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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007, sindi keesan wrote:

> On Sun, 25 Feb 2007, sindi keesan wrote:
>
> > Downloaded the latest version (with 2.6 support) which is for several
> > pctel modems including some AMR ones.  You specify kernel and chipset
> > family during compilation.  They mention 2.4 and 2.6 but not older
> > kernels.  The driver is from post-2.2 era.
> >
> > pctel-0.9.7-9-rht-6.tar.gz  (rht is the author's initials)
>
> [see previous in thread for the details]

Inserting ptserial.o gave me 6 unresolved symbols.  Someone in Brazil had 
those with a minor kernel mismatch and was advised to compile his own 
kernel.

There is also pctel-0.9.6.tar.gz (earlier version, different author)
which has a directory online with a FAQ, which said to fix the unresolved 
symbols with fixscript.gz, which complained and did not fix the problem.

Next suggestion was to compile your own kernel because the unresolved 
symbols meant a kernel/kernel header mismatch.  I AM using my own comiled 
kernel.

So I tried 0.9.6 with the same problem.
pctel-2.2.tar.gz had a .configure in which you specify the chip (or leave 
it as the default, which I have) and the kernel include directory (also 
the default).  After I symlinked linux-2.2.16 to linux in /usr/src it 
compiled perfectly.  (make clean removes mistakes left over from compilng 
with the wrong kernel headers).  Both modules inserted perfectly.

I plugged the phone cord into where it says LINE and it tried to dial and 
told me 'no dial tone'.  Dead modem?

The 2.2.16 modules are here and you can try insmod -f with 2.2.26.
mknod /dev/ttyS15 c 62 79

> > http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/2.2.16/pctel.o
> > http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/2.2.16/ptserial.o

Read the online FAQ.

This 'make' created /dev/ttyS15 and installed the modules.

> > insmod pctel
> > insmod ptserial
>
> See README if this does not work (might need to specify IDs)
>
> > I have a PCT789T-C1.
> for which these modules are specific.

Actually any PCT789 should work.  I did not need device ID (it is 6897).


I just put in an older lucent modem (1998?) and it connected at 44000 
(which the external USR did not have sense to do, it connects at 45333), 
it does not keep getting underfoot or require turning on power, and I can 
listen to music and have not yet been disconnected.  But now I have no 
network card (too few slots) until I figure out onboard sound - two video 
cards (MGA and PCI), modem, sound, USB (dead onboard USB)

How might I identify sound on a nameless board?  Is there some program 
that will tell me this?  Hwinfo did not find it.