I´m a newbie using linux. I installed a winlinux dristribution, that is a modification of Slackware distribution. My mother board has a "winmodem" integrated and i dowload the pctel.zip to install the driver. I followed the instructions in the zip file, and i read some od the advice on a previos question in the forum but i couldn´t make it work.
When i just installed linux, the modem dialer (kppp) said a message that the modem was busy, after installing the hsp56 pctel driver, the message says that the modem is busy. Does anyone knows what else can i do? I just don´t know what else to do.

If you have a problem with a linmodem then I have probably experienced it!

The first thing is to make sure that you know that the driver you downloaded is the correct one. The PCTEL driver is for HSP modems. You seem pretty adament that it is the right one so it probably is.

Now, it is not just a case of insmod the driver. Once it is successfully loaded you need to configure the port which the modem is loaded to. Mine was com 15 in Linux (or ttyS15). To find that out just type in a terminal window
#setserial -agv /dev/ttyS*
and you will see a list of /dev/ttyS* files. Find the one which says communications device or something of that sort. This is where the modem is installed. You may know where it is anyway through windows.

The important thing is to make sure that the information is correct, and that includes the port, irq and I/O information. If is it not (again check in windoze), then you need to change it using the setserial command.

If that information is correct then you need to make sure that there is a symbolic link between /dev/modem and /dev/ttyS15 so type:
ln -sf /dev/ttyS15 /dev/modem
One more thing is that you make sure that both /dev/modem and /dev/ttys15 are available to all users, so type
chmod 666 /dev/modem (and then /dev/ttyS15 if necessary)

Make sure kppp is set for /dev/modem.

The error message means that the modem is not detected.

If you dont get anywhere post back with what you can do, but what goes wrong.

I tried using the setserial command and it displayed 4 tttys´: ttyS0, ttyS1, ttyS2, ttyS3. None of them said about communication device. " of them said that was using irq 3 and the other 2 said that they were using irq 4.

The next thing that i did, was to configure the 4 ttys´ in my kppp. When i used ttyS0 sent me a message that the modem can´t be opened, and when i tried the others, a message that the modem was busy was sent.

If someone can tell what´s going on now, iñ´d really appreciate. Maybe i did something wrong before this, i don´t know. Is there any way yo know if everything is correctly installed?

Thanx

You may need to give yourself the ability to access the file from your username, not root (who owns the file). Is com1 where your modem resides? If so then you need to type the following to give yourself access to that file:
chmod 666 /dev/ttyS0

This should allow you to connect (assuming that you have insmod the driver first)

To check to see if the modem driver is installed just type:
lsmod

as root user and you will be given a list of modules which have are available. My driver is called pctel, so that is what I see in the list.

I was cheking once again, if i could try make my modem work. Suddenly when I "insmod"ed the pctel driver and i check with setserial now the dev/ttyS15 started to appear.

It sends this message. I don't know what i means, but maybe this is the final step to make my linmodem work.

/dev/ttyS15, line 15, UART: undefined, port 0xde00, IRQ: 10
Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
closing_wait:3000, closing_wait2: infinite
Flags:spd_normal skip_test

Could someone explain me what this means or what else to do?
Thanx again

The pctel driver inistialises the com port that the modem is going to use. It makes ttyS15 available.

All you have to do now is link the ttyS15 file to /dev/modem like this:
ln -sf /dev/ttyS15 /dev/modem

Make sure kppp is configured to use /dev/modem and you should be able to dial out.

You may also have to be able to access files from your account, to do this just type

chmod o+rwx /dev/ttyS15
chmod o+rwx /dev/modem

If you manage to dial out let me know if pppd dies unexpectedly.

Still the same Cragstar. Don´t know what else to do. When I use the Kppp, and try with the query button, says the modem doesn´t respond.

What´s next?
Maybe if I remove everything tha´t i´ve done, could work.. don´t you think...

I´d have tried but i don´t know what to remove or what to keep.

Is PNP disabled?Just a thought.

how do i know....?
where do i check it?

Did you get any errors in what I told you to type?

The fact that the setserial thing works means that the modem is there are recognised. Try typing this instead:
chmod 666 /dev/ttyS15

as root user. Are you sure that you are linking the files, and using /dev/modem in kppp?

I wouldn't bother starting all over again, you want to keep the progress you have made.

Yes... i´m sure...

I´m not hetting any error messages...
Did you check the setserial response that i sent the other day?

is everything correct? i odn´t know if the parameters are right...

Right, here is what I think you should do to get the modem to dial out.

insmod pctel
rm /dev/ttyS15
mknod /dev/ttyS15 c 62 79
ln -sf /dev/ttyS15 /dev/modem
chmod 666 /dev/ttyS15
chmod 666 /dev/modem

And that should be it. If you follow those instructions you should be able to use kppp. Let me know if it works. Or not.

BTW, when I try to query my modem I get nothing coming up in the boxes, but can still dial out.

The setserial output was fine as long as it matches the settings you have in windows, or the BIOS.

Cragstar... i did it once again... and is still the same... I check my windows modem configuration, after i read your last note.... It´s not the same...

in windows, my modem is installed on com4 and itñs on 2E8 adresss with an interruption of 3. In linux is installed like:/dev/ttyS15, line 15, UART: undefined, port 0xde00, IRQ: 10
Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
closing_wait:3000, closing_wait2: infinite
Flags:spd_normal skip_test

but i don´t know how to change this configuration.. what can i do?

I'm pretty convinced that winmodems are the root of all evil in the universe. I use FreeBSD 5.1 and unfortunately my Compaq 5001SR came with a gods-be-damned HSP56 WinModem... Needless to say it has about as much chance of getting me to the internet as my pet python does. If anybody has some info regarding a linux driver port, or some other resource, I'd be grateful.

Thanks...