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On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 08:08:10PM +0200, Kraus Philipp wrote |
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> Hello, |
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> I have got a modem US Robotics 5637 and I would like to use it with |
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> Hylafax+. Hylafax works fine, all clients can create jobs, but now |
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> I would like to configure / test the modem. Can anybody explain me |
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> how I can test / configure my modem. I have installed minicom and |
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> the modem is setup under /dev/modem with this udev rules |
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I have the same type of USB dialup modem running under Gentoo. I use |
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it for emergency backup, if my ADSL connection goes down. First |
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question... is your kernel properly configured? You need to select the |
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USB Modem (CDC ACM) support kernel option. In "make menuconfig" the |
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path is... |
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Device Drivers ---> |
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[*] USB support ---> |
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<*> USB Modem (CDC ACM) support |
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You also need to enable serial modem support. On my system... |
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Device Drivers ---> |
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Character devices ---> |
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Serial drivers ---> |
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<*> 8250/16550 and compatible serial support |
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(6) Maximum number of 8250/16550 serial ports |
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(5) Number of 8250/16550 serial ports to register at runtime |
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Once you set up and rebuild your kernel, you have to reboot for these |
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changes to take effect. After rebooting, the next step is to create 1 |
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or more device nodes. As root... |
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mkdir -p /dev/usb |
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mknod /dev/usb/ttyACM0 c 166 0 |
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if you have multiple modems, you can add additional nodes like so... |
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mknod /dev/usb/ttyACM1 c 166 1 |
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mknod /dev/usb/ttyACM2 c 166 2 |
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mknod /dev/usb/ttyACM3 c 166 3 |
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I don't bother with udev rules. In pppconfig I select /dev/usb/ttyACM0 |
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as the device to connect to. Note, the character after "ACM" is the |
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number zero, not the letter "O". |
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> I think I must setup pulse dial and I would like to test first the |
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> modem, if it dials under the correct number because it is conected |
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> to a telefon facility. |
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When you make an ordinary phone call on that line... |
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* if you hear a bunch of "clicks", it's a pulse line |
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* if you hear a few beeps, it's a tone line |
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-- |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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