Well I could easily of done that but then I would have learnt nothing - don't forget this is the first time I've installed linux. At least now I can configure from source etc. I knew nothing at all before. I'll probably buy a modem now or wait till I get broadband in a couple o months.

I can't download the file!!

It seems to be a problem with the server (since yesterday), so I'll really apreciate if somebody send me the file (pctel-0.9.6.tar.gz)

thanks !

try this link it may be of some help - if you still cant get the driver get back to the forum and I'll post it to you - I dont really want to do that cos I only have a 56k and it takes ages - but if you get stuck I'll do it

http://pctelcompdb.sourceforge.net/display.php

I followed his steps up to here with some slight modification. In step (2),
matt described changing the directory from /usr/src/linux-x.x to
/usr/src/linux. This might be bad for linux because there is an option
that can help root tune the kernel without using the command-line console.
A work around would be to create a symbolic link name linux under
/usr/src/.

Code:

ln -s /usr/src/linux.x.x linux

Remember, to get the kernel tuning option working, you must install
the RPM packages called kernel-source.x.x.x from your original linux
disk.

-Kuyalfinator



The (6)th step I skipped because I think linux installs the ppp settings
for you once you start doing the ISP configuration for networks.
Remember, pppd is used by a modem. It was a little cumbersome
looking for the options through a list of linux tree menus. So,
I had to rewrite it so I know what to look for. per Matt:

enable kernel module loading
ppp
PC style hardware
EISA suport and
may need to add ppp suport for
async serial ports and disable symmetric multi-processing suport

step 7 and step 8 is done with make install in step 5. Make install creates
the proper symbolic links to point to the create device the modem
uses.

The insmod command you can have options with the module.

insmod -f pctel irq=# country_code=#
insmod -f ptserial irq=# country_code=#

I don remember which object file has the option. This can be
done automatically using the /etc/modules.conf. Read about
it in the FAQ, INSTALL, or README file included with the tar file
of pctel.

-Kuyalfinator


After going through the steps and compiling the needed files, I
insert the modules in the kernel. I try to get the modem to dial
out, but it does not respond. It says first that the modem is ready
then the modem does not respond.

One of the errors I ran into also was that when I was inserting the module
in the kernel. It said the files that where compiled (I think think the
insmod command) was compiled using gcc version 2. The modem
modules (pctel and ptserial) where compiled using gcc version 3.
This will not work.

I didn't go through the unresolved symbols errors yet. That probably
might help, but have not explored the option yet.

-Kuyalfinator

Hi!

Hope I can help you...

I get my winmodem working at Red Hat 9 & Slack 8.1 without problems... this is what I've made.


The steps are almost the same...

1- first, get the driver: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/pctel-linux/
2- Unzip the driver...
3- Delete the posible installed modules:
rm -rf /dev/modem
rm -rf /dev/ttyS15
mknod /dev/ttyS15 c 62 79
ln -s /dev/ttyS15 /dev/modem
4- make a symbolic link to the linux directory under /usr/src:
cd /usr/src/
ln -sf linux-x.x.-x linux

5- then I run this command: lspci
this show me the chipset model of all my devices, you have to look at the modem chip... in my case was cm8738.
6- get into the driver directory...
7- run ./configure -with-hal=[modem chip] (in my case it was ./configure -with-hal=cm8738)
8- then run:
make
make install
insmod -f pctel
insmod -f ptserial

9- and finally run kppp and configure the connection...


Hope it can be helpful...

Any question, just write me out...

Hi
i'm bigenner in this OS & i have hsp56 mr modem
How i can make it work?