Re: Weird External Serial-USB Modem Error

[Amir Levin <amir.levin@xxxxxxxxx>]

I tried running the drivers as modules but it still doesn't work.

It is working, only ATD...

Is there a way to debug this?


Thanks

Amir


Marvin Stodolsky wrote:

> Just for clarification,
> usbserial just provides access through the USB ports cable to older
> serial port supported hardware.
>
> But the serial drivers already compiled into the kernel are doing the
> detailed work. These can be displayed by:
> $ grep SERIAL  /boot/config-2.6.22-14-generic | grep -v USB
> CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
> CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
> # CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_DETECT_IRQ is not set
> CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED=y
> CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS=y
> CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS=48
> CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_PCI=y
> CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_PNP=y
> CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RSA=y
> CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RUNTIME_UARTS=4
> CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ=y
> CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE=y
> CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE=y
>
> MarvS
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 11:33 AM, umesh b <umesh.kollam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 5:40 PM, Marvin Stodolsky
> >
> > <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     
> > > RE: >  It's weird since all the other AT commands works, including
> > >       
> >  >  ATH0 and ATH1.
> >  >  I'm not with my Linux sources now, but these responses come I believe
> >  >  from the Drivers and not the modem hardware. Thus there seems to be a
> >  >  problem in fully controlling the modem hardware through the
> >  >  USB->Serial routing.
> >  >
> >  >  MarvS
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >  On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 1:24 AM, Amir Levin <amir.levin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  >  > Hi Marvin,
> >  >  >  I am communicating through a serial port (attached to a USB connector)
> >  >  >  to a serial external modem.
> >  >  >  The error that the modem returns on ATD is the same through all the
> >  >  >  programs I tried (minicom, wvdial and hylafax dialer).
> >  >  >  It's weird since all the other AT commands works, including ATH0 and ATH1.
> >  >  >
> >  >  >
> >  >  >
> >  >  >  On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 9:30 AM, TamcoAv <tamco@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  > Okay, I think I found your problem.
> >  >  >  > http://freshmeat.net/projects/minicom/
> >  >  >  > try using wvdial instead...," Minicom is a serial communication program."
> >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  > ----- Original Message -----
> >  >  >  > From: "Marvin Stodolsky" <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx>
> >  >  >  > To: "Amir Levin" <amir.levin@xxxxxxxxx>; "TamcoAv" <tamco@xxxxxxx>
> >  >  >  > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:40 PM
> >  >  >  > Subject: Re: Weird External Serial-USB Modem Error
> >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  >
> >  >  >  > > Tamco,
> >  >  >  > >
> >  >  >  > > would you share your USBserial modem experiences with Amir,
> >  >  >  > > who is having dialout problems
> >  >  >  > >
> >  >  >  > > MarvS
> >  >  >  > >
> >  >  >  > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Amir Levin <amir.levin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  >  >  > >> Hi Jacques,
> >  >  >  > >>  99999 is just a random choice, any number gives ERROR. It seems it
> >  >  >  > >>  ignores the number and ATD gives an error, doesnt matter what comes
> >  >  >  > >>  after that.
> >  >  >  > >>
> >  >  >  > >>  If I connect it though the serial port it works perfectly.
> >  >  >  > >>
> >  >  >  > >>   Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Jacques Goldberg
> >  >  >  > >>
> >  >  >  > >>
> >  >  >  > >> <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  >  >  > >>  > Amir,
> >  >  >  > >>  >  Does
> >  >  >  > >>  >   > --> Sending: ATDT9999999
> >
> >  I am also using a USB modem and it i working fine in Opensuse. Are
> >  sure the number does not have any prefix?? I called up the phone
> >  company and they gave me dial string as "#777"(without the quotes).
> >  Please check with the phone company. I am using Kinternet as the dial
> >  program. I am uisng the usbserail.ko module as the driver
> >
> >
> >  --
> >  umesh3034
> >
> >