Can't see usb modem!
 

Hi All,

Just finnished intsalling the speedtouch USB drivers on my system with RH 7.3 using the "SpeedtouchUSB-HOWTO using Benoit Papillault's OpenSource drivers."

Everything seemed to go according to plan, except that when at the final stage (testing) I typed:

# modem_run -m -f /usr/src/alcaudsl.sys

I got the message:

"I'm Sorry I didn't find your ADSL modem"

I didn't understand the tips it gave about looking in the /proc/bus/usb as I am a newbie. To my understanding USB seems to be working, at least with my Intellimouse!

The modem lights never light up. Is this a USB problem?

What can I do to find the source of the problem?

Installing the modem will greatly enhance my prospects of achieving my next tasks: SB Audigy, Oracle installation,...

Many thanks in advance,

Andy

:study:

In /proc/bus/usb you should have current usb configuration. Look into it and, if unsure, post what you can find to allow someone to view it and help you.

In /proc/bus/usb I find the following items:

001 002 003 004 devices drivers

The contents of the file drivers:

usbdevfs
hub

The contents of the file devices:

T: Bus=04 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 6
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.40
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.4.18-3 ehci-hcd
S: Product=PCI device 1106:3104 (VIA Technologies, Inc.)
S: SerialNumber=00:10.3
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl= 12ms
T: Bus=03 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00
S: Product=USB UHCI Root Hub
S: SerialNumber=dc00
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=255ms
T: Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00
S: Product=USB UHCI Root Hub
S: SerialNumber=e000
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=255ms
T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00
S: Product=USB UHCI Root Hub
S: SerialNumber=e400
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=255ms

I read in some documentation that when USB devices are plugged in, a message appears in the console. This didn't happen to me. But I have since found that it works when in runlevel 3 as oposed to when using the Shell Konsole in runlevel 5.

Hmm, it looks that the modem is not detected. Is the result taken when the device was connected?

The modem is plugged in at boot up, as I use it with Win XP to see the net. The act of unplugging and plugging it in again gives the following message in runlevel 3:

hub.c: Cannot enable port 1 of hub 1, disabling port. hub.c: Maybe the USB cable is bad?

I'm sure the cable is not bad as use it in "that other OS!"

The files and folders of /proc/bus/usb all remain exactly the same as above.