Installig USR Courier Everything modem

[kamilchik]

Hi all,
Pls advise how to install modem(COM port).I am new to Linux, wanting to learn Free BSD.
Or is it seen by system without installing drivers of modem/any hardware?
Thanx in advace,
Kamil

[SirDice]

First off linux is not freebsd or vise versa...

As for your modem, that depends. If it's a 'real' (internal) modem just sticking it in will probably detect the serial port. Other internal modems (so-called winmodems) need a driver as there's no 'intelligent' logic on them, the driver needs to take care of everything. You may have a hard time getting one of those to work.

If it's an external modem just connect it to a serial port, the ports are /dev/cuad0 for COM1, cuad1 for COM2, etc.

Looking at the US Robotics website it looks like yours is an 'intelligent' modem, so just getting the IRQ and IO addresses correct should be enough.

[kamilchik]

Dear SirDice,
Thank you!
It is "inteligent" )). Can U pls advise any stuff to read about hardware installation/configuration on FBSD?

[SirDice]

There isn't much to read except the relevant driver man pages. It's usually just a matter of sticking the hardware in there and loading the correct driver. As for the serial driver, that's loaded by default.

[varda]

Just plug your modem to onboard COM-port and then power on it. You modem will be accessible trough corresponded to COM-port device COM1=/dev/cuad0 or COM2=/dev/cuad1. Then you can use 'cu' utility for establishing connection to your modem, for example

cu -l cuad0 -s 115200
Connected
atz
OK
ati4
USRobotics Courier V.Everything Settings...

B0 C1 E1 F1 M1 Q0 V1 X7
BAUD=115200 PARITY=N WORDLEN=8
DIAL=PULSE ON HOOK TIMER

&A3 &B1 &C1 &D2 &G0 &H1 &I0 &K1 &L0 &M4 &N0
&P0 &R2 &S0 &T5 &U0 &X0 &Y1 %N6 #CID=0

S00=000 S01=000 S02=043 S03=013 S04=010 S05=008 S06=002 S07=060
S08=002 S09=006 S10=007 S11=070 S12=050 S13=000 S14=001 S15=000
S16=000 S17=000 S18=000 S19=000 S20=000 S21=010 S22=017 S23=019
S24=150 S25=005 S26=001 S27=000 S28=008 S29=020 S30=000 S31=000
S32=009 S33=000 S34=000 S35=000 S36=000 S37=000 S38=000 S39=000
S40=000 S41=000 S42=126 S43=200 S44=015 S45=000 S46=000 S47=000
S48=000 S49=000 S50=000 S51=000 S52=000 S53=000 S54=064 S55=000
S56=000 S57=000 S58=000 S59=000 S60=000 S61=000 S62=000 S63=000
S64=000 S65=000 S66=000 S67=000 S68=000 S69=000 S70=000

LAST DIALED #:

OK
~.
[EOT]

Do your modem configuration. Use ~. key-combination to leave and disconnect cu-terminal session with modem. See 'man cu' for usage of cu and to refer for commad-line parameters and keyboard control shortcuts.

Use corresponded /dev/cuadN devices in applicatiions to access your modem. Take a loook to handbook pages for future references: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/userppp.html

[kamilchik]

tried to do :
cu -l cuad0 -s 115200

but only black background, no
Connected
atz
OK
ati4
USRobotics Courier V.Everything Settings... and etc.

so as i see after establishing connection with modem with cu utility i have to configure ppp.conf, right?

[SirDice]

tried to do :
cu -l cuad0 -s 115200

but only black background, no
Connected
atz
OK
ati4
USRobotics Courier V.Everything Settings... and etc.
You have to type the at commands. ATZ will reset the modem. ATI4 will show some basic settings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayes_command_set


so as i see after establishing connection with modem with cu utility i have to configure ppp.conf, right?
If you want to use the modem for a dial up (internet) connection, yes.