Hello all -- I'm setting up my system, and was hoping someone could help me interpret the following. Where can I find instrux on how to config this thing? Thank you very much, Y Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server. Do use the following as the email Subject Line: SomeName, YourCountry Welcome to kernel 2.4.33.3 This will alert cogent experts, and distinguish cases in the Archives. YourCountry will enable Country Code guidance. Occassionally responses are blocked by an Internet Provider mail filters. So in a day, also check the Archived responses at http://www.linmodems.org . Local Linux experts can be found through: http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- CPU=i686, Welcome to Linux version 2.4.33.3 (root@tree) (gcc version 3.4.6) #1 Fri Sep 1 01:48:52 CDT 2006 scanModem update of: 2007_June_06 The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> ttyS1 ALSAversion 1.0.11 USB modem not detected by lsusb Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:10.0 12b9:1008 12b9:00aa Serial controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division 56K FaxModem Model 5610 Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 9: 0 XT-PIC usb-uhci --- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:10.0 ---- PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:10.0 PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:10.0 === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === === Next deducing cogent software === For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:10.0 Class 0700: 12b9:1008 Serial controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division 56K FaxModem Model 5610 Primary PCI_id 12b9:1008 Support type needed or chipset: USrobotics.serial Vendor 10b7 3COM Inc. purchased the vendor 12b9 US Robotics modem technology. Their winmodems have no Linux support. Their controller chipset modems are supported by the Linux serial drivers. The PCI id 12b9:1008 modem is Supported. PCI ID Name Support status ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 10b7:1006 3COM 0038TA AC101 - TF Mini-PCI winmodem, not supported 10b7:1007 3COM 3C556 V.90 Mini-PCI winmodem, not supported 12b9:1006 US Robotics 3cp803598 Voice winmodem, not supported 12b9:1007 US Robotics ERL3263A-0 DF GWPCI PC99 winmodem, not supported 12b9:0062 US Robotics erk41926a-0.6 usr 56k serial driver supported 12b9:1008 US Robotics 3cp803598 serial driver supported wvdialconf wvtest , should detect the modem. Read Testing.txt ====== end 3COM section ======= Completed candidate modem analyses. A UDEV device file system is not active. Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 3.4.6 and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 3.4.6 Compiling resources appear complete: make utility - /usr/bin/make Compiler version 3.4 kernel_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.4.33.3/build Checking pppd properties: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 366440 2006-06-29 02:50 /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 asyncmap 0 crtscts lock modem proxyarp lcp-echo-interval 30 lcp-echo-failure 4 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. ========================================================== Checking for modem support lines: -------------------------------------- /device/modem symbolic link: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 2007-06-08 08:22 /dev/modem -> ttyS1 slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: Within /etc/udev/ files: Within /etc/modprobe.conf files: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:# ALSA modules to support sound modems. These should be loaded manually /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:blacklist snd-atiixp-modem /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist:blacklist snd-via82xx-modem Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: --------- end modem support lines --------