Re: [LUG] usb/pcmcia modems.

[David Johnson <dj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Neil Williams wrote:

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> On Thursday 06 Feb 2003 7:33 pm, Kai Hendry wrote:
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> > On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 07:24:13 +0000, Neil Williams wrote:
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> > USB modem that I won in the St.Austell raffle doesn't work with RH or
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> > > Mdk. (or Debian3) - there aren't any drivers available to configure it.
> > > (as far as I can tell).
> > >      
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> However, it looks like a binary driver is available on Mdk9:
>
> hub.c: USB new device connect on bus2/1, assigned device number 2
> usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x483/0x7554) is not claimed by any active 
> driver.
> slmdm: version 2.7.5 Oct 31 2002 13:35:47 (Smart Link Ltd.).
> slmdm: country set is 0xb5 (USA).
> ST7554 USB Modem.
> usb.c: registered new driver ST7554 USB Modem
> st7554 usb: probe if 00, alt 01...
> [root@xxxxxx neil]# tail /var/log/messages
> Feb  9 12:48:27 fergus insmod:   See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted 
> for information about tainted modules
> Feb  9 12:48:27 fergus insmod: Module slmdm loaded, with warnings
> Feb  9 12:48:27 fergus kernel: ST7554 USB Modem.
> Feb  9 12:48:27 fergus kernel: usb.c: registered new driver ST7554 USB Modem
> Feb  9 12:48:27 fergus kernel: st7554 usb: probe if 00, alt 01...
> Feb  9 12:48:27 fergus insmod: Warning: loading 
> /lib/modules/2.4.19-16mdk/misc/slusb.o will taint the kernel: non-GPL license 
> - - Smart Link Ltd.
> Feb  9 12:48:27 fergus insmod:   See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted 
> for information about tainted modules
> Feb  9 12:48:27 fergus insmod: Module slusb loaded, with warnings
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> Now all I need to do is work out where the modem is under /dev/
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> Is there a way of working out which /dev/ link should be used just from the 
> output of dmesg and /var/log/messages above?
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> I've never understood how to find USB devices once plugged in - LinuxFormat 
> tutorials always seem to use devices that explain where they are attached but 
> I can't see how to get the same information for my devices. I can find no 
> hint about where under /dev/ this USB modem is available. It should be easier 
> than this.
>
>  
I have the internal version of that modem on my Laptop. The driver 
creates /dev/ttySL0. It's probably the same for the USB version...


David.

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