Re: [expert] USB Modem
I have a similar problem. I've got a USB serial interface with the FTDI 8U232AM USB to serial converter chipset and an external modem. I've been trying to get the modem to talk to the converter for a long time now; no progress. I can talk to the modem with minicom, but when I dial out, it starts the PPP connection and then just goes braindead. If I put it back on a standard 9 pin serial connect it works fine. Seems to be an issue with the status of one of the serial lines. Sure do wish I could deactivate those wasteful standard serial ports. On Saturday 09 February 2002 09:39, you wrote: Hi all, any experience how to make work an USB-Modem with Mandrake? _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB Modem
From: Lyvim Xaphir [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] USB Modem Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 18:19:51 -0500 I have a similar problem. I've got a USB serial interface with the FTDI 8U232AM USB to serial converter chipset and an external modem. I've been trying to get the modem to talk to the converter for a long time now; no progress. I can talk to the modem with minicom, but when I dial out, it starts the PPP connection and then just goes braindead. If I put it back on a standard 9 pin serial connect it works fine. Seems to be an issue with the status of one of the serial lines. Sure do wish I could deactivate those wasteful standard serial ports. On Saturday 09 February 2002 09:39, you wrote: Hi all, any experience how to make work an USB-Modem with Mandrake? -- in fact,as you know there aren't too many usb modems,they're working under linux/unix diistr. and i think your is not from them,but ...try whit minicom,or just buy yourself another modem _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB Modem
On Sunday 10 February 2002 04:19 pm, you wrote: I have a similar problem. I've got a USB serial interface with the FTDI 8U232AM USB to serial converter chipset and an external modem. I've been trying to get the modem to talk to the converter for a long time now; no progress. I can talk to the modem with minicom, but when I dial out, it starts the PPP connection and then just goes braindead. Yer one ahead of me, I could NEVER get an external modem to work at all with 8.1. Same symptoms as you describe. BUT, take 8.1 out and install 8.0 and the durn thang works just fine. If I put it back on a standard 9 pin serial connect it works fine. Seems to be an issue with the status of one of the serial lines. Sure do wish I could deactivate those wasteful standard serial ports. On Saturday 09 February 2002 09:39, you wrote: Hi all, any experience how to make work an USB-Modem with Mandrake? _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- Ken Thompson, North West Antique Autos Payette, Idaho Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nwaa.com Sales and brokering of antique autos and parts. Linux- Coming Soon To A Desktop Near You Registered Linux User #183936 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] USB Modem
Well...at least I don't feel as alone in this situation as I did before. The only thing I know to do is to install a breakout box in the normal serial line with the external modem, and record what's going on with the lights. Then, attach the breakout box to the USB serial interface and hook the modem up to that, noting the differences. Have you tried that? Or is your modem the type that connects directly to the USB bus? On Sunday 10 February 2002 20:10, you wrote: On Sunday 10 February 2002 04:19 pm, you wrote: I have a similar problem. I've got a USB serial interface with the FTDI 8U232AM USB to serial converter chipset and an external modem. I've been trying to get the modem to talk to the converter for a long time now; no progress. I can talk to the modem with minicom, but when I dial out, it starts the PPP connection and then just goes braindead. Yer one ahead of me, I could NEVER get an external modem to work at all with 8.1. Same symptoms as you describe. BUT, take 8.1 out and install 8.0 and the durn thang works just fine. If I put it back on a standard 9 pin serial connect it works fine. Seems to be an issue with the status of one of the serial lines. Sure do wish I could deactivate those wasteful standard serial ports. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] USB Modem
Hi all, any experience how to make work an USB-Modem with Mandrake? -- Alexander H.J. Arzberger Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] usb modem under Mandrake 8.0
I have got an ESLA Microlink 56k USB modem. When I try to set up a data connection to this modem via Kppp, I get either an error message (either modem busy or modem not found, depending on the device selected in the kppp setup). Please note that in the ACM driver section and the details for Elsa Microlink 56K USB at http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/ are several error similar reports for usb modems with Mandarke 8.0. Has anyone an idea, what might be wrong? Best regards, Michael PS: My module configuration is: lsmod Module Size Used by es1371 27440 1 soundcore 3504 4 [es1371] ac97_codec 8688 0 [es1371] gameport1520 0 [es1371] acm 5120 0 (unused) printer 4992 0 usb-uhci 20672 0 (unused) usbcore47248 1 [acm printer usb-uhci] nls_iso8859-1 2848 2 (autoclean) nls_cp850 3584 2 (autoclean) vfat9040 2 (autoclean) fat30720 0 (autoclean) [vfat] tuner 4432 1 (autoclean) tvaudio 8160 0 (autoclean) (unused) msp340013808 1 (autoclean) bttv 55216 0 videodev4512 2 [bttv] i2c-algo-bit7072 1 [bttv] i2c-core 12592 0 [tuner tvaudio msp3400 bttv i2c-algo-bit] My file /etc/modules.conf looks like following: pre-install pcmcia_core CARDMGR_OPTS=-f /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start alias usb-interface usb-uhci alias sound-slot-0 es1371 alias char-major-81 bttv alias tvcard0 bttv
[expert] USB modem
Hi folks, I have recently installed Linux Mandrake 7.1 on my system. My USB external modem is not getting installed and configured all by itself. I tried to query the modem thru kppp and it says that the modem is busy. Do I need to meddle with the Bios to get the modem working??? Can someone help me in this regard. Thankyou Pavan My system's config is INtel Celeron with intel 810 chipset and the best data modem external usb modem is on com2. I chose to put the modem on com2 as it is on com2 in windows. = pavan kumar bayyapu 200 Oakcrest Drive, UPA #162 Lafayette LA-70503 Phone: 337-262-0283 __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [expert] USB modem
-Original Message- From: pavan bayyapu [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, July 09, 2000 9:55 AM Subject: [expert] USB modem Hi folks, I have recently installed Linux Mandrake 7.1 on my system. My USB external modem is not getting installed and configured all by itself. I tried to query the modem thru kppp and it says that the modem is busy. Do I need to meddle with the Bios to get the modem working??? Can someone help me in this regard. Thankyou Pavan My system's config is INtel Celeron with intel 810 chipset and the best data modem external usb modem is on com2. I chose to put the modem on com2 as it is on com2 in windows. = pavan kumar bayyapu 200 Oakcrest Drive, UPA #162 Lafayette LA-70503 Phone: 337-262-0283 __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ Read the box your modem came in--bet it says "Requires Windows 95 or 98, 166MHz or faster Pentium type processor" or words to that effect. I don't know if there are any true modems on the USB--just modem-like devices driven by software (sometimes miscalled winmodems) is all that I have seen sold. Linux is likely _never_ to support this sort of modem, which really isn't a modem. The issues are that some of the software driving them is *patented* and *secret*. Binary-only drivers, sitting in the core of the operating system, is a great way to be unable to tell if your system will remain *stable* or not. That is anathema to the linux community. Example: The Personal Internet Appliance (PIA) sold at www.planetpia.com is a cheap mobo with a PCTel software modem (including a linux driver). I support three people who have them. All three have reported hard-lock crashes (and I teach them program crash recovery first thing--how to kill a crashed program without rebooting) and this off a well-cooled moderately clocked mobo running Debian--the most conservative of the major distros. I cannot tell for sure if it is the modem code, but in most cases the crashes came from playing an online game. Civileme
