Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 18 Feb 1999 05:38:01 -0500 | From | Omachonu Ogali <> | Subject | Re: Any hope for *controller* based PCI modem?? |
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Jeff Wiegley wrote: > > I probably just recently made a mistake and bought a MultiTech > MT5634ZPX-PCI modem thinking that hey "MultiTech modems are great; > I've never had a problem with them before." > > But I can't seem to get it to be recognized or usable under linux > (kernel v2.2.1ac5) > > cat /proc/pci yields this info... > > PCI devices found: > Bus 0, device 11, function 0: > Communication controller: Lucent (ex-AT&T) Microelectronics Unknown > device (rev 0). > Vendor id=11c1. Device id=480. > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 10. Master Capable. > No bursts. Min Gnt=252.Max Lat=14. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe4101000 [0xe4101000]. > I/O at 0x6800 [0x6801]. > I/O at 0x6c00 [0x6c01]. > I/O at 0x7000 [0x7001]. > > Now I already *KNOW* that "winmodems" and other controller-less > modems will not work and I total agree with all the arguments that pretty > much state that these modems are junk (under any operating system) and > there shouldn't be any effort made to provide support for them under > Linux. > > However the MultiTech MT5634ZPX-PCI is *NOT*, to the best of my knowledge > a winmodem or "soft" modem. There is even gobs and gobs of statements > and marketing propaganda on the packaging that states "Built-in processor > does the work so your PC doesn't have to" and such things. > > Minimum system requirements state: IBM compatible PC with an available > PC slot. > > when installed in a windows98 (ugh) box the properties dialogs for this > modem states that it is using IRQ 9 and COM5. As you can tell, under > my linux box the PCI scan reports IRQ 10 instead but that is understandable > since my hardware is different. But the resources are still the same. > > Anybody have suggestions on how to get this modem working under linux? > > Thanks, > > Jeff Wiegley > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
What differences in hardware do you have? A PS/2 mouse? Any other devices? I'll be glad to help once I'm able to decipher clues from more information (if you're willing to give it).
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