maybe add the modems modules at the top of /etc/modules.conf will help...? like so:
alias eth0 tulip alias eth1 tulip not really sure.. but good luck Bill Day Linux 2.2.20-1tr i586 3:10pm up 17 min, 0 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Biggerstaff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Step by Step List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 2:39 PM Subject: modem > It would seem I have either already done the hard part, or it has been done > for me. But I'm sort of stumped. I'm trying to use a PCTel winmodem in my > system, and it works but I just can't get it to work without loading one of > the drives from command line. > > Using Lycoris (the build just before they got rid of the Redmond Linux logos) > which I found already had the drivers. For my modem, they are pctel_789.o and > ptserial_pct789.o. It doesn't autodetect the modem, so I had to create > the node in /dev for it, and link /dev/modem to that node. And "insmod > pctel_pct789" then "insmod ptserial_pct789" lets me dial the modem. > > Then, since this is Caldera-based, I added the driver names to > /etc/modules/default. The system reported loading them, but it didn't work. > Here are the relevant parts of the output of lsmod: > > ptserial_pct789 48464 0 > pctel_cm8738 547472 0 [ptserial_pct789] > isa-pnp 27440 0 [serial ptserial_pct789] > pctel_pct789 705984 0 [ptserial_pct789 pctel_cm8738] > > As I said, it works if I load the drivers from command line. Again, relevant > lines from lsmod output: > > ptserial_pct789 48448 0 (unused) > pctel_pct789 705984 0 [ptserial_pct789] > isa-pnp 27440 0 (autoclean) [ptserial_pct789 serial] > > But it also works if I load pctel_pct789.o in /etc/modules/default, and > ptserial_pct789.o at command line. Lsmod shows the same results, but a > different order: > > ptserial_pct789 48448 0 (unused) > isa-pnp 27440 0 (autoclean) [ptserial_pct789 serial] > pctel_pct789 705984 0 [ptserial_pct789] > > Can anyone suggest a solution? > > > -- > Stuart Biggerstaff > > Linda Hall Library of Science Engineering & Technology > 5109 Cherry St. > Kansas City, MO 64110 > > Phone: (816) 926-8748 > (800) 662-1545 x748 > FAX: (816) 926-8785 > URL: www.lindahall.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.394 / Virus Database: 224 - Release Date: 10/3/02 _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
