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Re: PCI modem



Thanks a lot Oleg.  You have helped a lot of us!!


On Thu, 3 Jun 1999 Oleg Krivosheev wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Robert Rati wrote:
> 
> > Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 10:12:27 -0500 (EST)
> > From: Robert Rati <ratirh@cs.purdue.edu>
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: PCI modem
> > Resent-Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 15:23:43 +0000
> > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
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> > 
> > I was just given a PCI modem by a friend of mine and he calims it's a PNP
> > modem but not a winmodem.  I hope he's right, but I don't know how to tell
> > if it's a winmodem.  Debian sees the modem when I cat /proc/pci and calls
> > it a serial interface card (same thing windows calls it until you give it
> > drivers) but can't figure out the maker of the device.  It's a Rockwell
> > modem and really gerneric so I don't find that too surprising.  My BIOS
> > sees the modem and says that the modem is on IRQ 9, which unfortunately is
> > also where my sound card is.  Can anyone help me out in getting this modem
> > working in Linux?  I had an isa pnp modem before that I got to work, but I
> > don't know how to get a pci modem to work.  Can anyone help me out?
> > Thanks.
> 
> there are several PCI modems usable under linux, i believe.
> Find below how to do it
> 
> 
> 
>            ***INSTALLATION OF V90 PCI LUCENT VENUS BASED MODEM***
> 
> 
> I. After physically installing the modem, log into your "Root" account.
> 
> II. To determine resource settings.
> 
> Type the following command: cat /proc/pci
> An example of the outcome will look like this;
> 
> 5.        Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x00000000.
> 
> Bus 0, device 17, function 0:
>     Communication controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 0).
>         Vendor id=11c1.  Device id=480.
>         Medium devsel.   Fast back-to-back capable.  IRQ 11.  Master
> Capable.
> No bursts.
>             Min Gnt=252.Max Lat=14
>          Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe4000000.
>          I/O at 0x6400.
>          I/O at 0x6800.
>          I/O at 0x6c00.
> 
> III. Take note of the IRQ, and FIRST I/O address, then type in this
> command;
> 
>      setserial /dev/modem uart 16550A port 0x6400 irq 11
> 
> NOTE: THE IRQ AND PORT MAY VARY, IT IS DEPENDANT UPON THE RESULTS FROM
> STEP II
> 
> 
> IV. To set Linux to configure the modem upon boot-up.
> 
>     There are several options.  One method is going to the /etc/rc.d/ 
>     directory, and using an editing program such as "jed" edit the 
>     rc.local file, and insert 
>     setserial /dev/modem uart 16550A port 0x6400 irq 11 
>     as the last line.
> 
> OK


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