Michael Havens wrote:
>lspci -v listing results of the modem
>00:0b.0 Serial controller US Robotics/3Com 56K Fax/Modem Model 5610 (rev 01)
>(prog-if 02 [16550])
> Subsystem: US Robotics/3Com = Unknown device 00d3
> Flags: medium devel, IRQ 9
> I/O ports at ec00 [size=8]
> Capabilities: <available only to root>
>
>
Excellent. Now, let's do a little tutorial on how to find and solve
issues with a Linux box. Google is your friend. (Your very best friend!)
Googling on the information you now have: "us robotics 5610 modem linux"
The first link is:
http://www.sysopt.com/userreviews/modems/reviewhtml/US_Robotics_Performance_Pro_PCI_5610.html
One guy says it works well in four distros of Linux "In some versions of
Linux I have had to use the setserial command to set the interface up
manually."
I don't know how to do that but there is a big hint!
The second link in the list is:
http://www.usr.com/support/product-template.asp?prod=5610
with an RPM for RedHat 6.0. Probably pretty old. I wouldn't mess with it.
A couple of links down is:
http://hazard.com/linux/pci.html
Titled "Using the 3Com/US Robotics 3CP5610 internal PCI Modem with
Linux" even with directions on the setserial command. Looks promising.
Another couple down is:
http://www.people.iup.edu/bclg/pci-modem.html
Titled "How to set up your PCI modem in Linux" and he uses a slightly
different method but his lspci output looks just like yours, on first
glance.
What if you were to google on: "us robotics 5610 modem linux mandrake"?
I'll bet you will get even better results specific to your distro.
Then, after you read a few of the pages you have found, pick one that
looks reasonable and try it. If it doesn't work, try another or ask for
more help.
I am not trying to be rude, just exposing the vast information available
for solving configuration problems in a system. Once you know some
tidbit of information, you can find what you need. Remember, google is
your friend.
Alan
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