Smart Link Ltd.
http://www.smlink.com
June 13, 2002

Smart Link Soft Modem for Linux - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
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1. General.
2. Installation.
3. Using the modem.


1. General.
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Q: ???
A: Please read 'README' file.

Q: What are hardware supported by Smart Link Soft Modem drivers?
A: See 'Supported Hardware' in 'README' file.

Q: Where can I download recent version of Smart Link Soft Modem?
A: http://www.smlink.com.

Q: Where can I buy AMR or CNR or ACR or PCI or USB modem?
A: Please send a message to: sales@smlink.com.

Q: Where can I send my feedbacks?
A: support@smlink.com.

Q: What is slmdm-2.X.X_i386.tar.gz file?
A: Default release will work on i686 compatible architecture (PII and up)
   and this with all i386 processors family (include Cyrix CIII).

Q: Is it Open Source?
A: Unfortunatly NO. Only part of system dependant files are open sourced
   now.


2. Installation.
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Q: What development environment I need to compile the driver?
A: Linux kernel include files are needed.

Q: I edited the Makefile: 'KERNEL_INCLUDES=/usr/include'. After this
   compilation is failed. What is wrong?
A: Many popular linux distributions installs in '/usr/include'
   directory linux include files adopted for application development.
   It may be unusable with kernel module compilation. Use native linux
   kernel header files instead ('/usr/src/linux/include' directory is
   most popular place on such distributions).


3. Using the modem.
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Q: I am going to upgrade the linux kernel. Is it possible to use the modem
   with different kernels?
A: Yes. Just run 'make clean' and 'make install-amr' (or 'make install-usb')
   with new linux kernel include files (without 'make uninstall').

Q: Can I use more then one Smart Link Soft Modem at once?
A: Unfortunalty not now. We are planning to support it in future releases.

Q: During module loading I got warning: 'Load module without GPL compatible
   License...'. Is it error?
A: No, this is the warning - Smart Link Soft Modem really does not have
   GPL compatible License.

