Modem not seen by mandrake 10.1

[Guest iboadi]

Hey,

I have installed Mandrake a few days ago and I wanted to use a US Robotics external modem on the serial port. I know it works on linux because it worked on Debian. I verified for /dev/modem but there is nothing there. I first tried to detect it with modem autodetect from Hardrake, but I had no result. I have looked on the internet on how to make it work, but still nothing. I have regarded the subject on the archive of this forum, but still nothing I can use.

As I need to have it connected to the system and I am out of ideas, I thought someone can help me. If you know how to do this, please tell me, cause I am about to throw everything out of the window... (Result of two weeks of fighting with my ignorance in system install && sometimes, the system's manner of functionning).

Thanks,

Adi

[bvc]

you do not need /dev/modem

which port? ttyS0?

then configure using

/dev/ttyS0

and see if if works.

 

I have an USR Ext 5686 that linux has never, visably, detected....but it worked. Well, kppp found it. I haven't used it since around ML-9.1 though.

[Guest Aris]

Dear iboadi,

 

Few days ago, I found a 3COM US Robotics 56k FaxModem (External) and everything worked perfectly in Mandrake 9.1 :unsure:

The port was /dev/modem, I can't understand why your distro cannot detect this modem, because it is absolutely sure that it is a linmodem..

 

Greetings,

 

-- Aris.

Edited November 16, 2004 by Aris

[jagibbs]

I was able to detect my modem using the MCC->hardware function (make sure to check "autodetect modems" also) or it won't even look for modems. It detected mine, but after the first reboot, it defaulted to /dev/modem when attempting ot dial. I had to manually change the configuration to /dev/ttyS0 for it to work (as already suggested)...of course this was after it was detected for me.