Comment 64 for bug 375148

On Wednesday 16 September 2009 02:53:41 am أحمد المحمودي (Ahmed El-Mahmoudy)
wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 03:54:51AM -0000, seasoned_geek wrote:
> > I have been able to remove slmodem via Synaptic in the past.
>
> That was you were able to successfully install sl-modem-source in that
> past. But it seems that there was some update (probably DKMS related)
> that made sl-modem-source installation fail. So since sl-modem-source
> installation fails, and that every upgrade you do doesn't complete
> because sl-modem-source installation process was never completed, the
> solution of dkms.conf replacement is the only workaround that I know to
> fix your issue.

As I stated, I just flagged it to update in Synaptic and it completed
successfully. I haven't attempted to dig out the instructions of trying to
create yet another failed compilation and ttySL0 that will only exist until
the next boot where it will disappear forever. Please read, don't leap and
assume.

>
> > It would be a lot easier to follow conversations with you if you would
> > STOP DELETING all prior messages in the thread.
>
> If you mean that I only quote relevant parts of the post I am replying,
> that is a common practice, some even don't bother to quote at all the
> post they reply, especially if they reply from the web interface of
> Launchpad.
>
You may consider it commonplace, but it is rude and diagnostically inefficient.

> In a previous post you noted that you haven't found a single karmic user
> with a working sl-modem, could you please clarify if you meant those who
> use the slamr driver, or is it even those who use ALSA driver who are
> complaining ?
>

I haven't found a single Karmic user with a functioning sl-modem configuration.

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