Re: Pctel modem problem

[Petr Šimon <debian@klubko.net>]

Hi Kevin,pci
thanks for try, but  I am quite afraid that problem is not in software. 
My modem still doesn't respond. So  what I probably need is to set up 
the modem or to find out if it can be set up. I have been searching web 
for few days and I found a lot about PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56, 
sometimes it said that it works sometimes that it doesn't. Strange thing 
is that their outputs of lspci -v differed from mine toot much. I don't 
understand hardware problems, but I can imagine that lspci  -v should be 
quite similar if we are talking about the same modem.
As for testing with wvdial, the only response I got is "Modem is not 
responding" :-(
What's next? I am beginning to be quite pessimistic... (bloody winmodems 
ghrrr)

Thanks Petr

Kevin Mark wrote:

> Hi Petr,
> here is my /etc/wvdial.conf
> ---------------------
> [Dialer Defaults]
> Modem = /dev/ttyS1
> Baud = 115200
> Init1 = ATZ
> Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> ISDN = 0
> Modem Type = Analog Modem
> Phone = 12126161038
> Username = uuuuuuuu
> Password = pppppppp
> --------------------------
> I removed my username and password for security reasons.
> But yours should look similar except that you should use /dev/ttS15
> instead of /dev/ttyS1
> Try it and let us know the result.
> -K
>
> On Thu, 2003-05-22 at 22:15, Petr Šimon wrote:
>  
>
> > Hi Kevin,
> > thanks a lot for help. i didn't have wvdial so I installed it.  But 
> > configuration  wasn't  successful. modem wasn't found. I am not sure 
> > which log I should send. there though one discrepancy I found. dmesg, 
> > messages and lspci tell me that /dev/ttyS15 has IRQ 9, but setserial 
> > says IRQ 2 for both /dev/modem and /dev/ttys15. Somewhere I've read that 
> > IRQ 2 and 9 are in fact indentical. i have tried to
> > setserial /dev/ttyS15 irq 9
> > but it didn't change anything.
> >
> > Which log should I send? (wvdial and kppp say only "modem not  
> > responding" and minicom and kppp terminal freeze)
> > Why kppp says "Modem ready" and than shows no Modem query results?
> > How do I set different IRQ? setserial doesn't seem to change anything.
> > Thanks
> > Petr
> >
> > Kevin Mark wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Hi Petr,
> > > for testing I use wvdial. Also, what setting are use using.
> > > can you provide a log of the errors?
> > > si this the latest package?
> > > =K
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2003-05-22 at 12:34, Petr Šimon wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > i am sorry, may be this is for a different list, but I've always 
> > > > received the best help from you guys, so I dare to ask here. I am trying 
> > > > to convince a modem on  older  Mitac notebook to let on internet. So far 
> > > > it only freezes minicom, in kppp I can "query modem", it says "modem 
> > > > ready", but I get no information from those ATI, only blank spaces in 
> > > > all lines. When try to connect to my ISP it says "the modem is not 
> > > > responding".  I use pctel-0.9.4 driver which compiles flawlessly. My 
> > > > modem's PCTel PCT789T chipset.
> > > > This all  the information I've been working with:
> > > >
> > > > part of my dmesg output:
> > > > PCTel device[00:0a.0](0x50) found "PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56 (rev 
> > > > 01)", iobase=0x3100, irq=9.
> > > > PCTel driver version 0.9.5 [5.05c-4.27.215 (09-14-2001)] (PCT789) 
> > > > (2002-01-31) with MANY_PORTS SHARE_IRQ SERIAL_PCI enabled.
> > > > PCTel driver built on [Linux 2.4.20.03 i686 unknown "2.4.20.03 
> > > > <132116>"] with gcc-gcc (GCC) 3.2.3 20030415 (Debian prerelease).
> > > > ttyS15 at 0x3100 (irq = 9) is a PCTel
> > > > cs: cb_free(bus 2)
> > > > PCTel initialization. Country code is 0.
> > > > PCTel initialization. Country code is 0.
> > > > PCTel initialization. Country code is 0.
> > > > cs: cb_alloc(bus 2): vendor 0x1186, device 0x1340
> > > > PCI: Enabling device 02:00.0 (0000 -> 0003)
> > > > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 02:00.0 to 64
> > > >
> > > > setserial -g /dev/ttyS*:
> > > > /dev/ttyS0, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x03f8, IRQ: 2
> > > > /dev/ttyS1, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x02f8, IRQ: 3
> > > > /dev/ttyS15, UART: undefined, Port: 0x3100, IRQ: 2
> > > > /dev/ttyS2, UART: unknown, Port: 0x03e8, IRQ: 4
> > > > /dev/ttyS3, UART: unknown, Port: 0x02e8, IRQ: 3
> > > >
> > > > lspci -v:
> > > > 00:0a.0 Communication controller: PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56 (rev 01)
> > > >       Subsystem: PCTel Inc: Unknown device 0001
> > > >       Flags: stepping, medium devsel, IRQ 9
> > > >       I/O ports at 3100 [size=64]
> > > >       Capabilities: <available only to root>
> > > >
> > > > cat /proc/ioports:
> > > > 0000-001f : dma1
> > > > 0020-003f : pic1
> > > > 0040-005f : timer
> > > > 0060-006f : keyboard
> > > > 0080-008f : dma page reg
> > > > 00a0-00bf : pic2
> > > > 00c0-00df : dma2
> > > > 00f0-00ff : fpu
> > > > 0170-0177 : ide1
> > > > 01f0-01f7 : ide0
> > > > 02f8-02ff : serial(set)
> > > > 0376-0376 : ide1
> > > > 03c0-03df : vga+
> > > > 03f6-03f6 : ide0
> > > > 03f8-03ff : serial(set)
> > > > 0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
> > > > 1000-103f : Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI
> > > > 1040-105f : Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB
> > > > 1040-105f : usb-uhci
> > > > 1100-110f : Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE
> > > > 1100-1107 : ide0
> > > > 1108-110f : ide1
> > > > 1400-141f : Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI
> > > > 3100-313f : PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56
> > > > 4000-40ff : PCI CardBus #02
> > > > 4000-40ff : PCI device 1186:1340
> > > >   4000-40ff : 8139too
> > > > 4400-44ff : PCI CardBus #02
> > > >
> > > > cat /proc/pci:
> > > > Communication controller: PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56 (rev 1).
> > > >     IRQ 9.
> > > >     I/O at 0x3100 [0x313f].
> > > > Bus  1, device   0, function  0:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I am really at the end of my wits. I've been using Linux for 6 months 
> > > > only (Debian 2 months) and there is still much for me to learn. Can 
> > > > anyone help me with this? Some pointer would be just fine.
> > > > Thanks a lot, it would save me from buying pcmcia modem.
> > > > Petr
> > > >  
> > > >