[newbie] setting up external modem
i can't seem to get my modem to work. it is connected properly (via serial port). when the lights are on showing that it is ready, but when i rund the hard drake it does not detect it. and every other method i have used for modem detection is the same. i have zoom v56, is there somehthing special i have to do to it. it has the setup cd that you would use and info for windows, but for any other os it just no info can be found. this modem is supposed to be compatible, am i doing something wrong or forgetting to do something, or do i just need to rerturn the modem and get my money back. jenn
Re: [newbie] setting up external modem
Everything John wrote is right on the money, so I'll just add two thoughts. The documentation can sometimes be a bit confusing, but I have never found a distribution that actually uses /dev/modem properly. Make sure the modem's location (with an external modem, the COM port's location) is selected -- /dev/ttyS0x, where x identifies the particular port being used as John described. Sometimes when everything else is correct (hardware modem, standard COM port, properly identified) the automatic detection process still fails locate and identify the modem. To check for this, run the Kudzu hardware-detection utility: Start a console session as root, then type kudzu (without the quotation marks). Kudzu may offer to uninstall your modem and install a generic modem; let it do both tasks, then run Kudzu again and it will probably offer to reverse the process --that is, unload the generic modem and install your Zoom modem. Again, let it perform both tasks. (While the generic modem driver might work, it's always nice to have Linux properly identify all your hardware.) -- Walter Luffman, [EMAIL PROTECTED]Medina, TN USA Diabetics are sweet people (Type 2 5/99, d/e/m/motorcycle) Sage, purple 1998 Honda VT1100C Shadow Spirit On Wednesday 16 May 2001 11:59, John Rye wrote: On Wed, 16 May 2001 10:30:16 -0500 Jennifer Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i can't seem to get my modem to work. it is connected properly (via serial port). when the lights are on showing that it is ready, but when i rund the hard drake it does not detect it. and every other method i have used for modem detection is the same. i have zoom v56, is there somehthing special i have to do to it. it has the setup cd that you would use and info for windows, but for any other os it just no info can be found. Jennier, Which distribution are you running?? Could you reboot and watch for activity on the modem leds during the part of the boot sequence where the checks for new hardware are made. I think you have more than likely selected the wrong serial port. Remember that /dev/ttyS0 = Com1: in DOS, /dev/ttyS1 = Com2: and so on the case of the 's' in ttyS0 is very importantant it MUST be uppercase. And just having read your first para again, the fact that it works in Windows AND has a CD makes me suspicious that it may not be a real modem, AKA winmodem. Could you post some more detail about the modem? Easiest is from the windows control panel information. Cheers John this modem is supposed to be compatible, am i doing something wrong or forgetting to do something, or do i just need to rerturn the modem and get my money back. jenn
[newbie] Setting up cable modem in Calgary (Shaw@home)
All right heres the deal. I'm new to linux (3 days old). I'm using mandrake 7.0 (air) and I'm trying to connect to my cable modem (CyberSURFR WAVE "Motorola"). I didn't get any 3com cards from them because I already have 2 installed in my computer (3com Fast Etherlink XL PCI - 3c905-TX 10/100) I was wondering if there are setup steps out there to help me get on the net. If you need more information just ask. Thanks alot Rynix
Re: [newbie] Setting up cable modem in Calgary (Shaw@home)
Rynix, Take a look at the list archive, I spent a good deal of the past week - week 1/2 helping several LM 7 users get online with 43com cards and a cable modem. I posted the steps to test to see if you cards would load, see if dhcpcd is installed and even a brief step by step to use drakconfig/drakxconfig/linuxconf to setup eth0|1 to use dhcpcd from a cable modem provider. If you are unable to locate the messages via the archive send me a email and I will repost. Ron Rynix wrote: All right heres the deal. I'm new to linux (3 days old). I'm using mandrake 7.0 (air) and I'm trying to connect to my cable modem (CyberSURFR WAVE "Motorola"). I didn't get any 3com cards from them because I already have 2 installed in my computer (3com Fast Etherlink XL PCI - 3c905-TX 10/100) I was wondering if there are setup steps out there to help me get on the net. If you need more information just ask. Thanks alot Rynix
Re: [newbie] setting up a modem
Ops, gave you too much. The command should be: setserial /dev/ttyS3 IRQ 3 autoconfig Sorry about that Regards Eero On Fri, 03 Dec 1999, you wrote: There probably is misconfigured serial port, so you better setserial (as root, naturally) by command: setserial /dev/ttyS3 IRQ 3 autoconfigure I had to do the same and things worked fine after that.:) Regards Eero On Fri, 03 Dec 1999, you wrote: First, make sure KPPP is set to use /dev/ttyS3. In KPPP, select the option labeled "query modem" to be sure that KPPP is able to talk to your modem. Then try connecting to your ISP again. HTH, Matt From: "Jan Herbert" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] setting up a modem Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 17:35:09 -0500 Hello, I just got a NEWCOM ISA 56K Jumper Modem and set it to COM 4 IRQ 3. Is their anything else I need to do to set my modem up like in the BIOS or something like that becaue I'm using KPPP and I set up an account and everytime i hit connect it says initializing modem then it hangs. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, Ian Herbert __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] setting up a modem
Hello, I just got a NEWCOM ISA 56K Jumper Modem and set it to COM 4 IRQ 3. Is their anything else I need to do to set my modem up like in the BIOS or something like that becaue I'm using KPPP and I set up an account and everytime i hit connect it says initializing modem then it hangs. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, Ian Herbert
Re: [newbie] setting up a modem
First, make sure KPPP is set to use /dev/ttyS3. In KPPP, select the option labeled "query modem" to be sure that KPPP is able to talk to your modem. Then try connecting to your ISP again. HTH, Matt From: "Jan Herbert" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] setting up a modem Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 17:35:09 -0500 Hello, I just got a NEWCOM ISA 56K Jumper Modem and set it to COM 4 IRQ 3. Is their anything else I need to do to set my modem up like in the BIOS or something like that becaue I'm using KPPP and I set up an account and everytime i hit connect it says initializing modem then it hangs. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, Ian Herbert __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] setting up a modem
There probably is misconfigured serial port, so you better setserial (as root, naturally) by command: setserial /dev/ttyS3 IRQ 3 autoconfigure I had to do the same and things worked fine after that.:) Regards Eero On Fri, 03 Dec 1999, you wrote: First, make sure KPPP is set to use /dev/ttyS3. In KPPP, select the option labeled "query modem" to be sure that KPPP is able to talk to your modem. Then try connecting to your ISP again. HTH, Matt From: "Jan Herbert" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] setting up a modem Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 17:35:09 -0500 Hello, I just got a NEWCOM ISA 56K Jumper Modem and set it to COM 4 IRQ 3. Is their anything else I need to do to set my modem up like in the BIOS or something like that becaue I'm using KPPP and I set up an account and everytime i hit connect it says initializing modem then it hangs. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, Ian Herbert __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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Get a PS/2 mouse and free up com one.. :) There are also serial device sharing gadgets out there as well. This is why USB was thought up. The present seral port system became more and more inferior as more and more external devices came out and needed their own little resource. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ripcrd6 Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 4:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [[newbie] Setting up a modem] Not to complain, but, what are you supposed to do if you have something plugged into the only serial port? An internal ISA is the only option. Where I work there are a lot of pieces of equipment (gas chromatographs, HPLCs, FTIRs, Colorimeter doohickies) reporting data through the serial port. The new stuff uses SCSI or special cards. but say at home I have a docking station for a Palm V (I wish), I don't want to unplug it every time I use the modem. -Original Message- From: Jones On Mon, 04 Oct 1999, you wrote: should support such junk. But there is a linmodem project. I think they should support them since most new computers come with one. I for one would not have one. This is a good point. . .also with new PC specs calling for the death of ISA, the options for modems will pretty soon be divided among HSP HCF Win modems and externals. . . Seth Gibson http://www.mp3.com/PsMX http://members.tripod.com/cybernetic_thunder/welcome.html "The only way left is to hack your own brain. . .then loop it through Jones."
Re: [[newbie] Setting up a modem]
On Tue, 05 Oct 1999, you wrote: Not to complain, but, what are you supposed to do if you have something plugged into the only serial port? An internal ISA is the only option. Where I work there are a lot of pieces of equipment (gas chromatographs, HPLCs, FTIRs, Colorimeter doohickies) reporting data through the serial port. The new stuff uses SCSI or special cards. but say at home I have a docking station for a Palm V (I wish), I don't want to unplug it every time I use the modem. Go out and buy an ISA "High-speed I/O" card. :-) $20-25 and you've got two more comm ports. :-) John
Re: [[newbie] Setting up a modem]
Jim Howarth wrote: Get a PS/2 mouse and free up com one.. :) There are also serial device sharing gadgets out there as well. This is why USB was thought up. The present seral port system became more and more inferior as more and more external devices came out and needed their own little resource. Or you could consider one of those 8/16 port serial cards I see in Linux Journal adverts. Single internal card then a bunch of cables out the back side of the card. Look pretty snazzy if you've got a lot of devices to hook up. Not to complain, but, what are you supposed to do if you have something plugged into the only serial port? An internal ISA is the only option. Where I work there are a lot of pieces of equipment (gas chromatographs, HPLCs, FTIRs, Colorimeter doohickies) reporting data through the serial port. The new stuff uses SCSI or special cards. but say at home I have a docking station for a Palm V (I wish), I don't want to unplug it every time I use the modem. On Mon, 04 Oct 1999, you wrote: should support such junk. But there is a linmodem project. I think they should support them since most new computers come with one. I for one would not have one. This is a good point. . .also with new PC specs calling for the death of ISA, the options for modems will pretty soon be divided among HSP HCF Win modems and externals. . . -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [[newbie] Setting up a modem]
Not to complain, but, what are you supposed to do if you have something plugged into the only serial port? An internal ISA is the only option. Where I work there are a lot of pieces of equipment (gas chromatographs, HPLCs, FTIRs, Colorimeter doohickies) reporting data through the serial port. The new stuff uses SCSI or special cards. but say at home I have a docking station for a Palm V (I wish), I don't want to unplug it every time I use the modem. -Original Message- From: Jones On Mon, 04 Oct 1999, you wrote: should support such junk. But there is a linmodem project. I think they should support them since most new computers come with one. I for one would not have one. This is a good point. . .also with new PC specs calling for the death of ISA, the options for modems will pretty soon be divided among HSP HCF Win modems and externals. . . Seth Gibson http://www.mp3.com/PsMX http://members.tripod.com/cybernetic_thunder/welcome.html "The only way left is to hack your own brain. . .then loop it through Jones."
Re: [Re: [newbie] Setting up a modem]
Civileme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip There are one, perhaps two manufacturers who have one model each of PCI modems which are NOT winmodems. The rest are those devices ISPs hate, and linux does not and will not support. If your modem is Action-Tec, there is a chance, though a small one, that it is an honest modulator/demodulator capable of handling the signal protocols itself. Otherwise, well, I have an ISA 28.8 modem kicking around here for people who can't afford modems. It probably provides a data rate comparable to the best performance anyone can expect from most winmodems. My advice is buy a good external modem and put it on cua1/COM2 if you can afford it. If not, send me your address and I'll send the modem card. All I ask is that you pass it on when you can afford something better. Civileme What a wonderful gesture and sentiment. My Hat's off to you sir! :o) BTW, shouldn't an external be configured for ttyS1 (assuming one wants COM2) as opposed to the old cuaX ? Mike Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Setting up a modem
Well its got a lucent technologies chipset. I got it config'd but when i querys the modem it says its busy any ideas?
Re: [newbie] Setting up a modem
On Sun, 03 Oct 1999, you wrote: Hi i was wondering how to get linux to recognize my modem it is definetly not a winmodem because it recognizes it as a pci device any help with this will be greatly appreciated Mike http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html Down towards the bottom of this page there's a link to "View the entire table", maybe your modem will be listed. As others have already told you tho, if it's pci, it prob'ly is a softmodem -- .. Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] .
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Talking about modems this is a key issue to Linux become mainstream. But why winmodems cannot be implemented in Linux? My college professor told me "all hardware can be done in software and viceversa". If anyone can make an X86, Mac, etc emulator, why a little piece of softrware can challange all Linux community, even PNP issues are being developed in Linux. Please explain, Lorenzo J. ... Just another Linux lover.
Re: [newbie] Setting up a modem
On Mon, 04 Oct 1999, you wrote: Well its got a lucent technologies chipset. I got it config'd but when i querys the modem it says its busy any ideas? Is it a PCI modem? If so, you're probably trying to use a WinModem or HSP modem. Neither one will work under Linux. I'm especially certain because you say it's a Lucent chipset, a company known for HSP/WinModems. John
Re: [newbie] Setting up a modem
On Mon, 04 Oct 1999, you wrote: Well its got a lucent technologies chipset. I got it config'd but when i querys the modem it says its busy any ideas? Ummm. . .most lucent tech chipset based modems are winmodems. . .the ones you buy at your local parts rehailer for 29.95. . .
Re: [[newbie] Setting up a modem]
Lorenzo Jimenez wrote: Talking about modems this is a key issue to Linux become mainstream. But why winmodems cannot be implemented in Linux? My college professor told me "all hardware can be done in software and viceversa". If anyone can make an X86, Mac, etc emulator, why a little piece of softrware can challange all Linux community, even PNP issues are being developed in Linux. Please explain, Lorenzo J. ... Just another Linux lover. Of course it can be done. The if the OEM's would release the information so drivers could be written would help. There is of course a bigger issue if this should be done. A lot of people feel Linux being should support such junk. But there is a linmodem project. I think they should support them since most new computers come with one. I for one would not have one. Jeanette
Re: [newbie] Setting up a modem
Mike Easter wrote: Hi i was wondering how to get linux to recognize my modem it is definetly not a winmodem because it recognizes it as a pci device any help with this will be greatly appreciated Mike, this isn't about your modem problem per se, but I'd like to ask you a question if I may. Did you read any of the previous messages on this list before you posted? Also - did you read any of the messages on the expert list? I'm working on a 'Tips for new posters' sheet and i can use the information. Thanks for your help Bob J.
Re: [newbie] Setting up a modem
From: Mike Easter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi i was wondering how to get linux to recognize my modem it is definetly not a winmodem because it recognizes it as a pci device any help with this will be greatly appreciated If it's a PCI device, it almost certainly _is_ a winmodem, and Linux' recognizing it as a PCI device in no way counters this probability. There are a few exceptions (though even those, IIRC, don't have Linux drivers), but the vast majority of PCI "modems" are software-based, not hardware-based.
