Chris from the Pctel.txt: there should be dynamic co-creation of a port/node: /dev/ttyS_PCTEL0 c 62 69 Check with: $ ls -l /dev/ttyS_PCTEL0 ---------------- So set a symbolic link: $ sudo ln -s /dev/ttyS_PCTEL0 /dev/modem Then use /dev/modem as the port. MarvS On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:04 AM, blAcky <blacky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi, > > i am expieriencing trouble getting a pctel chipset modem to run under the > system stated above. > > the make.log says > >> CC vuart.o >> LD binary.a >> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/build >> M=/home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src >> make[1]: Betrete Verzeichnis '/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic' >> LD /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/built-in.o >> CC [M] /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/linmodem-2.6.o >> CC [M] /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/ptserial-2.6.o >> CC [M] /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/ptserial_pci-2.6.o >> /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/ptserial_pci-2.6.c: In function >> ‘pci_pctel_setup’: >> /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/ptserial_pci-2.6.c:231: warning: >> format ‘%x’ expects type ‘unsigned int’, but argument 9 has type ‘long >> unsigned int’ >> /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/ptserial_pci-2.6.c: In function >> ‘amr_pctel_setup’: >> /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/ptserial_pci-2.6.c:291: warning: >> format ‘%04x’ expects type ‘unsigned int’, but argument 7 has type ‘long >> unsigned int’ >> /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/ptserial_pci-2.6.c: In function >> ‘pciserial_init_one’: >> /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/ptserial_pci-2.6.c:606: warning: >> format ‘%x’ expects type ‘unsigned int’, but argument 4 has type ‘long >> unsigned int’ >> CC [M] /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/ptserial_hw-2.6.o >> LD [M] /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/linmodem.o >> LD [M] /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/pctel.o >> LD [M] /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/pctel_hw.o >> Building modules, stage 2. >> MODPOST 3 modules >> CC /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/linmodem.mod.o >> LD [M] /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/linmodem.ko >> CC /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/pctel.mod.o >> LD [M] /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/pctel.ko >> CC /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/pctel_hw.mod.o >> LD [M] /home/chris/pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10/src/pctel_hw.ko >> make[1]: Verlasse Verzeichnis '/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic' >> rm -f /dev/ttyS_PCTEL0 >> echo "KERNEL==\"ttyS_PCTEL0\", SYMLINK=\"modem\"" > >> /etc/udev/rules.d/70-pctel.rules >> install -D -m 644 linmodem.ko >> /lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/misc/linmodem.ko >> install -D -m 644 pctel.ko /lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/misc/pctel.ko >> install -D -m 644 pctel_hw.ko >> /lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/misc/pctel_hw.ko >> /sbin/depmod -a >> /sbin/insmod linmodem.ko >> insmod: error inserting 'linmodem.ko': -1 File exists >> make: *** [insmod] Fehler 1 > > dmesg says it gets initialised > >> Nov 11 12:58:40 chris-desktop1 kernel: [ 1215.802322] >> Nov 11 12:58:57 chris-desktop1 kernel: [ 1233.273639] pctel(233): PCTel >> initialization. Country code is 33. >> Nov 11 12:58:57 chris-desktop1 kernel: [ 1233.273642] > > everything looks fine as far here > >> [ 15.798074] pctel(481): pctel v0.1 loaded >> [ 15.798173] pctel_hw 0000:00:0e.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> >> IRQ 17 >> [ 15.798184] pctel_pci(233): PCTel device[0000:00:0e.0](0x70) found >> 134d:7890 (rev 01), iobase=0x9800, irq=17. >> [ 15.798191] pctel_pci(609): Setup PCI port: port 0x9800, irq 17, type 0, >> membase (null), ops (null) >> [ 15.798204] ttyS_PCTEL0 at I/O 0x9800 (irq = 17) is a PCTel > > > but there does not appear any symlink or device, efax cant find anything. > >> Socket läuft auf Port 9900 >> efax-0.9a: 11:04:43Fehler: can't open serial port /dev/ttyS_PCTEL0: No >> such file or directory >> efax-0.9a: 11:04:43 beendet - unrecoverable error >> efax-0.9a: 11:05:01Fehler: can't open serial port /dev/modem: No such file >> or directory >> efax-0.9a: 11:05:01 beendet - unrecoverable error > > > > by the way, i just need the modem for sending and receiving faxes. > > the diagnosis tool says about the modem > >> Predictive diagnostics for card in bus 00:0e.0: >> Modem chipset detected on >> NAME="Communication controller: PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56 " >> CLASS=0780 >> PCIDEV=134d:7890 >> SUBSYS=134d:0001 >> IRQ=17 >> IDENT=PCTEL >> >> For candidate modem in: 00:0e.0 >> 0780 Communication controller: PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56 >> Primary device ID: 134d:7890 >> Support type needed or chipset: PCTEL >> >> >> At http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/pctel-linux >> Get the pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-10.tar.gz >> Unpack under Linux with: >> tar zxf pctel*.tar.gz >> and read instuctions therein. >> Read DOCs/Pctel.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through >> guidance. >> >> Writing DOCs/Pctel.txt >> >> Completed candidate modem analyses. >> >> The base of the UDEV device file system is: /dev/.udev > > > is there already any expierience in using this modem with this os? > > best regards, > > chris >
