Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 14:01:00 -0600 (CST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Mark Huizer <freebsd@dohd.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB modem? Message-ID: <14888.892.485587.954774@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20001201183351.A23979@dohd.cx> References: <20001130142814.A10623@dohd.cx> <14886.44773.764959.490276@guru.mired.org> <20001201183351.A23979@dohd.cx>
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Mark Huizer <freebsd@dohd.org> types: > > > I have a USB modem here, (Siemens), that I would like to get to work > > > under FreeBSD, but I can't even find the right tools to get vendor and > > > product ID's to add to usbdevs :-( > > Try looking in dmesg - USB device that don't have known product and > > vendor ID's have theirs printed. Failing that, check the usbdevs(8) > > man page. > > > > The serious catch about USB modems is that they have to support the > > USB CDC spec. Not all of them do. If it does, the serial device will > > be umodem0 (1, 2, 3, ...), and you use it just like a tty line tied to > > an external modem. > > > Is it a case of being in the usbdevs list _and_ supporting those specs? > Or just following the specs? I believe that being listed in usbdevs isn't a requirement, but I'm not positive. I also haven't had any look getting the thing to work dynamically loading the various modules involved. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Unix/FreeBSD consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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