Pradeep,
The Problem is VERY simple to solve.Please DONOT listen to anyone saying
that you need an extenal "real" modem to work with linux.
This modem is a "Linmodem" that is it has SOME(maybe most) components that
make the modem work missing(!) and the CPU has to do the job of
these"missing" components.Since you have a *fast* CPU it does not make much
of a difference.
There is no way as such to "detect" the modem using a standard linux distro,
but you can get it working by loading a driver module viz. pctel_pci.o
available from http://www.eastwind.com.au/pctel.htm .just put it in
/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/net .Also read the documentation on the
website and configure ur system accordingly.also read the Linmodem-HOWTO if
u want more info.
I have struggled a lot to get this modem working and hope that you don't
have to work so much ;-) to get it running.I haven't used the above module
as i use RH6.2 with kernel 2.2.14 i have tried the modem on kernel
COL(2.2.5),SuSE( 2.2.13) and RH6.2 with kernel 2.4.1 it works fine(i have a
667Mhz P-III).I don't think it will have any problem except using <insmod -f
pctel_pci.o> instead of <insmod pctel_pci.o> just in case there is a kernel
mismatch.
Regards,
Amit Shirodkar.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Srinivasa Pradeep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:26 PM
Subject: [LIH] Problems with installation of modem.
> Hi,
> I bought a new PC and have Linux installed, along with
> WIN98.
> I could configure the display, mouse devices, looking
> at the manuals. I have an internal modem.
> Linux is not able to detect the internal modem.
>
> My system configuration is:
> Pentium III, 850 MHz.(Mercury MotherBoard)
> Linux- Red Hat Linux 7.0 2.2.16-22
> Modem: HSP56 MicroModem 56kbps.
>
> Win98 detects it as COM4 port.
>
> In LInux, I checked /proc/pci file, and found
> a communication controller with Int 9 and port
> 0xC400[0xC401]
>
> How will i ensure Linux detects my internal modem,
> which Win98 could do?
>
> Thanks in the mean while,
> Regards,
> Pradeep
>
>
>
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