From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 24 05:22:26 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9392C37B407 for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 05:22:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from etna.obsidian.co.za (etna.obsidian.co.za [196.36.119.67]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCF4143FDD for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 05:22:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jeandre@itvs.co.za) Received: from etna.obsidian.co.za (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by etna.obsidian.co.za (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h5OCMAXS026514; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:22:10 +0200 Received: (from uucp@localhost)h5OCMA0Z026512; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:22:10 +0200 Received: from tarcil (tarcil [172.16.1.14]) by flash.itvs.co.za (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA01229; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:48:01 +0200 Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:14:53 +0200 (SAST) From: Jeandre du Toit X-X-Sender: jeandre@localhost.localdomain To: FBSD_User In-Reply-To: <20030624050940-108400041> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: umodem config X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:22:27 -0000 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 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >