Another "Modem Problem" Post

Forum: Networking
Topic: Another "Modem Problem" Post
started by: Cait

Posted by Cait on Sep. 08 2006,00:11

Alright i have an internal PCTEL Plantinum 56k ITU V. 90 Modem

And.. on my ISP's website they only show how to set the internet up using Redhat linux 5.2+

and i have DSL.. Live CD

and im not exactly sure what COM port my modem is on... it SAYS COM3 in the modems properties (in windows) but when i try to connect (in linux) it has input/output errors

Edit: this question was horribly written oy. Here's some screenshots.

< http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c354/CaitsGhosts/s0.jpg >
< http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c354/CaitsGhosts/s1.jpg >
< http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c354/CaitsGhosts/s2.jpg >
< http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c354/CaitsGhosts/s3.jpg >

There's what it says when you connect to those ports..

s0 is the only one that says anything besides input/output error... but it says com1 has nothing installed and com3 has the modem.... But.. it says input output error

so does anyone know... do i have a winmodem or what?

Comp stats:
Windows ME (ew)
128mb ram
28gb hd

THANKS!

Posted by u2musicmike on Sep. 08 2006,18:08

Modems can be frustrating in Linux just because a lot of modems are winmodems. It would be best to search the forum with the word "winmodem".

Posted by Cait on Sep. 08 2006,18:16

Yea, I've already looked at various FAQs and stuff.. and the only thing i can find is to download ... a driver at < http://www.bestdata.com/tech/a56fwidentify.htm > here....

However there is nothing to download there >_> and if i click 56k modems.. and click the modem again, it brings me back up to < http://www.bestdata.com/tech/a56fwidentify.htm > .....

I also got a program to tell you exactly what modem you have..

and it says:

MOdem #1:
PCI Configuration information read:
Vendor ID : 134D
Device ID : 7897
Subvendor ID : 0001
Revision ID : 402

Deduced Information:
Vendor name: Unknown
Device Name: Unknown
Subvendor name: Unknown
Modem Type: Unknown
WinXP Inbuild Support: No

I duno if that would help or not but >_<....

ALSO another thing i saw was to go into linux and run this... cnxtinstall.run

and it will tell you stuff.. i havent tried it yet i should do it right now though...

thanks

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Sep. 08 2006,18:47

If it worked on Redhat linux 5.2+, theres a good chance it could also work on DSL.. I think. Where would that page be located?

What did you try to get to a) and b) ?

You could also try lspci -v to find out your model/chipset.

Posted by lovdsl on Sep. 08 2006,19:06

I have xp on a tower, but seem to use dsl more than xp..dsl did not like the win modem, so I got a new external serial...it is a us robotics v.92 56k..I just pluged it in and turned it on. works great.. if that helps at all.

Posted by Cait on Sep. 09 2006,03:17

OK i posted new screenshots in the first post so that its less confusing

Posted by roberts on Sep. 09 2006,03:46

It is a "controlless" modem, i.e., a winmodem.
See: < http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg03748.html >