The proprietary Binary component of the current drivers: source/ltmdmobj.o
was compiled with version 2.95 gcc. Red Hat 8.0 and Mandrake 9.0 releases utilize
a version 3.2 gcc compilers.
Compiling with versions gcc=3.2 is successful,
although build_module is equipped with a Warning against this practice.
http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/archive/msg04510.html
Simple driver insertion fails with a message like:
----begin error----
% insmod lt_modem
Using /lib/modules/2.4.18-14/ltmodem/lt_modem.o
/lib/modules/2.4.18-14/ltmodem/lt_modem.o: The module you are trying to
load (/lib/modules/2.4.18-14/ltmodem/lt_modem.o) is compiled with a gcc
version 2 compiler, while the kernel you are running is compiled with
a gcc version 3 compiler. This is known to not work.
-----end error-----
But as related by Jos Vos in
http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/archive/msg04510.html
loading with forcing (-f) by Root is effective
insmod -f lt_modem
insmod -f lt_serial
Then check for insertion with:
lsmod
If driver insertion is successful, the forcing can be automated
by putting the lines (credit to Bhaskaran Raman) :
if `gcc -dumpversion | cut -d. -f1` == 3
install lt_modem /sbin/insmod --force lt_modem
install lt_serial /sbin/insmod --force lt_serial
endif
into ONLY ONE of the following files (within the ltmodem sub-section),
depending on your particular Linux installation, in order of preference:
/etc/modutils/ltmodem
/etc/modutils/aliases
/etc/modules.conf
Then inform your System of the edit for Debian like Systems with
update-modules
which rewrites and reads /etc/modules.conf . For other System types
depmod -a
re-reads the edited /etc/modules.conf .
Thereafter module loading should behave as previously.
For the ltmodem drivers loading,
it should suffice to either start a ppp session or
modprobe lt_serial
This problem will be obviated when source/ltmdmobj.o compiled with
a version 3.nn gcc is provided by Agere Systems, Inc.
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Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
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Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
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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