Eric Support type needed or chipset: 3COM.winmodem Under Linux 2.6.n kernels, the chipset is NOT SUPPORTED . Read DOCs/InfoGeneral.txt about alternatives. --------------- Sadly still true. MarvS On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Eric Neblock <c_eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Only plain text email is forwarded by the Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server, > as HTML can contain viruses. Use as the email Subject Line: > YourName, YourCountry > Welcome to openSUSE 11.0 (i586) - Kernel kernel 2.6.25.11-0.1-pae > With this Subject Line cogent experts will be alerted, and useful case names left in the Archive. > YourCountry will enable Country specific guidance. Linux experts in YourCountry > can be found through: http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html. > They will know your Country's modem code, which may be essential for dialup service. > Responses from Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx are sometimes blocked by an Internet Provider mail filters. > So in a day, also check the Archived responses at http://www.linmodems.org > -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- > CPU=i686, > Welcome to openSUSE 11.0 (i586) - Kernel > Linux version 2.6.25.11-0.1-pae (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 4.3.1 20080507 (prerelease) [gcc-4_3-branch revision 135036] (SUSE Linux) ) #1 SMP 2008-07-13 20:48:28 +0200 > scanModem update of: 2008_08_26 > > There are no blacklisted modem drivers in /etc/modprobe* files > Attached USB devices are: > ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > ID 0781:550a SanDisk Corp. > ID 1058:1100 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. > ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > > USB modems not recognized > > For candidate card in slot 00:09.0, firmware information and bootup diagnostics are: > PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name > ---------- --------- --------- -------------- > 00:09.0 12b9:1007 12b9:00c2 Communication controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division USR 56k Internal WinModem > > Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: > --- Bootup diagnostics for card in PCI slot 00:09.0 ---- > > === Finished firmware and bootup diagnostics, next deducing cogent software. === > > Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:09.0: > Modem chipset detected on > NAME="Communication controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division USR 56k Internal WinModem" > CLASS=0780 > PCIDEV=12b9:1007 > SUBSYS=12b9:00c2 > IRQ=11 > IDENT=3COM.winmodem > > For candidate modem in: 00:09.0 > 0780 Communication controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division USR 56k Internal WinModem > Primary device ID: 12b9:1007 > Support type needed or chipset: 3COM.winmodem > Under Linux 2.6.n kernels, the chipset is NOT SUPPORTED . Read DOCs/InfoGeneral.txt about alternatives. > > ----------------end Softmodem section -------------- > 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 12b9:1007 modem is Not_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 > > ====== end 3COM section ======= > > Completed candidate modem analyses. > > The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev > > Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 4.3.1 > and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 4.3 > > linux-headers-2.6.25.11-0.1-pae resources needed for compiling are not manifestly ready! > > If compiling is necessary packages must be installed, providing: > kernel-source-2.6.25.11-0.1-pae > > > If a driver compilation fails, with message including some lack of some FileName.h (stdio.h for example), then > Some additional kernel-header files need installation to /usr/include. The minimal additional packages are libc6-dev > and any of its dependents, under Ubuntu linux-libc-dev > > If an alternate ethernet connection is available, > $ apt-get update > $ apt-get -s install linux-kernel-devel > will install needed packages. > For Debian/Ubuntu related distributions, run the following command to display the needed package list: > > Otherwise packages have to be found through http://packages.ubuntu.com > Once downloaded and transferred into a Linux partition, > they can be installed alltogether with: > $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb > > > Checking pppd properties: > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root dialout 304644 2008-06-06 16:21 /usr/sbin/pppd > > In case of an "error 17" "serial loopback" problem, see: > http://linmodems.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 > noipdefault > noauth > crtscts > lock > modem > asyncmap 0 > nodetach > lcp-echo-interval 30 > lcp-echo-failure 4 > lcp-max-configure 60 > lcp-restart 2 > idle 600 > noipx > file /etc/ppp/filters > > 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/DOCs/YourSystem.txt concerning other COMM channels: eth0 > Which can interfere with Browser naviagation. > > Don't worry about the following, it is for experts should trouble shooting be necessary. > ========================================================== > > Checking for modem support lines: > -------------------------------------- > /device/modem symbolic link: > slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0: > Within /etc/udev/ files: > /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules:KERNEL=="mwave", NAME="modems/mwave", GROUP="uucp" > /etc/udev/rules.d/77-network.rules:SUBSYSTEM=="net", ENV{INTERFACE}=="ppp*|ippp*|isdn*|plip*|lo*|irda*|dummy*|ipsec*|tun*|tap*|bond*|vlan*|modem*|dsl*", GOTO="skip_ifup" > Within /etc/modprobe.conf files: > /etc/modprobe.conf:# Linux ACP modem (Mwave) > Within any ancient /etc/devfs files: > > Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files: > > --------- end modem support lines -------- > >
