Configuring USB Modem

[Sajith V Mannadiar]

Hi,

I am unable to configure my new HP 56Kbps USB Modem in Redhat linux 7.2

Model No:UM9100-U

Can someone please help me?

Many Thanks,
Sajith

[Stuart Browne]

Is that one of thos little baby USB win-modems?

*rifles around in the bin by his foot* Nope, not one of those..

But in any case, if it is a WinModem (ie. Windows REQUIRES a driver for it to work), then you probably won't have any luck with it unless someone has created a Linux driver for it as well.

The last time I looked, Linux only supported a very limited subset of available USB modems, and those followed a given protocol method (unfortunately dont have the details on me at the moment).

http://www.linux-usb.org/ should help though..

[Greg Carlson]

Sajith,

I believe that I found a linux driver download available for your modem. http://www.aztech.com.sg/driver/modem_um9100.htm

I hope that this is it.

Ciao,
Greg

[Sajith V Mannadiar]

Hi Greg,

Thank you very much for your help.

I had find this driver earlier from the same website, but was unable to install this.

Have you tried installing this driver earlier?

Can you please help me with some suggestions or procedure?

Many Thanks,
Sajith

[Stuart Browne]

just a quick stab in the dark..

download 'usb_linux7.2.zip' to your linux box.

unzip usb_linux7.2.zip
rpm -ivh slmdm*

This will install everything for you in the appropriate places..

The driver however expects a 2.4.3-20mdk (not sure which release of Linux that means), and has a whole swag load of unresolved symbols if you try use it on a different kernel.

Copy /lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/misc/*.o /lib/modules//misc/, then run 'depmod -a' and see if you get any errors. if you do, then you'll have to go searching for some source code (not available there).

Check http://www.modem-help.co.uk/chips/smlhamr.html out..

After some testing here on a 7.1 box, even after a 'depmod' I still get some unresolved symbols. So you may need to go there straight away..

Anyway.. See how you go..

[Sajith V Mannadiar]

Hi Stuart,

Thank you very much for your help.

Let me try this out.

I will update you the status after that.

Thanks,
Sajith

[Greg Carlson]

Sajith,

I don't have that modem model so I don't know how well it works.. but I found quite a few driver sites for that model number you posted so I believe that it should work.

Ciao,
Greg