USR external faxmodem on RH9 ???
Rick Stevens
rstevens at vitalstream.com
Mon Mar 1 18:56:02 UTC 2004
Bassam ALHUSSEIN wrote:
> Hello again ...I did ( as you told me Rick ) an "lsusb" and at the entry
> for my modem I think I had different ids of the product and the vendor :
Yes, it's different, all right. I'll mark them:
>
> Device Descriptor:
> bLength 18
> bDescriptorType 1
> bcdUSB 1.00
> bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
> bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
> bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
> bMaxPacketSize0 64
> idVendor 0x0baf
> idProduct 0x00ec
There they are. Hmmm. I expected "0x0572" for "idVendor" and "0x1232",
"0x1233" or "0x1234" for the "idProduct". Hmmmm.
I still suspect that it's a Conexant chipset, since USR and they have a
very tight relationship. The best source for info on WinModems and
Linux is http://www.linmodems.org/. Take a look at that site and see if
there's anything that can help you out.
> bcdDevice 0.01
> iManufacturer 1 U.S. Robotics
> iProduct 2 U.S. Robotics 56K Faxmodem USB
> iSerial 3 USBHCF00000006
> bNumConfigurations 1
> Configuration Descriptor:
> bLength 9
> bDescriptorType 2
> wTotalLength 74
> bNumInterfaces 1
> bConfigurationValue 1
> iConfiguration 4
> bmAttributes 0xa0
> Remote Wakeup MaxPower 150mA
> Interface Descriptor:
> bLength 9
> bDescriptorType 4
> bInterfaceNumber 0
> bAlternateSetting 0
> bNumEndpoints 8
> bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
> bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
> bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
> iInterface 5 DDP/SSD Scratchpad interface
> Endpoint Descriptor:
> bLength 7
> bDescriptorType 5
> bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
> bmAttributes 2
> Transfer Type Bulk
> Synch Type none
> wMaxPacketSize 64
> bInterval 0
>
> So, what do you think ?
>
> ( If you want the total output of lsusb just let me know ...)
>
> Just Waiting for answers ;-)
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-install-list-admin at redhat.com
> [mailto:redhat-install-list-admin at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick Stevens
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 2:10 AM
> To: redhat-install-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: USR external faxmodem on RH9 ???
>
> Bassam ALHUSSEIN wrote:
>
>>** THAT'S BAD NEWS !!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>>Thanx for the quick answer ...
>
>
> You might find a driver for it, but it appears to be a Conexant chipset.
> Those are not supported.
>
> Do an "lsusb" command and look at the output (ignore any "timeout"
> messages that pop up). Find the entry for your modem and see if the
> "idVendor" number is 0x0572 and the "idProduct" is "0x1232", "0x1233" or
> "0x1234". If it is, you're out of luck as Conexant hasn't released a
> driver for it and apparently no one has gotten enough info from them to
> write one themselves.
>
> Sorry about that. As I said, go buy a modem that plugs into the serial
> port. First, it'll be compatible with ANYTHING (windows, Linux, BSD,
> Macs) and second, it'll be faster than a winmodem is (since winmodems
> depend on the CPU of your machine to do a lot of the work rather than
> doing it themselves).
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: redhat-install-list-admin at redhat.com
>>[mailto:redhat-install-list-admin at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick
>
> Stevens
>
>>Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 11:03 PM
>>To: redhat-install-list at redhat.com
>>Subject: Re: USR external faxmodem on RH9 ???
>>
>>Bassam ALHUSSEIN wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello ...
>>>I had a bad souvenir with Rockwell winmodems on redhat 7.2 , and all
>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>world told me : Get an extyernal modem and it will be fun with RH.
>>>
>>>Recently I purchased a new computer, and ofcourse with an External
>>>faxmodem which is : U.S.Robotics USB faxmodem ( USR815633 ).
>>>Installing RH9 went well, But probing didn't see the modem.
>>>After consulting our friend Google I knew that hundreds have the same
>>>problem with this "called" modem.
>>>Contacting U.S.Robotics ??? Useless ....They told me literally :
>>>" Thank you for contacting U.S. Robotics. Your satisfaction is of the
>>>utmost importance to us ....bla bla bla ... USR does not have any
>>>Linux drivers for this modem. You may find drivers on a Linux forum
>>
>>on
>>
>>
>>>the Internet. " What a shame !!!!!!!!
>>>
>>>This modem is apparently not compatible!!! With linux ? because of
>>
>>it's
>>
>>
>>>USB connection to the computer. I browsed the linux-usb.org site and
>>>found nothing usefull.
>>>
>>>I am just looking for a hope that it could work someday with some
>>
>>trick
>>
>>
>>>!!!!
>>>I can't sent it back to the shop I purchased it from " this is not
>>>possible where I live ...".
>>>
>>>Does AnyBody have an idea ????
>>
>>
>>That is YADWM (yet another damned WinModem), and no, there probably
>>aren't any Linux drivers for it. Your best bet is to get an external
>>SERIAL modem. You know, the kind that plugs into a serial port (COM1,
>>COM2) on your system. In the U.S., they can be had for $20.
>>
>>BTW, "COM1" is called "/dev/ttyS0" and "COM2" is called "/dev/ttyS1"
>>on Linux.
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