Re: Psion Dacom Gold Card Global 56k +Fax (v.90) modem install

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 05:27:26PM -0500, tyche wrote:
> On Monday 13 January 2003 11:04, HeidiPL48 aol com wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> > I am gradually getting into this Linux and have some things working.  Now I
> > would like to get Linux to recognize this Psion Dacom Gold Card Global 56k
> > + Fax (v.90) modem and to be able to connect to th network through it.  I
> > have a Dell Inspiron 5000e laptop.  I put Linux on this partition and then
> > am trying to set up my Linux partition to use my Psion Gold Card to
> > connect.
> if the card is a conexant based card, u can get the drivers from 
> www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv.
> 
> i also think that lucent has some linux drivers for its modems. the connexants 
> do work, as i have put one in my sisters, and she has been able to dial. the 
> lucent ones i have not had the need to use at yet.
> hth
> 
> tyche

Hmm.  I looked it up in the modem database

http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/pcmcia_list.html

and it's reported to be a real modem.  Try this (as root):

 cd /var/log
 fgrep cardmgr messages

You are interested in the last bit of stuff that's reported.  If the
card manager finds the modem, it will report it and associate it with
a port, ttyS<something>.

Then try

minicom -s

and set it up for that port.  Then, as your mere mortal self, you can
run minicom and see if entering "at" gets an "OK".

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
robertmcclure earthlink net  http://www.cumbytel.com/~bobcatos/
Linux: because I want to get there today.  Without rebooting.