----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Debian List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 12:10 PM Subject: USR modem problems
> I recently purchased a USR internal 56k PCI modem (model 3CP5610A), but > I've had no luck getting it working on my woody box. In the > instructions in the box, it tells me that to get it working with linux, > I need kernel 2.3 or above. "Good time to upgrade!" I thought, and I > went for the 2.4.6 kernel. I did a little research on in the > debian-user archives, and found some suggestions of enabling ISA > plug-n-play, and also changing some serial settings within the kernel > config. After doing these things, I still can't seem to get anything > to identify my modem. Under *cough* Winders *cough*, it's on COM port > 5. I enabled the "Many Serial Ports" option in the kernel after I > found this out, but to no avail. No matter what COM port I try, it > doesn't seem to find it. dmesg gives me something about (I'm not at my > box right now... I'm at work) finding a serial board and right under it > lists /dev/tty4 with an IRQ. I thought this was my modem, so I tried > connecting to it in minicom, but I couldn't get it to show up. One > thing I found strange about using minicom, though, was that it said > "online" in the bottom right corner. I'd try to tell it to hang up, > and it would do it for about 1 second, and then it would go back to > online. I'm sorry that I don't have exact error messages with me right > now, but if any of this sounds familiar to anyone and you have > suggestions, please let me know. Also, if there's some specific info > you need, let me know. > > TIA, > Jeremy Jeremy, I'm no expert, but got a USR 5610A internal modem working under potato (kernel 2.2.19pre17) by slightly modifying the instructions posted at http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/PCImodems.html (going down at the end of this month, BTW). Don't know why woody would be different. I've attached the relevant part below. Step IV is different in Debian--I'll get back to you when I check my Debian installation. Hope this helps, Mark Garland Tallahassee, Florida <quote> ***INSTALLATION OF V90 PCI LUCENT VENUS BASED MODEM*** I. After physically installing the modem, log into your "Root" account. II. To determine resource settings. Type the following command: cat /proc/pci An example of the outcome will look like this; 5. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x00000000. Bus 0, device 17, function 0: Communication controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 0). Vendor id=11c1. Device id=480. Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 11. Master Capable. No bursts. Min Gnt=252.Max Lat=14 Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe4000000. I/O at 0x6400. I/O at 0x6800. I/O at 0x6c00. III. Take note of the IRQ, and FIRST I/O address, then type in this command; cd /dev; test -c ttyS3 || ./MAKEDEV ttyS3; chmod 666 /dev/ttyS3 setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16550A port 0x6400 irq 11 ln -sf /dev/ttyS3 /dev/modem You can probably use any other ttySX as well. NOTE: THE IRQ AND PORT MAY VARY, IT IS DEPENDANT UPON THE RESULTS FROM STEP II IV. To set Linux to configure the modem upon boot-up. There are several options. One method is going to the /etc/rc.d/ directory, and using an editing program such as "jed" edit the rc.local file, and insert setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16550A port 0x6400 irq 11 as the last line. _________________________________________________________ *TEST CONDITIONS: OS: RedHat Linux 5.2 Boxed CD with Linux kernel 2.0.36 BIOS: AWARD MOTHERBOARD: Shuttle Hot 557 w/i437 VX chipset and latest BIOS update. CPU: Intel Pentium 166MMX cpu MEMORY: 32 MB EDO RAM VIDEO: PCI S3 Virge DX with 2mb memory STORAGE: 820 Quantum EIDE Hard Drive, ATAPI CD-ROM, 3.5'' floppy SOUND: Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 32 PNP * As each user with Linux is more than likely to have a unique setup, the details listed above should comply with other versions of Linux as well, ie Slackware, Redhat, etc. But are NOT 100% guaranteed to have an identical setup method as far as exact commends, etc. are concerned. Richard Nelson Actiontec Electronics, INC </quote> NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net
