AW: PCMCIA modems

[Hartmut Giessmann]

Hello,
get the latest pcmcia-Software. (3.0.3)
 

regards
Hartmut


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> Gesendet am:  Montag, 6. Juli 1998 14:34
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> 
> I'm having trouble getting my PCMCIA modem to work under Linux 5.1. I tried
> using Linuxconf to set my modem to COM2, which is how Windows sees it, but none
> of the communication programs can dial.
> 
> It's a Psion Global Modem running on an Inspiron 3200 266Mhz.
> 
> Do I need to download some PCMCIA package or is there some kind of PCMCIA
> installation process I need to go through ?
> 
> Thanks,
> Casimir Wierzynski

Title: Linux on Dell Inspiron

Installing Linux on a Dell Inspiron 3000

Machine Specifics

• Dell Inspiron 3000 M266XT or 3200 D266XT
• 13.3" XGA Screen
• 3Com Ethernet 10baseT PCMCIA
• 3Com Megahertz 56K International Modem PCMCIA
• NeoMagic 2160 video chip with 2MB VRAM

Installation

• Begin with Slackware 3.3, kernel 2.0.30.  I installed everything.
• Download and install PCMCIA Utilities version 3.0 or greater.  
  • First, shut down card monitoring sevices with /etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia stop.
  • Put the downloaded file in /usr/src, unzip and untar it, then move into the resulting directory and run make configure, then make all, then make install.
  • Start card monitoring services with /etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia start.
  • The modem shows up as /dev/cua0 or /dev/cua2 when inserted.
  • The ethernet card shows up as /dev/eth0.  You will have to edit /etc/pcmcia/network.options and add parameters that conform to your network setup.  BOOTP did not work for me.  I had to remove the "case" Bourne shell control structure around the parameter settings in order to get them to actually take.
• Purchase and install Accelerated X for Laptops from Xi-Graphics.
  • Download and install Xi-Graphics patches update_4100.002, update_4100.008, update_4100.012, update_4100.021, update_4100.021, and LX_3100.003. The patches are also on the CD, in /cdrom/updates.
  • Run Xsetup, and for Sceen #0, choose "Dell Inspiron" for the graphics adapter, and "Multi-Frequency 48MHz" for the monitor.  Set the resolution to 1024x768 and the refresh rate to 60KHz.  Afterwards I had to edit /etc/Xaccel.ini and change the text in the [RESOLUTION] section to 1024x768@60KHz, and in the [SCREEN] section, make the Depth line read Depth: 16.
• For sound, add the following lines to /etc/conf.modules

alias sound sb
options -k sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1
alias midi opl3
options -k opl3 io=0x388
  
  Then reboot, enter BIOS setup, go to System Devices, and set Audio as follows:
  
  Audio: [Enabled]
SB I/O address: [220h]
WSS I/O address: [530h]
AdLib I/O address: [388h]
Interrupt: [IRQ5]
1st DMA channel: [DMA1]
2nd DMA channel: [DMA0]

That should get you up and running.  Questions and comments are welcome.

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