Help I can't dialout: alot of errors

Forum: Networking
Topic: Help I can't dialout: alot of errors
started by: ceco108

Posted by ceco108 on July 18 2005,00:44

I have a 3COM PC Card 3CCFEM656B w/WinModem that need a TTY config of COM port 5, IRQ 15, I/O 3F8.

My system is a Dell Latitude CPi R400GT; I can change the serial port to COM 1 thu COM 4, but I dont know how to change the default setting of the TTY console port in DSL 2.4.26 to dialout using the modem.

The card in seen in the cardmgr: CardBus hotplug device

Should I set serial option in the /etc/pcmcia/serial.opts or how do I use the card info in either:
/etc/pcmcia/config
card "Megahertz PCMCIA Modem
version "MEGAHERTZ", "*", "*", "PCMCIA MODEM"
bind "serial_cs"
/etc/pcmcia/config-2.4
card "3CCFEM656B w/WinModem"
manfid 0x0102, 0x6560
bind "3c575_cb"

card "3CCFEM656B w/WinModem"
manfid 0x0102, 0x6562
bind "3c575_cb"

card "3CCFEM656B w/WinModem"
manfid 0x0102, 0x6564
bind "3c575_cb"

When I try to dialout using the:
DSLpanel ->dialup -> ISP -> Dial then errors:
"insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ"
"authpriv.notice sudo: root : TTY=pts/2 ; PWD=/home/ceco108 ; user=root ; command=/usr/bin/tail -f /var/log/messages"
" local2.notice pppd[474]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0"
" local2.err chat[503]: Can't get terminal parameters: Input/Output error"
" local2.err pppd[496]: Connect script failed"

Posted by erylon on Aug. 05 2005,19:29

Your problems may be larger than what you think. If you have a Win(dows) modem, it must be one supported in Linux (a "Linmodem"). The drivers for these modems are kernel specific (and a real PITA, because if you change kernels you must install a new driver). Check < http://www.linmodems.org > for more information. My experience with 3coms and USR pcmcia winmodems are both bad. I've used a lot of different Linmodems on desktops, and it isn't worth the hassle, IMO. It really is easier to just get a pcmcia hardware modem, which will work out of the box.
Not Linux' fault--the blame lies with the hardware manufacturer's that provide only Windows drivers for their POS cards.

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Posted by ceco108 on Aug. 06 2005,11:29

Thanks for the information will get a linmodem and stop the headache

Ceco