Can't connect to internet with PCI Hardware Modem

[frank320]

I have a USR 5610B internal PCI modem. I have tried 'Query Modem' on ALL the ports
available via the KPPP 'Configure' option without any luck.
How can I configure this modem to connect to the internet?

The USR robotics manual says that this modem works with Linux...

I have Knoppix LiveCD V 4.0.2, and all works well.... except connecting to the Internet

Help would be appreciated.

[tdjokic]

First look here:

http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/PCImodems.html

Here is post from another forum, with some help:

"The 5610B works with Mepis 2004.06 and SM 3.3. I did nothing special. But you have to make sure you have it on the correct COM Port for your machine. Sometimes u have to confirm the com port via windoz - I hate to say that. You may have to link the port to /dev/modem.

Alternatively, try ls -l /dev/modem to find out the com port. You can also do things like ls -l /dev/ttyS2, etc. All from Command line. The latter gives the c 4 68 part of it. Also see man pages on ls. Watch the spaces in the code.

Two other handy pieces of code, from cmnd line as su:

mknod /devttyS2 c 4 68 Here S2 is COM3, etc.
(this sets S2)

ln -s /dev/ttyS2 /dev/modem Links e.g. S2 to /dev/modem"

[frank320]

Many thanks.... I'll give it a try.

I am kinda disappointed though... The USR Robotics User Guide sez:
"This modem is 'Plug and Play' for Linux Kernel 2.3 and later"
I have Knoppix Live CD V.4.0.2 with Kernel 2.6...

Again, many thanks....

[tdjokic]

I am kinda disappointed though...

Don't be! You would see what real disappointment is if you had to install driver

[Kowood]

What's more disappointing is when you have to go buy a new one because it's a winmodem with an unsupported chipset.

[frank320]

First look here:

http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/PCImodems.html

Here is post from another forum, with some help:

"The 5610B works with Mepis 2004.06 and SM 3.3. I did nothing special. But you have to make sure you have it on the correct COM Port for your machine. Sometimes u have to confirm the com port via windoz - I hate to say that. You may have to link the port to /dev/modem.

Alternatively, try ls -l /dev/modem to find out the com port. You can also do things like ls -l /dev/ttyS2, etc. All from Command line. The latter gives the c 4 68 part of it. Also see man pages on ls. Watch the spaces in the code.

Two other handy pieces of code, from cmnd line as su:

mknod /devttyS2 c 4 68 Here S2 is COM3, etc.
(this sets S2)

ln -s /dev/ttyS2 /dev/modem Links e.g. S2 to /dev/modem"

Windows XP indicated that my modem used COM3. I then tried the above two commands

mknod /devttyS2 c 4 68
ln -s /dev/ttyS2 /dev/modem

which executed OK in su mode...

Then, I started KPPP and got a "Modem busy message".... which I suppose is better than the "Modem not found"
message I was getting before I enetered the 'mknod' and 'ln' commands.

I tried to Configure KPPP with '/dev/modem' , and /dev/ttyS0,
/dev/ttyS1, /dev/ttyS2, /dev/ttyS3 .... all resulted in 'modem busy"...

Thanks for your help...

[markpreston]

These articles might help
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/5448
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/5467
Reading
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21486
might also help
Regards,
Mark

[tdjokic]

Did you do things from http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/PCImodems.html ? I am not sure, but there is something about IRQ:

# setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16550A port 0xbc00 irq 12 baud_base 115200 spd_vhi skip_test

it seems important to me...

[excelsior]

Good evening everybody,

Few days ago, even though I am a beginner in Linux, I booted a Knopppix 3.9 live-CD in my Pentium 4, and it seems it works all well, except for the internet.
I have a /Smart Link 56K Voice Modem /and I use dial-up Internet. I followed the KPPP protocol to configure the modem, but when I tried to connect to the Internet, I got
the message "modem is busy". I thought it is about the drivers I had not
install. So, I went to /Smart Link/ Web site and I downloaded the Linux
modem drivers. I transfered them into a USB drive and I copied the
/.tar.gz/ file into the Knoppix desktop. Unfortunately, I have no clue
how to install them and make my modem work. Do you know any step-by-step
procedure to install them?

Excelsior