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Date:      Sun, 26 Dec 1999 22:47:17 -0800 (PST)
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To:        mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Travails with a Zoom PC CARD Modem.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912262246260.269-100000@jules.elischer.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912262231480.269-100000@jules.elischer.org>

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replying to myself..
In fact does anyone have ANY MODEM working on a dell 7500?



On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Julian Elischer wrote:

> 
> Has anyone seen one of these work?
> 
> It exactly matches a string in /etc/pccard.conf.sample
> 
> and is correctly identified.
> It responds to the dumbcis command with valid looking data 
> stating that it is a "Generic 16550 comaptible modem"
> 
> in fact it says:
> Tuple #1, code = 0x1 (Common memory descriptor), length = 2
>     000:  00 ff
>         Common memory device information:
>                 Device number 1, type No device, WPS = OFF
>                 Speed = No speed, Memory block size = reserved, 32 units
> Tuple #2, code = 0x15 (Version 1 info), length = 48
>     000:  04 01 5a 6f 6f 6d 20 54 65 6c 65 70 68 6f 6e 69
>     010:  63 73 2c 20 49 6e 63 2e 00 50 43 4d 43 49 41 20
>     020:  35 36 4b 20 4c 54 20 44 61 74 61 46 61 78 00 ff
>         Version = 4.1, Manuf = [Zoom Telephonics, Inc.],card vers =
> [PCMCIA 56K LT DataFax]
> Tuple #3, code = 0x20 (Manufacturer ID), length = 4
>     000:  00 02 01 00
>         PCMCIA ID = 0x200, OEM ID = 0x1
> Tuple #4, code = 0x21 (Functional ID), length = 2
>     000:  02 00
>         Serial port/modem
> Tuple #5, code = 0x22 (Functional EXT), length = 4
>     000:  00 02 0f 5c
>         Serial interface extension:
>                 16550 UART, Parity - Space,Mark,Odd,Even,
> [etc.]
> 
> the problem is that it is identified as sio4, given realisitic looking
> resources, and seems happy. yet if I touch
> /dev/cuaa4 the system is frozen SO FAST that it doesn't even have time to 
> echi the CR/LF to the screen.
> (e.g. 
> # stty all </dev/cuaa4*FREEZE*
> 
> (I hit enter but it froze before it was echoed)
> 
> Is there somethign I need to know about PCMCIA MODEMS,
> like "They aren't supported in -current" or anything blindingly
> obvious like "you need flag 0xYY or they freeze"?
> 
> Needless to say it seems to work with windows ( at least it chats back and
> forth and reports the lack of dial tone)
> 
> Since I'm supposed to be leaving on a world trip in 3 days with only this
> modem for connection to home, I'm kinda hoping htere's a simple fix.
> 
> Julian
> 
> 
> 
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