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HSP56 Micromodem Driver

Hi I am using Mandrake 10.1 Linux
In my computer a PCTEL HSP56 Micromodem is installed but i could not access it. Where can i get the driver and how i can install it.

Save yourself some headaches and invest in an external serial port modem.

# Compiling/installing kernel modules
You will need to have installed:
1. The developmental packages (compiler)
2. The kernel-source code that matches your running kernel
3. The module source or install code

Check out your system and look under the hood and see if you installed the stuff you need to do the job. Open an x terminal and type in this sequence of commands to see what kernel we are running and see if you have the kernel source installed:

Code:

[fancy@tinwhistle fancy]$ su -

Password:

[root@tinwhistle root]# uname -r

2.4.20-28.7

I am running kernel version 2.4.20-28.7. Do I have the proper source code?

Code:

[root@tinwhistle root]# cd /usr/src

[root@tinwhistle src]# ls -alc

total 3

drwxr-xr-x    4 root    root          136 Jun 12 14:53 .

drwxr-xr-x  16 root    root          424 Jun  4 12:04 ..

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root    root          14 Jun  4 12:11 linux-2.4 -> linux-2.4.20-28.7

drwxr-xr-x  16 root    root          584 Jun  4 12:11 linux-2.4.20-28.7

drwxr-xr-x    7 root    root          168 Jun  4 12:08 redhat

[root@tinwhistle src]#

I do have the same kernel version source code installed in the directory /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-28.7 and there is a symbolic link named linux-2.4 pointing to it.

If you don't see something similiar to this (but in color), you will need to install the kernel source.

NOTE: I noticed that Red Hat didn't make the symbolic link /usr/src/linux that all of the INSTALL files that I have read mentioned that I need. I may as well make one now to save editing the files in the source code every time I need to compile anything concerning the kernel. So, I'll make that link just now:

Code:

[root@tinwhistle src]# ln -s linux-2.4.20-28.7 linux        

[root@tinwhistle src]# ls -alc

total 3

drwxr-xr-x    4 root    root          160 Jun 12 15:46 .

drwxr-xr-x  16 root    root          424 Jun  4 12:04 ..

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root    root          14 Jun 12 15:46 linux -> linux-2.4.20-28.7

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root    root          14 Jun  4 12:11 linux-2.4 -> linux-2.4.20-28.7

drwxr-xr-x  16 root    root          584 Jun  4 12:11 linux-2.4.20-28.7

drwxr-xr-x    7 root    root          168 Jun  4 12:08 redhat

[root@tinwhistle src]#

Ah, there it is, so that's done.

Next, did I install the compiler?

Code:

[root@tinwhistle src]# gcc -v          

Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/specs

gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-113)

[root@tinwhistle src]#

Yes, I have a compiler installed.

If you don't have those two things installed, you have to install them first off your install CD.

If they are installed, download the source and happy compiling. :tisk: Make sure you carefully read the README and INSTALL files after extracting and before compiling/installing. :study:

# Modem and connection troubleshooting
WinModems and Linux
Modem HOWTO
Modem NHFs
Linmodems.org
Conexant/Rockwell modem HOWTO
The Unofficial PCTel Linux Driver page
I finaly got my PcTel hsp56 mr modem to work
PcTel PCT789 Compilation in Fedora Core 1
Linux driver for Winmodems with Lucent Apollo (ISA) and Mars (PCI) chipsets
Lucent AMR modem listed as an Intel AC'97 - Smart Link Modems
The kppp Handbook
Dial-up Networking Configuration Using KDE's Kppp
Troubleshooting ISP Connection Problems

hey
i have the same problem. i am using red hat 9 and have strange problem.
i have compiled and installed the driver but my kppp and wvdial complained that my modem doesn't
respond .
what to do??

pls help i have same HSP Micro modem of pctel of hal number pct789

Invest in a real modem. External serial port modems work with all operating systems (they actually have the hardware and don't use the CPU to be a "pretend modem" or win modem. You get much better connections and up/download speeds with the real ones.

It was worth every penny of the $14.50 I spent on the one I bought.

I suggest for your next upgrade, BYOB (build your own box) and make sure you check Hardware HOWTO to make sure your stuff is supported, then search here for problems encountered.

When you find the "right stuff", buy and build.

Both Windows and Linux will perform better with good stuff. Brand named boxen have the cheapest and slowest stuff that they can get away with selling and still make a profit.

thanx but i am alresdy stucked with this modem and i cannot buy other one as i have bought this to replace my other motorola sm56 modem.
pls suggest me so that i can connect to net using this modem

I was stuck with mine as well, but it went into file 13 when I got a real modem and I have been freed from winmodems forever! I think if you can afford internet access and a computer, you should be able to afford less than $20 for a modem. :scratch:

Have fun figuring it out, then, and please post your solution when and or if you find it.

Check my previous posts in this thread. That's my complete knowledge base about winmodems, mostly gleaned from this BBS and Just Linux forums

# Compiling/installing kernel modules
You will need to have installed:
1. The developmental packages (compiler)
2. The kernel-source code that matches your running kernel
3. The module source or install code

Check out your system and look under the hood and see if you installed the stuff you need to do the job. Open an x terminal and type in this sequence of commands to see what kernel we are running and see if you have the kernel source installed:

Code:

[fancy@tinwhistle fancy]$ su -

Password:

[root@tinwhistle root]# uname -r

2.4.20-28.7

I am running kernel version 2.4.20-28.7. Do I have the proper source code?

Code:

[root@tinwhistle root]# cd /usr/src

[root@tinwhistle src]# ls -alc

total 3

drwxr-xr-x    4 root    root          136 Jun 12 14:53 .

drwxr-xr-x  16 root    root          424 Jun  4 12:04 ..

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root    root          14 Jun  4 12:11 linux-2.4 -> linux-2.4.20-28.7

drwxr-xr-x  16 root    root          584 Jun  4 12:11 linux-2.4.20-28.7

drwxr-xr-x    7 root    root          168 Jun  4 12:08 redhat

[root@tinwhistle src]#

Code:

[root@tinwhistle src]# ln -s linux-2.4.20-28.7 linux        

[root@tinwhistle src]# ls -alc

total 3

drwxr-xr-x    4 root    root          160 Jun 12 15:46 .

drwxr-xr-x  16 root    root          424 Jun  4 12:04 ..

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root    root          14 Jun 12 15:46 linux -> linux-2.4.20-28.7

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root    root          14 Jun  4 12:11 linux-2.4 -> linux-2.4.20-28.7

drwxr-xr-x  16 root    root          584 Jun  4 12:11 linux-2.4.20-28.7

drwxr-xr-x    7 root    root          168 Jun  4 12:08 redhat

[root@tinwhistle src]#

Ah, there it is, so that's done.

Next, did I install the compiler?

Code:

[root@tinwhistle src]# gcc -v          

Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/specs

gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-113)

[root@tinwhistle src]#

Code:

[fancy@tinwhistle fancy]$ su -

Password: 

[root@tinwhistle root]# cat /proc/pci

Look for your modem in the returned list. Look for something similar to mine:

Code:

  Bus  2, device  2, function  0:

    Communication controller: PCI device 151f:0000 (TOPIC SEMICONDUCTOR Corp) (rev 0).

      IRQ 5.

      I/O at 0xc400 [0xc407].

With this info, I use the setserial command:

Code:

[root@tinwhistle root]# setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq 5 port 0xc400 uart 16550a

Then I test the modem with the internet connection wizard and it works. I edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local and enter the setserial command:

Code:

[root@tinwhistle root]# pico -w /etc/rc.d/rc.local

My file for an example

Code:

#!/bin/sh

# Redhat /etc/rc.d/rc.local file

# This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.

# You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't

# want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.

# configure modem so it is active on boot

setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq 5 port 0xc400 uart 16550a

Now, it remains configured after a reboot.

thanx man i will reply to you if it worked or not

Shadows, there's a driver now available for your PCTel under 2.6 kernels. Check here:

http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/pcte...x/welcome.html

for more details; you want the pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-4.tar.gz package inside of which are FAQ and README files with details about the installation process. Good luck!

hey thank you.
but sadly i have given up trying to connect to internet by dialup ,now i use ethernet to connect and it is fine,
but thanx any way.