[gentoo-user] USRobotics internal modem

[gentoo-user] USRobotics internal modem

[contiemilio]

Hi all
I have the need to configure my USRobotics internal modem (pci card) for 
faxing. Running "lspci" the modem is not seen.
Should I load any module or enable any kernel entry (during the installation 
of Gentoo I used genkernel)?

Where may I find documentation on this topic?

Bye
emilio


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Re: [gentoo-user] USRobotics internal modem

[JimD]

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 11:32:26 +0000
contiemilio@virgilio.it wrote:

> Hi all
> I have the need to configure my USRobotics internal modem (pci card)
> for faxing. Running "lspci" the modem is not seen.
> Should I load any module or enable any kernel entry (during the
> installation of Gentoo I used genkernel)?
> 
> Where may I find documentation on this topic?
> 
> Bye
> emilio

Can you list the full output of lspci -v?  The output of lspci -v
should show something about the modem.  Using that information, a
google search may show what is needed to get the modem to work.

Jim
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Re: [gentoo-user] USRobotics internal modem

[contiemilio]

Alle 15:39, sabato 25 marzo 2006, JimD ha scritto:
> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 11:32:26 +0000
>
> contiemilio@virgilio.it wrote:
> > Hi all
> > I have the need to configure my USRobotics internal modem (pci card)
> > for faxing. Running "lspci" the modem is not seen.
> > Should I load any module or enable any kernel entry (during the
> > installation of Gentoo I used genkernel)?
> >
> > Where may I find documentation on this topic?
> >
> > Bye
> > emilio
>
> Can you list the full output of lspci -v?  The output of lspci -v
> should show something about the modem.  Using that information, a
> google search may show what is needed to get the modem to work.

Well, using lspci -v 

02:07.0 Serial controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division 56K FaxModem Model 5610 
(rev 01) (prog-if 02 [16550])
        Subsystem: 3Com Corp, Modem Division Unknown device 00d7
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 16
        I/O ports at dc00 [size=8]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

then dmesg | grep tty

serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
0000:02:07.0: ttyS1 at I/O 0xdc00 (irq = 16) is a 16550A

So I think modem is on /dev/ttyS1.

Question: why cannot I set up KPPP?
 
> Jim

Bye
emilio

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Re: [gentoo-user] USRobotics internal modem

[JimD]

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:35:42 +0000
contiemilio@virgilio.it wrote:

> Well, using lspci -v 
> 
> 02:07.0 Serial controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division 56K FaxModem
> 02:Model 5610 
> (rev 01) (prog-if 02 [16550])
>         Subsystem: 3Com Corp, Modem Division Unknown device 00d7
>         Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 16
>         I/O ports at dc00 [size=8]
>         Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
> 
> then dmesg | grep tty
> 
> serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> 0000:02:07.0: ttyS1 at I/O 0xdc00 (irq = 16) is a 16550A
> 
> So I think modem is on /dev/ttyS1.
> 
> Question: why cannot I set up KPPP?

OK, that helps : )

Now Google should be all you need.  I searched google for

linux 3Com 5610

and found some interesting links.  This one is about the 3Com 5610:

http://baheyeldin.com/linux/how-to-setup-a-modem-with-linux.html

There is always http://www.linmodems.org/.  You should read
linmodems.org because you can download their scanModem tool and run
that for help.

Jim
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Re: [gentoo-user] USRobotics internal modem

[contiemilio]

Alle 16:24, domenica 26 marzo 2006, JimD ha scritto:
> On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:35:42 +0000
>
> contiemilio@virgilio.it wrote:
> > Well, using lspci -v
> >
> > 02:07.0 Serial controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division 56K FaxModem
> > 02:Model 5610
> > (rev 01) (prog-if 02 [16550])
> >         Subsystem: 3Com Corp, Modem Division Unknown device 00d7
> >         Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 16
> >         I/O ports at dc00 [size=8]
> >         Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
> >
> > then dmesg | grep tty
> >
> > serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> > serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> > 0000:02:07.0: ttyS1 at I/O 0xdc00 (irq = 16) is a 16550A
> >
> > So I think modem is on /dev/ttyS1.
> >
> > Question: why cannot I set up KPPP?
>
> OK, that helps : )
>
> Now Google should be all you need.  I searched google for
>
> linux 3Com 5610
>
> and found some interesting links.  This one is about the 3Com 5610:
>
> http://baheyeldin.com/linux/how-to-setup-a-modem-with-linux.html
>
> There is always http://www.linmodems.org/.  You should read
> linmodems.org because you can download their scanModem tool and run
> that for help.
>
> Jim

Solved!!

Thank you

emilio
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Re: [gentoo-user] USRobotics internal modem

[JimD]

On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:16:11 +0000
contiemilio@virgilio.it wrote:

> Solved!!
> 
> Thank you
> 
> emilio

You should post how you solved the problem in case someone else runs
into the same issue.  This way they can search Gentoo/Google and will
find the solution.

Jim
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Re: [gentoo-user] USRobotics internal modem

[contiemilio]

Alle 19:29, lunedì 27 marzo 2006, JimD ha scritto:
> On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:16:11 +0000
>
> contiemilio@virgilio.it wrote:
> > Solved!!
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > emilio
>
> You should post how you solved the problem in case someone else runs
> into the same issue.  This way they can search Gentoo/Google and will
> find the solution.

It has been a mere chance. 
During the configuration o KPPP I queried the modem, but the answer always was 
"modem busy".
After many attempts,casually, I started a connection and  . . . it worked!!
Do not ask me why, I could not answer you.

> Jim

emilio

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Re: [gentoo-user] USRobotics internal modem

[Teresa and Dale]

contiemilio@virgilio.it wrote:

>Alle 19:29, lunedì 27 marzo 2006, JimD ha scritto:
>  
>
>>On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:16:11 +0000
>>
>>contiemilio@virgilio.it wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Solved!!
>>>
>>>Thank you
>>>
>>>emilio
>>>      
>>>
>>You should post how you solved the problem in case someone else runs
>>into the same issue.  This way they can search Gentoo/Google and will
>>find the solution.
>>    
>>
>
>It has been a mere chance. 
>During the configuration o KPPP I queried the modem, but the answer always was 
>"modem busy".
>After many attempts,casually, I started a connection and  . . . it worked!!
>Do not ask me why, I could not answer you.
>
>  
>
>>Jim
>>    
>>
>
>emilio
>
>  
>

I had that happen to me once.  It just started working for no reason. 
At least it was not just me.  :/

Dale
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Re: [gentoo-user] USRobotics internal modem

[Walter Dnes]

On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 09:20:27PM +0200, contiemilio@virgilio.it wrote

> It has been a mere chance.  During the configuration o KPPP I queried
> the modem, but the answer always was "modem busy".
> After many attempts,casually, I started a connection and  . . . it worked!!
> Do not ask me why, I could not answer you.

  One booby-trap I've run into is that, on my machine at least, a PCI
modem must be ttyS4 or higher.  I find that I *MUST* set the following
in "make menuconfig"...

Device Drivers  --->
  Character devices  --->
    Serial drivers  --->
      (5)   Maximum number of 8250/16550 serial ports

  The PCI modem can't use the first 4 ports (DOS COM1: through COM4:),
so I have to set the driver to allocate at least 5 serial port numbers.

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