Red Hat 9 + Modems

[jomotheman]

I am running Red Hat 9 and would like an internet connection, I have installed a modem, but red hat dosen't detect it.

I have installed a new one and still the same problem, am I doing something wrong? or does it have to be a certain type of modem to work with this OS.

How do you make the Os detect the modem, also what provider do I use in the UK? do any of the the Big Guys support Linux?

Any help would be appreciated

[scarecrow]

Which modem?
Linux has some trouble with internal winmodems (in fact it does not work at all with a few of them). It should have absolutely no trouble with any external COM port modem using just the generic driver, ppp daemon and a frontend like kppp or xisp.

[serjer]

surely a winmodem,pure hardware modems are well detected & run fine

[plextorman]

Yeah,mine`s a winmodem and I`ve been searching for a suitable linux modem driver.I think I`ve found one but unfortunately it ain`t free..but there`s a free trial version of it (14.4k limit only,i think..) for test purposes...
Anyway,if anyone can help,here`s my complete modem details in WinXP:

MODEM #1:
PCI CONFIGURATION INFORMATION READ:
VENDOR ID : 127A
DEVICE ID : 1002
SUBVENDOR ID : 1092
SUBDEVICE ID : 0A00
REVISION ID : 01

DEDUCED INFORMATION:
VENDOR NAME : ROCKWELL
DEVICE NAME : SUPRAEXPRESS 56I PRO(SUP 2560)
SUBVENDOR NAME : SONIC BLUE
MODEM TYPE : HCF
WINXP INBUILD SUPPORT : YES
ID :PCI\VEN_127A&DEV_1002&SUBSYS_0A001092&REV_01

QUERY MODEM (UNDER WINXP)
COMMAND RESPONSE
------- --------
ATQ0V1E0 SUCCESS
AT+GMM +GMM:HCF 56k MODEM
AT+FCLASS=? 0,1
AT#CLS=? COMMAND NOT SUPPORTED
AT+GCI? +GCI:B4
AT+GCI=? +GCI(00,04,07,09,0A,0F,16,20,26,2E,31,3C,3D,46,50, 51,52,53,54,57,58,59,61,69,6C.73,7B,7E,82,89,8A,8B ,9C,9F,A0,A5,A6,A9,AE,B3,B4,B5,B8,FC,FE)

ATI1 255
ATI2 SUCCESS
ATI3 2.1.2.171.021.003
ATI4 HCF 56K MODEM
ATI5 180
ATI6 DP REV BA
V90 SPX RAM VER43
V90 CTL RAM VER43
K56FLEX SPX RAM VER47
K56FLEX CTL RAM VER47
ATI7 255

That`s not too much info,is it?

[scarecrow]

Supraexpress 56i pro should be supported out of the box in new kernel versions. Or else you can search for the apppropriate driver:
www.linmodems.org

[plextorman]

Supraexpress 56i pro should be supported out of the box in new kernel versions. Or else you can search for the apppropriate driver:
www.linmodems.org

Thanks for that,scarecrow.I`ve previously been to linmodems.org.That`s how I obtained the 'trial' driver,which I haven`t tried yet.I`ve been using the 56i pro for four years now,and it`s never let me down.Still quick for an old 56k V90 modem,and reliable too.Do you think it`s time for a change of internal modem? If so,what`s the best value internal hardware modem around?(not winmodem..)

[plextorman]

I used an older beta version of this rpm with full functionality...Logged into the root directory...opened up a console...I ran "rpm -e hcfpcimodem" to remove any old HCF modem drivers...I then installed the beta driver rpm..I then entered "hcfpciconfig" in the console...That set the driver up.Works OK.
It`s now at /dev/ttySFCF0!
Just one thing though.The "lsmod" command I then entered supposedly should show four entries (hcfpciengine,hcfpciserial,hcfpciosspec,and hcfpcihw) in this area.I saw three-I didn`t see hcfpcihw! Is this a problem?