Very Computer

Hi,

I'm having problems to make linux recognize my modem. I'm using RedHat
4.2 (kernel 2.0.30). My modem is Compaq 336-VSC (internal) with irq=3
and address=0x2f8 (it's on COM2 at Win95). When starting kermit in
linux and doing a "set line /dev/cua1", the following message was
displayed:
               /dev/cua1 is not a terminal device
               Sorry, can't open connection: /dev/cua1

This happens even when I made sure that the /dev/cua1 is set with
correct parameters, i.e. "setserial /dev/cua1 irq 3 addr 0x2f8 uart
16550A".  Doing an "ls -l /dev/cua*" gives following infomation:

        crw-rw----  1 root    uucp     5, 64 Oct 11 13:37 cua0
        crw-rw----  1 root    uucp     5, 65 Dec 31  1979 cua1
        crw-rw----  1 root    uucp     5, 66 Dec 31  1979 cua2
        crw-rw----  1 root    uucp     5, 67 Dec 31  1979 cua3

Any ideas? I've already been tweaking this for quite along time and almost
give up... ;-(  Any hint will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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This is a WinModem. Sorry, but you can't use this device outside
of MS Windows at all. It's an utterly worthless piece of crap.
Sell it to a Compaq Win95-only user, or ask your Compaq reseller
for an exchange.

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 > I'm having problems to make linux recognize my modem. I'm using
RedHat
 > 4.2 (kernel 2.0.30). My modem is Compaq 336-VSC (internal) with irq=3
 > and address=0x2f8 (it's on COM2 at Win95). When starting kermit in
 > linux and doing a "set line /dev/cua1", the following message was
 > displayed:
 >                /dev/cua1 is not a terminal device
 >                Sorry, can't open connection: /dev/cua1

 > This happens even when I made sure that the /dev/cua1 is set with
 > correct parameters, i.e. "setserial /dev/cua1 irq 3 addr 0x2f8 uart
 > 16550A".  Doing an "ls -l /dev/cua*" gives following infomation:

So you've verified that the software end of things is correct. Now it is
time to look at the hardware end of things...

Look at the boot messages with dmesg, and see what serial ports are
detected by Linux on bootup. If you don't see /dev/cua1, the following
applies:

In all likelihood, the modem is a Plug-and-Play modem, meaning that it
requires a special program to set its "jumpers" EVERY TIME YOU BOOT.
Without being initialized, the modem is at IRQ=null and address=null, so
the Linux serial driver won't be able to find it.

The program you need in Linux is called isapnptools, and it may already
be installed on your RedHat system. Read the included documentation and
give it a whirl.

Another possibility is that this modem is a crippled "Winmodem" included
in some systems. These modems are not the normal "serial port plus
external modem on a card" internal modems. Instead, they're specialized
hardware that requires a specialized Windows 95-only driver that does
all the normal things modems normally do on the system's CPU. They're
not supported by Linux because the manufacturers won't release
specifications for the drivers, they're junk, and they wouldn't work
reliably in a multitasking OS like Linux even if there were a driver. In
that case, the only choice is to buy a new, REGULAR, modem.