John, Re: USB modem The 0baf:0303 chipset USRobotics uses the cdc_acm Open Source driver and should work fine. Check your chipset with: $ lsusb Alexie will be very interested in your prior FAX successes with martian! MarvS On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 10:20 PM, John H <arizonamythtv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks for the help. I've used martian in the past with this modem and > it worked for faxing somewhere along the way in a kernel change or > Ubuntu system update something went wrong as I've always have > compiled. At some point, I started getting the failure to read modem > errors in hylafax/avantfax. I bought a new system and tried compiling > on 10.10 64 bit but I received some errors. I found the patches and > carried on except I got a seg fault when starting martian_modem. I > ended up compiling the kernmod and then just dl and install the > martian_modem ubuntu package for 32 bit but I still get the same > error. > > Anyhow, I hear an external US Robotics will work with linux? Can I go > USB or do I need serial? I would guess serial. I really don't need > anything real robust just something that works on 10.10 64 bit. I'm > open to internal. > > On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Marvin Stodolsky > <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> John >> >> ltmodem is fax competent in principle, while fax service has never >> been achieved with its martian variant. >> The advantage of martian is that the driver is x86_64 processor >> competent and Open Source. >> But its complementary martian_helper has a precompiled 32 bit >> ltmdmobj.o , which must be compiled into the martian_helper with 32 >> bit libraries. >> >> If you Âreally need robust Fax service, best invest in one of the more >> expensive Controller Chipset modems, as all the software modems are >> basically cheap consumer devices. >> >> MarvS >> scanModem maintainer >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Antonio Olivares >> <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> John, >>> >>> For the first modem on the list, the driver exist but for 32 bit linux: >>> >>> http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hcf/full/downloads.php >>> >>> For the second modem, the martian-2010XXYY.tar.gz code should work: >>> >>> Predictive Âdiagnostics for card in bus 04:00.0: >>> Â Â Â ÂModem chipset Âdetected on >>> NAME="Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem " >>> CLASS=0780 >>> PCIDEV=11c1:044c >>> SUBSYS=11c1:044c >>> IRQ=16 >>> IDENT=Agere.DSP >>> >>> ÂFor candidate modem in: Â04:00.0 >>> Â 0780 Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem >>> Â Â ÂPrimary device ID: Â11c1:044c >>> ÂSupport type needed or chipset: Â Â Â ÂAgere.DSP >>> >>> >>> But martian would be for simple dialout, for faxing, you may want to try: >>> >>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/ltmodem-20100102.tar.gz >>> >>> as the page >>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/ltmodem-for-fax.txt >>> Âsays: >>> >>> "The martian packages do not support faxing" >>> >>> But I don't if the ltmodem package above works with 64 bit Linux. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Antonio >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 4:02 PM, John H <arizonamythtv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> Hello All, I have two internal modems and I can't get either of them >>>> to work. I don't have them installed at the same time. I've installed >>>> the martian modem and it doesn't work as I get a errno 5 error when >>>> trying to dialout. I don't understand the difference between ltmodem >>>> and martian. My goal is to use as a fax modem. I also have an >>>> hcfpcimodem. I had it working under 32 bit but since I bought a new >>>> comp it no longer works since I'm running 64 bit. The ModemTxt file >>>> says it should work but I get an error when trying to install that >>>> says wrong architect (amd64 not i386). ÂI've attached both Modem txt >>>> files. I may look at buying another modem. Someone said US Robotics >>>> external works. Should I stick with serial or could I go USB? >>>> >>> >> >
