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modem driver

Posted: 2011/12/20 07:20:01
by azam
hello every one :-)
I have an external modem D-link PU-562M but I cann't find a proper driver for it :-(
Any suggestion will be appreciated.

:-)

modem driver

Posted: 2011/12/24 01:37:07
by pschaff
Welcome to the CentOS fora. Please see the recommended reading for new users linked in my signature.

Please [url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=28723&forum=54]provide more information about your system[/url] by running "./getinfo.sh [b]driver[/b]" and showing us the output file.

modem driver

Posted: 2011/12/24 09:41:16
by azam
Hello :-) and thank you for kindly response

the following is the result of running ./getinfo.sh driver:


Information for driver problems.
[code]
== BEGIN uname -rmi ==
2.6.18-194.11.1.el5 i686 i386
== END uname -rmi ==

== BEGIN rpm -qa \*-release\* ==
centos-release-5-5.el5.centos
centos-release-notes-5.5-0
== END rpm -qa \*-release\* ==

== BEGIN cat /etc/redhat-release ==
CentOS release 5.5 (Final)
== END cat /etc/redhat-release ==

== BEGIN getenforce ==
Disabled
== END getenforce ==

== BEGIN free -m ==
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 2017 303 1714 0 19 198
-/+ buffers/cache: 84 1933
Swap: 4031 0 4031
== END free -m ==

== BEGIN rpm -qa kernel\* | sort ==
kernel-2.6.18-194.11.1.el5
kernel-headers-2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
== END rpm -qa kernel\* | sort ==

== BEGIN lspci -nn ==
00:00.0 0600: 8086:29c0 (rev 10)
00:02.0 0300: 8086:29c2 (rev 10)
00:1b.0 0403: 8086:27d8 (rev 01)
00:1c.0 0604: 8086:27d0 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 0604: 8086:27d2 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 0c03: 8086:27c8 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 0c03: 8086:27c9 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 0c03: 8086:27ca (rev 01)
00:1d.3 0c03: 8086:27cb (rev 01)
00:1d.7 0c03: 8086:27cc (rev 01)
00:1e.0 0604: 8086:244e (rev e1)
00:1f.0 0601: 8086:27b8 (rev 01)
00:1f.1 0101: 8086:27df (rev 01)
00:1f.2 0101: 8086:27c0 (rev 01)
00:1f.3 0c05: 8086:27da (rev 01)
01:00.0 0200: 10ec:8136 (rev 02)
== END lspci -nn ==

== BEGIN lsusb ==
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 058f:6387 Alcor Micro Corp. Transcend JetFlash Flash Drive
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0572:1300 Conexant Systems (Rockwell), Inc. SoftK56 Data Fax Voice CARP
== END lsusb ==

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Best Regards :-)

Re: modem driver

Posted: 2011/12/26 01:38:27
by pschaff
First result of a google on the [url=http://www.google.com/search?q=%220572%3A1300%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a]Vendor:DeviceID[/url] is the [url=http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/]Linuxant HSF (softmodem) driver page[/url]. As I recall from trying to use Linuxant drivers on an internal modem in a laptop years ago it was quite a painful experience, but could be made to work. I hope things have improved since those bad old days. The [url=http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/downloads-license.php]license[/url] still appears to be rather restrictive which probably explains the lack of packages in the usual repos.

Re: modem driver

Posted: 2011/12/27 12:39:54
by azam
hello again and thank you indeed for your kindly response :-)

I installed gcc and kernel-devel .

I installed "hsfmodem-7.80.02.06full-1.i386.rpm.zip" from

[url=http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads.php#generic]Generic packages with source[/url]

but installation is unsuccessful because of the following error:

No pre-built modules for redhat-el5.5 linux-2.6.18.194.11.1.el5 i686-smp
trying to automatically build the driver modules this require a c compiler and proper kernel sources to be installed.


what i need to can build the driver modules.
how can i download kernel source?

thank you very much for any help. :-)

Re: modem driver

Posted: 2011/12/27 13:23:40
by pschaff
The kernel-devel package is usually sufficient, but try a [url=http://wiki.centos.org/?action=fullsearch&context=180&value=kernel&titlesearch=Titles]Wiki search[/url] to turn up [url=http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source]HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source[/url].

Re: modem driver

Posted: 2012/01/23 13:09:08
by azam
Hello :)

Thank you for kindly response.
Unfortunately I couldn't install driver for that external modem.

I prepared an internal modem "Z_Cyber" and after I typed "Yum update", its driver installed .
I typed "lspci" and found the following :
Communication controller:conexant system ,INC, HCF 56 K Data/Fax/Voice SPKP modem (worldwide) (14f1:1056)

My question is, how can I change its' setting ?
Thank you very much for any help :)

Re: modem driver

Posted: 2012/01/23 15:15:59
by pschaff
[quote]
azam wrote:
...
My question is, how can I change its' setting ?
[/quote]
Not having any idea of your knowledge level nor how you plan to manage your modem and network connections, and not having used a modem for a number of years myself, I can't say.

Perhaps the [url=http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html-single/Deployment_Guide/index.html#s1-network-config-modem]Deployment Guide, Section 16.4. Establishing a Modem Connection[/url], an early result of a google on [url=http://www.google.com/search?q=modem+%22enterprise+linux+5%22+site%3Aredhat.com&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&safe=active]modem "enterprise linux 5" site:redhat.com[/url], may help.

Re: modem driver

Posted: 2012/01/24 10:29:58
by r_hartman
It would seem some confusion was introduced about the [b]internal[/b] Conexant modem and the [b]external[/b] D-Link modem the thread started with, which would be serially attached.
Not having used a modem for a long time, and not at all on Linux, I'd expect that external modem to be addressed through the serial port it is attached to. Whatever application uses that modem should allow for port and baud-rate selection, after which the modem would be controlled through its AT-command set. No driver required, at least not for the modem. I expect the serial port driver to be part of CentOS.

Re: modem driver

Posted: 2012/01/24 18:02:09
by pschaff
Unless I am missing something, the modem at the start of the thread is USB and not serial, and so would need a driver other than the serial-port driver.