If you live in a place with Verizon Wireless service, the UM175 white USB modem they sell is plug in detected by both OpenSuSE and Ubuntu. You need to have Network Manager installed though. It actually helps to have the modem plugged in during a fresh install so everything you need gets loaded. On Friday 09 October 2009 07:18:48 pm Marvin Stodolsky wrote: > Thomas, > > The open source USB modem cdc_acm > serves a variety of modems including some here with IDs > 0421:0428 > 15eb:0001 > 0baf:0303 USRobotics > > The problem is that > 1) USB ID is almost never on the advertising, for Microsoft services. > 2) A single Brand Name may cover multuple chipsets. > > I'm copying to the List so that someone with a serviced modem may respond, > Otherwise the onlyu option is to Google search with something like > "modem USD Linux' > > MarvS > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 1:43 PM, thomas <thomaswalther@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Roland and Marvin, > > > > ok,ok, since I am not a programmer and since I have already > > several "life-tasks": Do you know an USB-Analog-Modem, which is running > > with those Modem-Instructions and needs no special driver and can be > > bought in Middle Europe ? > > > > Regards and thanks Thomas > > > > ------------------ > > > > Am Dienstag, 6. Oktober 2009 23:17 schrieb Roland Hughes: > >> You have to go to the gmail web site and read the never ending > >> attachment rules. They open zip files up and check for binary things. > >> > >> It's a royal PITA. If he had a real email address it wouldn't be a > >> problem. > >> > >> Are you running 64-bit? > >> > >> > > > > > -1 invalid module format > >> > >> That would generally mean you are trying to use a 32-bit module with a > >> 64-bit platform. > >> > >> As a general rule, make install doesn't compile....I didn't open up the > >> makefile to verify this, but as a general rule, install is a completely > >> separate process. You should be able to do a > >> > >> make clean > >> make > >> > >> when make completes successfully > >> > >> make install > >> > >> If you are running 64-bit OS, nothing is going to work. > >> > >> On Tuesday 06 October 2009 04:05:45 pm thomas wrote: > >> > Yes, I did. Look below in this Email. It starts with: > >> > "On the other side I wrote to" .... > >> > > >> > btw: Could you please pass the zip-file with sources to Marvin, if you > >> > can... His Mail System did not accept the attachment. It wrote: > >> > > >> > marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx > >> > SMTP error from remote mailer after end of data: > >> > host gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com [209.85.218.9]: > >> > 552-5.7.0 Our system detected an illegal attachment on your > >> > message. Please > >> > 552-5.7.0 visit > >> > http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6590 to > >> > 552 5.7.0 review our attachment guidelines. 9si6920327bwz.51 > >> > > >> > Regards Thomas > >> > > >> > --------------------------- > >> > > >> > Am Dienstag, 6. Oktober 2009 21:43 schrieben Sie: > >> > > They shipped you complete source. > >> > > > >> > > Did you try building it via the README file? > >> > > > >> > > On Tuesday 06 October 2009 02:33:11 pm thomas wrote: > >> > > > Hi Marvin and Roland, > >> > > > > >> > > > attached you get the zip-file, which I got fom Polypower from > >> > > > Taiwan. > >> > > > > >> > > > I also asked them for support and got the following respond. Maybe > >> > > > Mr Chang can provide something or you contact him, if you like or > >> > > > whatever is fine for you, just to inform you. > >> > > > > >> > > > _____ > >> > > > <johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2.Oct.2009 > >> > > > Dear Thomas, > >> > > > We are studying the question you mentioned and will give you reply > >> > > > soonest. Best Regards, > >> > > > Johnson Chang > >> > > > Polypower Tech. Co., Ltd. > >> > > > _____ > >> > > > > >> > > > Concerning your question, Roland: It is a dial-up USB modem for > >> > > > analog phone line. > >> > > > > >> > > > Best Regards and thanks in advance for your support > >> > > > Thomas > >> > > > > >> > > > ---------------------------------------- > >> > > > > >> > > > Am Dienstag, 6. Oktober 2009 01:44 schrieb Marvin Stodolsky: > >> > > > > Thomas, > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Agere Systems, Inc. (Lucent) Systems Soft Modem" > >> > > > > bus=002 > >> > > > > USBmodemID=047e:2892 > >> > > > > IDENT=agrsm > >> > > > > > >> > > > > indeed requires a code package from AgereSystems/LSI , while the > >> > > > > current one available is only for 32 bit systems and not > >> > > > > compatible with your x86_64 installation. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > But please forward me & Roland Hughes the package provided by > >> > > > > Polypower Tech. Co., Ltd. > >> > > > > Sometimes LSI does povide code updates directly to major buyers > >> > > > > of their chipsets. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > MarvS > >> > > > > > >> > > > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 6:52 PM, thomas > >> > > > > <thomaswalther@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > > >> > wrote: > >> > > > > > Hi, > >> > > > > > mentioned analog USB-Modem is to be installed on a Ubuntu-9.04 > >> > > > > > "Jaunty Jackalope" System. What I did: > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > - I tried to follow the Linmodems Support homepage > >> > > > > > http://132.68.73.235/linmodems/index.html#scanmodem > >> > > > > > - scanmodem is running successfuly. ModemData.txt is attached > >> > > > > > - For installing the modem I chose > >> > > > > > http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-878554.html. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Now my problem: At step 1.2 I instruct: > >> > > > > > sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x047e product=0x2892 > >> > > > > > and the system answers: "Generic Device with no bulk out, not > >> > > > > > allowed" > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > so the following steps will not work. Anybody knows what to do > >> > > > > > ? > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > ----------------------------------- > >> > > > > > On the other side I wrote to the vendor polypower (Email > >> > > > > > below), who kindly sent me a Linux-driver (Not attached, > >> > > > > > probably too big. I will send it on request), > >> > > > > > however for older Ubuntu 8.10., which > >> > > > > > I tried to install on my current Ubuntu 9.04-64bit. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > I followed the readme-file. > >> > > > > > On "make install" the system answers: > >> > > > > > - insmod error > >> > > > > > inserting > >> > > > > > /lib/modules/2.6.28/-14-generic/kernel/drivers/char/agrmodem.k > >> > > > > >o': -1 invalid module format > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > - insmod error > >> > > > > > inserting > >> > > > > > /lib/modules/2.6.28/-14-generic/kernel/drivers/char/agrserial. > >> > > > > >ko' > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > >: -1 invalid module format > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > So I tried "make module" as instructed in readme-file. The > >> > > > > > system answers: - There is no rule available to create the > >> > > > > > target kernel/bounds.c - make *** [module] error 2 > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > btw: In /usr/src I have no "linux"-folder but several > >> > > > > > folders "linux-headers-2.6.28-11" and > >> > > > > > "linux-headers-2.6.28-11-generic" and some more. You have an > >> > > > > > idea what to do ? > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Thanks in advance for support. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Thomas > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > ---------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht ---------- > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Subject: FW: polypower modem > >> > > > > > Date: Dienstag, 19. Mai 2009 07:09 > >> > > > > > From: "Johnson @ Polypower" <johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > > > > > To: thomaswalther@xxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > > > > Cc: sider@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Dear Thomas, > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Regarding your question "analog USB-modem to be used with > >> > > > > > Linux", please check the attached driver for Ubuntu 8.10 for > >> > > > > > your reference. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Best Regards, > >> > > > > > Johnson Chang > >> > > > > > Polypower Tech. Co., Ltd. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > -----Original Message----- > >> > > > > > From: thomas [mailto:thomaswalther@xxxxxxxxxxx] > >> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 11:57 PM > >> > > > > > To: sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > > > > Subject: polypower modem > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Ladies and Gentlemen, > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > at http://www.polypower.com.tw/product-page/U56LVP.html > >> > > > > > you describe an analog USB-modem to be used with Linux. Could > >> > > > > > you please describe how to run this device with which Linux ? > >> > > > > > Where do I find the required drivers ? I am working with > >> > > > > > Ubuntu 8.10. Thanks for support. > -- Roland Hughes, President Logikal Solutions (630)-205-1593 (cell) http://www.theminimumyouneedtoknow.com http://www.infiniteexposure.net http://www.logikalsolutions.com
