RE: > remember reading that scanModem doesn't find USB modems scanModem includes a call $ lsusb which reports the USB equivalent of the PCI ID. An increasing number of these are being assigned to drivers: hsfmodem 0572:1300 0572:1301 0572:1302 0572:1303 08e3:0111 0803:1300 0803:1301 145f:0106 148d:1671 148d:1672 dgcmodem 0572:1320 0572:1321 0572:1322 0572:1323 0572:1324 0572:1328 0572:1329 0803:3095 agrsm 047e:2828 047e:2892 slusb 0483:7554 usbserial 0421:0428_6230i_Modem hcfusbmodem 0572:1290 05AC:8202_apple MarvS On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Bill Grenoble <billg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello Marvin and John, > If John's USB modem is the little white thing with an RJ11 jack at one end > and an USB cord out the other end, it is not a LoseModem. (I refuse to call > the things "win" anything!) The Robotics modem is a sure enough modem with > the controller built in. It responds to AT commands, just like any good > external modem should. The trick is to get the correct module loaded in the > kernel, and get the USB/tty /modem working. > Marvin can address the problem of using scanModem with a USB modem. I > remember reading that scanModem doesn't find USB modems, only PCI modems. I > didn't find the robotics USB modem. There is another site that explains how > to hook up the USB modem. I will look for it tomorrow and post the result. > My external modem died abruptly after several years of operation. I got a > USB from Radio Shack and found that it is a lose-modem. It also failed after > a week or so... I ordered the US Robotics modem from Amazon and I am tempted > to get a spare or two. Amazon was less than Tiger Direct or any of the low > cost mail order places. > Best regards > Bill Grenoble > > On Mon, 4 Aug 2008, Marvin Stodolsky wrote: > >> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 18:36:59 -0400 >> From: Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: hensandpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Cc: discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [discuss]opensuse v.s. usrobotics usb modem] >> >> John >> >> Browse http://linmodems.technion.ac.il and download scanModem.gz . >> Within a Linux partition >> gunzip scanModem.gz >> To make it executable: >> chmod +x scanModem >> Run diagnositics with: >> ./scanModem >> Only the ouput ModemData.txt should be sent to Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 5:45 PM, John Heinen <hensandpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >>> >>> I feel like a guy stopping an unknown house asking "can you help me with >>> this? >>> Please don't close the "door" I really need some help. J.H. >>> >>> Best to take this to discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> -russ >>> >>> John Heinen writes: >> >
