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by **Huang Jingmi** » Wed, 14 Oct 1998 04:00:00

I'm new to linux and just installed a Red Hat 5.1 on my PC.
My PC has a LT win modem (k56 FleX) attached to COM 3, which
works fine under Window 95. But the modem has no response when
I tried to test it with minicom.

I configure minicom with -s option and set serial device to
/dev/cua2. After minicom is fired, it shows two lines of head
information and then wait for the response from the modem forever.
I have no clue of what's wrong.

Any suggestion is welcome!

Jinming

by **Stephane Vi** » Wed, 14 Oct 1998 04:00:00

Quote:>I'm new to linux and just installed a Red Hat 5.1 on my PC.
>My PC has a LT win modem (k56 FleX) attached to COM 3, which
>works fine under Window 95. But the modem has no response when
>I tried to test it with minicom.

Winmodems aren't supported by Linux as far as I know. Get rid of it :)

Stephane Viau

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by **Ernesto Hernandez-Novi** » Sat, 17 Oct 1998 04:00:00

: I'm new to linux and just installed a Red Hat 5.1 on my PC.
: My PC has a LT win modem (k56 FleX) attached to COM 3, which
: works fine under Window 95. But the modem has no response when
: I tried to test it with minicom.

: I configure minicom with -s option and set serial device to
: /dev/cua2. After minicom is fired, it shows two lines of head
: information and then wait for the response from the modem forever.
: I have no clue of what's wrong.

Anything named WinModem is not a REAL modem. It won't work with Linux,
you have to change it. It's not a REAL modem because it has a crippled
circuitry, and the Windows drivers does the job using YOUR CPU instead
of the chips it ought to have! It pisses you off right?

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by **lf11** » Wed, 30 Dec 1998 04:00:00

> I'm new to linux and just installed a Red Hat 5.1 on my PC.
> My PC has a LT win modem (k56 FleX) attached to COM 3, which
> works fine under Window 95. But the modem has no response when
> I tried to test it with minicom.

> I configure minicom with -s option and set serial device to
> /dev/cua2. After minicom is fired, it shows two lines of head
> information and then wait for the response from the modem forever.
> I have no clue of what's wrong.

> Any suggestion is welcome!

> Jinming

cua0 = com1
cua1 = com2
cua2 = com3
cua3 = com4

The numbers are jumped down -- Linux starts at 0, while DOS (The COM
numbers) starts at 1. You have the modem on cua2 which is COM2? Try
cua1.

Christopher

by **Leighton Shan** » Wed, 30 Dec 1998 04:00:00

>> I'm new to linux and just installed a Red Hat 5.1 on my PC.
>> My PC has a LT win modem (k56 FleX) attached to COM 3, which
>> works fine under Window 95. But the modem has no response when
>> I tried to test it with minicom.

The problem is your modem. It's a winmodem, which means that the actual
modem itself is basically nothing more than a phone jack connected to a pc
board. All of the functionality of the modem is provided through software
that runs under windoze. They usually work nice in win95, but they won't
work worth a* in any other OS. In short, your only option is to get
a new modem.

-leighton

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by **Randy Ha** » Thu, 31 Dec 1998 04:00:00

I doubt WinModem will work under Linux.

>> I'm new to linux and just installed a Red Hat 5.1 on my PC.
>> My PC has a LT win modem (k56 FleX) attached to COM 3, which
>> works fine under Window 95. But the modem has no response when
>> I tried to test it with minicom.

>> I configure minicom with -s option and set serial device to
>> /dev/cua2. After minicom is fired, it shows two lines of head
>> information and then wait for the response from the modem forever.
>> I have no clue of what's wrong.

>> Any suggestion is welcome!

>> Jinming

>cua0 = com1
>cua1 = com2
>cua2 = com3
>cua3 = com4

>The numbers are jumped down -- Linux starts at 0, while DOS (The COM
>numbers) starts at 1. You have the modem on cua2 which is COM2? Try
>cua1.

> Christopher

by **Ed Cogbur** » Mon, 04 Jan 1999 04:00:00

> I doubt WinModem will work under Linux.

> >> I'm new to linux and just installed a Red Hat 5.1 on my PC.
> >> My PC has a LT win modem (k56 FleX) attached to COM 3, which
> >> works fine under Window 95. But the modem has no response when
> >> I tried to test it with minicom.

I'm afraid you've been screwed. Winmodems won't work under Linux
because they've had their brains lobotomized. In Windows the modem
drivers have the code that used to be in the modem. The manufacturer's
save a few pennies per modem and MS's monopoly is reinforced. Even
Intel likes Winmodems because the processing that was done on the card
is now done by the main CPU. This forces you to stick to the regimented
upgrade cycle because of the need of more CPU power to run the latest
bloatware from MS, and stupid pieces of garbage otherwise referred to as
Winmodems.
These drivers are inherently difficult to re-engineer even if the
hardware specs were available, which they aren't. It is easier for most
folks to get a real modem, then spend a few man-years of work trying to
make a driver for these worthless POS. So don't hold your breath for a
driver; just get a real modem.

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