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Date:      Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:14:53 +0200 (SAST)
From:      Jeandre du Toit <jeandre@itvs.co.za>
To:        FBSD_User <FBSD_User@a1poweruser.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: umodem config
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.44.0306241412590.28913-100000@localhost.localdomain>
In-Reply-To: <20030624050940-108400041>

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I have been trying this on 4.7 and 5.1

So the device umodem and device ucom setting in KERNCONF is the only steps 
I need to take to compile it, or does it automatically just work?

On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, FBSD_User wrote:

> You left out very important piece of info, what version of FBSD you
> are running. FBSD 5.x versions are development version used by the
> FBSD authors. In FBSD 5.0 support for USB2 was added. There have
> been reported bugs in the new USB2 code. If you do not know how to
> locate and fix source code bugs then you are using the wrong version
> of FBSD. You should be using FBSD 4.8 version which is the stable
> version of FBSD and USB modems work fine there.
> 
> Be sure that you have USB support enabled in the PC bio's and that
> the USB modem is plugged into the USB port on the motherboard and
> the modem is powered on before you boot FBSD, and It will work like
> any other external serial modem. You should see the USB modem being
> found in the dmesg.boot log.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Jeandre du
> Toit
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 5:50 AM
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: umodem config
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to setup my usb modem, I looked at the man page for
> umodem and
> ucom, and didn't find anything useful. I also searched the archives
> and
> read up on modems in the handbook and faq, I can't find any
> documentation
> on setting up a usb modem. I tried to compile my kernel with device
> umodem
> and device ucom and it didn't do anything new. Is there anyone that
> can do
> a step by step explanation that can help me and could maybe be used
> in the
> handbook under the modem section to explain the process of getting
> usb
> modems to work.
> 
> Thanks
> Jeandre
> 
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