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
