Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:36:37 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: a.shterenlikht@umist.ac.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pccard modem Message-ID: <20040603103637.GA59942@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <200406031117.22331.a.shterenlikht@umist.ac.uk> References: <200406031117.22331.a.shterenlikht@umist.ac.uk>
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On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 11:17:22AM +0000, a.shterenlikht@umist.ac.uk wrote:
> I recently installed FreeBSD 5.2.1 on Compaq Armada 1700. I have a=20
> pcmcia modem (Psion gold card WAN Global PC Card 56 k+ Fax Combine iT).
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> 1. Is this not a winmodem?
Seeing as it says "type 16550A" probably not. Looks like you have
picked a device with a real UART.
> 2. How do I make it work? I'm not sure if it is detected or not. I get=20
> the lines
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> sio4: <Psion Gold Card 56K Combine iT> at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 11=20
> function 0 config 5 on pccard0
> sio4: type 16550A
> sio4: unable to activate interrupt in fast mode - using normal mode
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> from the dmesg. Does it mean the card is properly detected.
Yup. Looks very properly detected to me.
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> 3. If it is detected, do I need to start a daemon for it?
It depends what you want to do with it. If you're looking to use it
to dial out to some ISP then you need to configure PPP. The user-mode
ppp(8) is the easiest to use. For instructions see:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/userppp.html
as well as the ppp(8) man page and the sample files in
/usr/share/examples/ppp -- make sure you don't get things confused
with the kernek-mode pppd(8), which provides pretty much exactly the
same basic functionality, but by a different chunk of software.
If you want to use it for Fax, then you need to install one of the
comms/mgetty+sendfax or comms/efax or comms/hylafax ports
> 4. What is the recommended way to check that the card is working
Start with the basics: can you connect to the modem using tip(1) --
seeing as the card has decided it's sio4, you may need to edit
/etc/remote juduciously and add a line for your modem analogous to the
com1 .. com4 lines already there. Then you should be able to:
# tip modem
and issue AT commands -- your modem's manual should have a listing of
what's available.
Then once you've established that the modem is talking to your system,
go for broke, and install the end-user sofware you require. Being
able to make a ppp connection or send a Fax pretty much proves things
are working OK.
Cheers,
Matthew
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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks
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