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In article <1mepi058g0ekjjjj7sgj9vkdbtm18ivesa@4ax.com>, REM says...
>
>
> I've googled and all I can find is the same question unanswered.
>
> I have a USR 5633a, powered by the USB port. It works great in Win,
> but it never even powers up in Linux.
>
> I'm trying Mandrake 9.2, Redhat 9.0, Fedora, Lorma Fedora and Mepis
> with no luck in getting the modem going.
>
> The installation programs make installation a snap, except for the
> modem thingy.
>
www.linmodems.org


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> Conor <conor.turton@gmail.com> wrote:

>>In article <1mepi058g0ekjjjj7sgj9vkdbtm18ivesa@4ax.com>, REM says...

>> I've googled and all I can find is the same question unanswered.

>> I have a USR 5633a, powered by the USB port. It works great in Win,
>> but it never even powers up in Linux.

>> I'm trying Mandrake 9.2, Redhat 9.0, Fedora, Lorma Fedora and Mepis
>> with no luck in getting the modem going.

>> The installation programs make installation a snap, except for the
>> modem thingy.

>www.linmodems.org

I've tried this site back when I had a Winmodem.

The USR I have now is a hardware controlled external. The box "said"
it works with Linux, but USR offers no drivers.

I think the problem is that the USB port isn't powered up in Linux.
The modem lights do not come on, where they do when Windows boots up.






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REM <REMbranded@inu.net> wrote in
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>> Conor <conor.turton@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>In article <1mepi058g0ekjjjj7sgj9vkdbtm18ivesa@4ax.com>, REM says...
>
>>> I've googled and all I can find is the same question unanswered.
>
>>> I have a USR 5633a, powered by the USB port. It works great in Win,
>>> but it never even powers up in Linux.
>
>>> I'm trying Mandrake 9.2, Redhat 9.0, Fedora, Lorma Fedora and Mepis
>>> with no luck in getting the modem going.
>
>>> The installation programs make installation a snap, except for the
>>> modem thingy.
>
>>www.linmodems.org
>
> I've tried this site back when I had a Winmodem.
>
> The USR I have now is a hardware controlled external. The box "said"
> it works with Linux, but USR offers no drivers.
>
> I think the problem is that the USB port isn't powered up in Linux.
> The modem lights do not come on, where they do when Windows boots up.
>
Does your version of Linux do any probing for the USB ports?

The last Slackware ISO that I downloaded and installed (Slackware 9.0)
probed for the USB ports.  Do any of the above distributions do this.  If
you are not seeing any startup messages, you might try using the dmesg
command or looking through the log files.

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REM wrote:

>
>
> I've googled and all I can find is the same question unanswered.
>
> I have a USR 5633a, powered by the USB port. It works great in Win,
> but it never even powers up in Linux.
>
> I'm trying Mandrake 9.2, Redhat 9.0, Fedora, Lorma Fedora and Mepis
> with no luck in getting the modem going.
>
> The installation programs make installation a snap, except for the
> modem thingy.

My USB web cam wouldn't work until Mandrake 10.

They just announced this site but it's so busy I can't get in.
The Linux Incompatibility List (It's a wiki)
http://leenooks.com  or
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid/08/25/1817239

<quote>
Posted by timothy on Wednesday August 25, @04:31PM
from the still-doesn't-work dept.
Jonathan Lassoff writes "The Linux Incompatibility list is a wiki project
that attempts to document hardware that is incompatible with Linux rather
than list what is compatible. In the wiki, it is possible to add
alternitives so as to push hardware manufacturers to make good binary
drivers, publish specifications, or even better, publish open drivers."
</quote>

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> Frank Hahn <fhahnisfake@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:

>>>> I have a USR 5633a, powered by the USB port. It works great in Win,
>>>> but it never even powers up in Linux.

>> The USR I have now is a hardware controlled external. The box "said"
>> it works with Linux, but USR offers no drivers.

>> I think the problem is that the USB port isn't powered up in Linux.
>> The modem lights do not come on, where they do when Windows boots up.

>Does your version of Linux do any probing for the USB ports?

Yes, each package probes and initializes USB ports. None supply power
to the modem though. Strange.

It's bound to be a missing driver, either USB or USR. I'll keep
looking about. Thanks.




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On 08-26-2004, in alt.comp.freeware,
REM <REMbranded@inu.net> wrote:

>> Frank Hahn <fhahnisfake@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>>>>> I have a USR 5633a, powered by the USB port. It works great in
>>>>> Win, but it never even powers up in Linux.
>
>>> The USR I have now is a hardware controlled external. The box
>>> "said" it works with Linux, but USR offers no drivers.
>
>>> I think the problem is that the USB port isn't powered up in
>>> Linux. The modem lights do not come on, where they do when
>>> Windows boots up.
>
>>Does your version of Linux do any probing for the USB ports?
>
> Yes, each package probes and initializes USB ports. None supply
> power to the modem though. Strange.

Can you show us that the device is even being recognized by the
kernel? From the list of distros you mentioned, I'd assume you have
the 'lsusb' command. What does (as root) 'lsusb' say? If for some
reason you can't find or use 'lsusb', then grep the /proc directory
structure for anything 'usb'. Somewhere in there is a pseudo file
listing the usb devices (or not). Off the top of my head, you can
try 'cat /proc/bus/usb/devices'. Post the output if you can.

> It's bound to be a missing driver, either USB or USR. I'll keep
> looking about. Thanks.

Since you stated that the product box "said" it works under linux,
have you checked the install media (CD/Floppy/DVD) for files
relevant to linux? Is it possibly false advertising? Or is it just
another one of those stupid "I'm a winblows user, and I can't make
linux work!" situations.

Have you tried the linux hardware newsgroup (The more precise the
information you give about your hardware the better). What about
some of the linux.misc groups as well? Have you pulled down the
relevant source for your particular kernel and had a look-see? ->
"acm" rings a bell here.

And just for fun... Have you considered just why you can't find any
relevant info on google? Have you considered why the manufacturer of
the hardware has absolutely squat for linux?

Why is it I'm smelling a winmodem even when the OP "REM" declares it
isn't...? All hail the proprietary {soft,hard}ware world!

Max

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