Zoom 3095 usb modem on Ubuntu linux

John Kohler · 04-09-2009, 07:42 PM

The Zoom usb modem needs a special software driver that I don't have with
Ubuntu 8.10. I did find a modem graphic, called Gnome-ppp and used
sudo apt-get install
to download, uncompress and install in my version of linux.

I found a generic linux program on Linuxant.org, but did not know how to
download, uncompress and install for ubuntu 8.10

I looked at the zoom modem site and found a driver supposedly
compatible with linux to run the zoom modem.

Now I am stuck. Can anyone help??

John

Rome5 · 04-09-2009, 11:20 PM

What is the file type of the download(s)? If there is a .deb available, that should be your first choice. Otherwise, you'll probably be left with a tarball (e.g.: tar.gz) which is just source code for the package. You'll need to install them manually.

First install 'checkinstall' with apt-get

Code:

sudo apt-get install checkinstall

It will compile the source for you and leave you with a .deb package which can then be installed through dpkg. The advantage is that dpkg will be aware of the package (makes removing, updating, etc... a little easier).

this is a decent how to guide. If you have any questions with installing or getting the modem to work afterward, just post back.

04-09-2009, 07:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
John Kohler Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Ubuntu linux 8.10	Zoom 3095 usb modem on Ubuntu linux The Zoom usb modem needs a special software driver that I don't have with Ubuntu 8.10. I did find a modem graphic, called Gnome-ppp and used sudo apt-get install to download, uncompress and install in my version of linux. I found a generic linux program on Linuxant.org, but did not know how to download, uncompress and install for ubuntu 8.10 I looked at the zoom modem site and found a driver supposedly compatible with linux to run the zoom modem. Now I am stuck. Can anyone help?? John

04-09-2009, 11:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rome5 Alternative Computing Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Denver.CO Posts: 311 OS: Arch linux	Re: Zoom 3095 usb modem on Ubuntu linux What is the file type of the download(s)? If there is a .deb available, that should be your first choice. Otherwise, you'll probably be left with a tarball (e.g.: tar.gz) which is just source code for the package. You'll need to install them manually. First install 'checkinstall' with apt-get Code: sudo apt-get install checkinstall It will compile the source for you and leave you with a .deb package which can then be installed through dpkg. The advantage is that dpkg will be aware of the package (makes removing, updating, etc... a little easier). this is a decent how to guide. If you have any questions with installing or getting the modem to work afterward, just post back. __________________ Arch64 ~ PekWM