Please note that this software is distributed under the Agere Systems Soft Modem End User SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT, which can be found in the file LICENSE, included in this package INSTALLING THE AGERE SOFT MODEM DRIVER VERSION 2.1.60.0.RedHat9-Ker2.4 for Linux Kernel Versions 2.4.x INSTALLING THE STANDARD DRIVER PACKAGE FROM ZIP / TAR.GZ ARCHIEVE Step 1 Uninstall any older version of the Agere soft modem driver by running "make uninstall" from the directory containing the previously installed Agere softmodem driver. Step 2 To install the Agere soft modem driver in LINUX, extract the driver package (unzip /tar -xzvf) in a directory under Linux and run "make install" from the command prompt. This will install both the Agere soft modem controller driver agrmodem.o and the Modem serial interface driver agrserial.o. To install the modem driver you must be logged in as root. Step 3 To use the Agere soft modem, you can configure "minicom" for the modem device. Enter "minicom -s" at the command prompt. Choose "Serial Port Setup" For "Serial Device" choose "/dev/modem" Save settings as default (dfl) and start using the modem with minicom. Please note that for SuSE 8.1, if the modem drivers were previously installed, the system needs a reboot after installation, for the new driver to be operational. UNINSTALLING THE MODEM DRIVER Following are the steps to follow to uninstall the Agere soft modem driver for Linux. Step 1 To uninstall the Agere soft modem driver in LINUX, you can run "make uninstall" from the command prompt. To uninstall the modem driver you must be logged in as root. INSTALLING DRIVER BINARY RPM PACKAGES (*.i386.rpm) Install the package with the command # rpm -i AgereSoftModemBetaxx.i386.rpm INSTALLING DRIVER SOURCE RPM PACKAGES (*.src.rpm) Step 1 Make the binary rpm package for RedHat 7.3 and 8.0 # rpmbuild --rebuild AgereSoftModemxxxx.src.rpm for SuSE 8.1 # rpm --rebuild AgereSoftModemxxxx.src.rpm Step 2 Install the binary package from the RPMS/i386 directory with the command # rpm -i AgereSoftModemBetaxx.i386.rpm For RedHat this directory can be /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386 For SuSE this directory can be /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i386Download Driver Pack
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From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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