All the best.

For information about linux dialers like gnome ppp,wvdial,kppp,etc. please use google.

"The modem driver has nothing to do with whatever CPU being used. Please reinstall the modem driver again preferably in terminal mode and post the resulting messages." The package supplied is for i386. I tried installing it on my 64bit Feisty install and got error messages. I don't use dial up, but I'd like to be able to send faxes if I chose to.

Message Edited by Mr_bleu on 07-26-2007 09:13 PM