Pctel Modem problem
 

This isnt about installing it, well somewhat, cause I have the guide from the linux documentation project for how to install a pctel hsp56 micromodem, which is fine. But for some reason when I try to set my chipset (not mattering which one) with ./configure, on every possible one I get an error with the file modversions.h.

I have the file in two places as I have looked (/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-6/include/linux and
/usr/include/linux)
but while its configuring the chipset I always at the same spot, not mattering which chipset I choose to config, get :
checking /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h usability... no
checking /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h presence... no
checking for /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h... no
configure: error: modversions.h is missing - you should configure your kernel first!

does anyone think that they could please help? if you need more info I can always get it.....

You need to create a symbolic link named linux that points to your kernel source version, or edit your config file to look somewhere else.

Apparently, your kernel source code is located here:

/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-6

So you need to do:

cd /usr/src
ln -s linux-2.4.20-6 linux
ls -al

and check

In my case:
cd /usr/src
ln -s linux-2.4.18-3 linux
ls -al results in thisOtherwise, you can edit config to reflect where the source code actually is.

Thank you very much as it worked fine and the configuration finished fine. But now when I'm finally getting to it start dialing I have another problem. I am using kppp and when it dials to the number and it trys to connect to the network it gets an error. First it was a number 19 error and now its 16 and I'm completly lost. Btw half the time when I dial, it just freezes the pc up and goes on something like a busy signal, any idea? Thank you for any help

I have never had much luck with a winmodem, so I bought myself a cheap external serial port modem I found online for $14.50 + s&h.

I get better connection throughput, smaller error logs and fewer headaches configuring and connecting.

hehe I would love to get an external or even broaband but the problem is I'm stuck with this ......this.......thing. :p

forget this, someone just close this thread cause I found out lately that since I'm using a compuserve 2000 account theres not point in trying......

same problem
 

I had the same problem i installed everthing and i was still getting error codes, i just gave up on it. I even double check that i installed it right and i had the same modem as you.

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