Yo sup peoples:

I have recently installed Mandrake 10.0 on a Compaq Deskpro EN Pentium 3 933Mhz and I have a TOPIC 560i MD0321. There are two different numbers on the modem one FM56PCI/TP-CA and FM56PCI-TP-ST. It's a V.92 Ready GNET internal fax modem Hardware dial up modem. The Linux system detects the modem underhardware info, but it will not communicate with the modem. I am reading a book on migrating to linux from the evil BSOD, I know a few commands, but hopefully I will be able to understand how to use the command line more. I also have SuSE 9.1 personal, and WFTL Edition KNOPPIX.
I read on the internet when I did a google search that hardware modems tend not to need drives to connect to the net because they are hardware modems.
I emailed the company and asked them how I could configure it and they said that they do not provide support for linux because of the so many distro's out there.
They sent me this:

TOPIC chipset Linux User’s Guide


1. Find file pci from path /proc , then use vi editor to find Topic vender ID

"151f" and the I/O-address, IRQ-number that Linux assigns to Topic

modem.

For example : cd /proc

vi pci

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Vendor id=151f. Device id=0.

Medium devsel. IRQ=5.

I/O at 0xe400 [0xe401].

(Then type q to quit vi)



2. Under path /dev, type setserial tty-number uart 16550A irq IRQ-number

port I/O-address

For example: setserial ttyS2 uart 16550A irq 5 port 0xe400



3. Under path /dev, firstly, remove the default settings that the modem may

linked to, and then link the modem to the tty that you assign on step 2.

For example: rm modem

1n -s ttyS2 modem



4. Now, you can use minicom to test the modem and type ATI3 to check the

type of this modem.

For example : minicom

----------------

ATI3


When I type in VI PCI That is where I find out the the sys. detects the existence of such a modem. Any ideas on how I can configure this particular modem? Without having to go out and buy an external hardware modem?

When I type VI PCI and when I find the modem the details are:
I/O at 0x1040 [0x1047]
IRQ 18
TP560

I/O Ports at 1040 (Size=8)

REV 0
"PCI" [readonly] 40L, 1849C 40, 3 bot

Hardware Drake2 Ver. 10 says loca. on bus. 2:d:0
BUS ID: 151f:0

I know this seems a lot but I just want to be as specific as possible.

Peace All laterz
Hasta Lueago mis muchachos