Re: Syed, USA kernel 2.6.16.27.tex1.lve

Jacques Goldberg <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> · Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:18:03 +0200

Syed,
Actually you need not pay if you do not need FAXing service and can live 
with a rate of 14.4kb/s.
Although the specifications of these modems say "up" to 56k, the phone 
line quality usually only yields 1/2 of that maximum speed, and for 1/4 
of the maximum 56k speed the driver is free, that is 1/2 of the average 
effective data transmission rate.
So if you need the modem just to read limited amounts of mail while on 
travel, you need not pay 20$ for the fully featured driver.
I am writing this because it is my case when I use my modem, just on 
travel, and where no ADSL is available, and using an IMAP mail server 
with the client (your box) set to automatically download mail headers 
only, not the contents, thus saving downloading of junk mail and non 
urgent issues.
Another way to make the right decision is to ask yourself how much time
you can use your ISP and pay the phone bill until you have spent 20$.
This helps keeping in proportion the certainly frustrating need to spend 
20$ for the full driver.

Jacques

Marvin Stodolsky wrote:
Syed,

PCI slot       PCI ID          SubsystemID     Name
----------     ---------       ---------       --------------
00:13.0        127a:1003       1436:1602       Communication
controller: Rockwell International
HCF 56k Data/Fax Modem

you need the for pay hcflinmodem package from Linuxant.

MarvS

On 2/1/07, Syed Karim <kolosus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Another modem I'm working on. I got a bad feeling that I'm going to 
have to
pay for drivers! I should stop messing around and get a proper external
serial modem instead of trying out all these winmodems. Well let me 
know what
happens.

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Linux version 2.6.16.27.tex1.lve (ocilent1@xpc) (gcc version 3.3.1 
(Mandrake
Linux 9.2 3.3.1-2mdk)) #1 Mon Jul 31 15:59:12 WST 2006
 scanModem update of:  2007_Jan_22

USB modem not detected by lsusb

Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information:

 PCI slot       PCI ID          SubsystemID     Name
 ----------     ---------       ---------       --------------
 00:13.0        127a:1003       1436:1602       Communication 
controller: Rockwell International
HCF 56k Data/Fax Modem

 Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:

 --- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:13.0 ----

 === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
 === Next deducing cogent software ===

 Completed candidate modem analyses.

 The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udevdb

 Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 3.3.1
             and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 3.3.1

 Compiling resources appear complete:
   make utility - /usr/bin/make
   Compiler version 3.3
   kernel_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.6.16.27.tex1.lve/build

Checking pppd properties:
        -rwsr-xr-t  1 root root 300248 Jul 23  2006 /usr/sbin/pppd

In case of an "error 17" "serial loopback" problem, see:
    http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/archive-sixth/msg02637.html

To enable dialout without Root permission do:
        $ su - root  (not for Ubuntu)
         chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd
or under Ubuntu related Linuxes
         chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd

Checking settings of:   /etc/ppp/options
lock
noauth
noipdefault
usepeerdns

In case of a message like:
   Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied
see http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-sixth/msg04656.html

Read Modem/YourSystem.txt concerning other COMM channels: eth0
Which can interfere with Browser naviagation.

 Don't worry about the following, it is for the experts
 should trouble shooting be necessary.
==========================================================

#
# UDEV rule for modems
# creates symlink /dev/modem and takes care of permissions
KERNEL="ttyLTM[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660", GROUP="uucp", 
SYMLINK="modem"
KERNEL="slusb[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660", GROUP="uucp", 
SYMLINK="modem"
KERNEL="ttySL[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660", GROUP="uucp", 
SYMLINK="modem"
KERNEL="ttySHCF[0-9]", NAME="%k", MODE="0660", GROUP="uucp", 
SYMLINK="modem"
 Checking for modem support lines:
 --------------------------------------
     /device/modem symbolic link:
slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
     Within /etc/udev/ files:
/etc/udev/rules.d/modem.rules:# UDEV rule for modems
/etc/udev/rules.d/modem.rules:# creates symlink /dev/modem and takes 
care of
permissions
/etc/udev/rules.d/modem.rules:KERNEL="ttyLTM[0-9]", NAME="%k", 
MODE="0660",
GROUP="uucp", SYMLINK="modem"
/etc/udev/rules.d/modem.rules:KERNEL="slusb[0-9]", NAME="%k", 
MODE="0660",
GROUP="uucp", SYMLINK="modem"
/etc/udev/rules.d/modem.rules:KERNEL="ttySL[0-9]", NAME="%k", 
MODE="0660",
GROUP="uucp", SYMLINK="modem"
/etc/udev/rules.d/modem.rules:KERNEL="ttySHCF[0-9]", NAME="%k", 
MODE="0660",
GROUP="uucp", SYMLINK="modem"
/etc/udev/rules.d/ess.rules:KERNEL="ttyS_ESS0", SYMLINK="modem"
     Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
/etc/modprobe.preload:linmodem
     Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:

     Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:

--------- end modem support lines --------

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Syed