Re: PCMCIA (not CF, nor combo) modem help wanted.

Adding lots of info...

I myself wrote:
>
> Hello, although I've heard PCMCIA modems should "just work", I'm having
> trouble with a
> "Xircom PCMCIA CreditCard 56k-GlobalACCESS".
>
Anybody know of a card that just works?

> When I put the card in I get this in minicom:
> sh-2.03# bitsy_pcmcia_configure_socket: socket=0 vcc=50 vpp=50 reset=0
> bitsy_pcmcia_configure_socket: socket=0 vcc=50 vpp=50 reset=1
> bitsy_pcmcia_configure_socket: socket=0 vcc=50 vpp=50 reset=0
> cardmgr[107]: initializing socket 0
> cardmgr[107]: socket 0: Serial or Modem
> cardmgr[107]: executing: 'modprobe serial_cs'
> Serial driver version 5.05 (2000-12-13) with no serial options enabled
> bitsy_pcmcia_configure_socket: socket=0 vcc=50 vpp=0 reset=0
> bitsy_pcmcia_configure_socket: socket=0 vcc=50 vpp=0 reset=0
> ttyS00 at port 0xf60002e8 (irq = 42) is a 16450
> cardmgr[107]: executing: './serial start ttyS0'
>
Here's the syslog equivalent:
Aug 22 16:00:07 localhost cardmgr[107]: initializing socket 0
Aug 22 16:00:07 localhost cardmgr[107]: socket 0: Serial or Modem
Aug 22 16:00:07 localhost cardmgr[107]: executing: 'modprobe serial_cs'
Aug 22 16:00:08 localhost cardmgr[107]: executing: './serial start
ttyS0'
Aug 22 16:02:31 localhost pppd[519]: pppd 2.4.0b4 started by root, uid 0

...and the syslogs made by pppd and chat when hitting 'pppd call
provider':
Aug 22 16:02:31 localhost pppd[519]: pppd 2.4.0b4 started by root, uid 0
Aug 22 16:02:32 localhost chat[520]: abort on (BUSY)
Aug 22 16:02:32 localhost chat[520]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Aug 22 16:02:32 localhost chat[520]: abort on (VOICE)
Aug 22 16:02:32 localhost chat[520]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
Aug 22 16:02:32 localhost chat[520]: abort on (NO DIAL TONE)
Aug 22 16:02:32 localhost chat[520]: abort on (NO ANSWER)
Aug 22 16:02:32 localhost chat[520]: send (ATZ^M)
Aug 22 16:02:33 localhost chat[520]: expect (OK)
Aug 22 16:03:18 localhost chat[520]: alarm
Aug 22 16:03:18 localhost chat[520]: send (AT^M)
Aug 22 16:03:18 localhost chat[520]: expect (OK)
Aug 22 16:04:03 localhost pppd[519]: Connect script failed
Aug 22 16:04:03 localhost chat[520]: alarm
Aug 22 16:04:03 localhost chat[520]: Failed
Aug 22 16:22:04 localhost pppd[519]: Terminating on signal 2.
Aug 22 16:22:04 localhost pppd[519]: Exit.

sh-2.03# cat /etc/ppp/peers/provider
# This optionfile was generated by pppconfig 2.0.5.
#
#
hide-password
noauth
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/provider"
debug
/dev/ttyS0
115200
defaultroute
noipdefault
user toto

sh-2.03# cat /etc/chatscripts/provider
# This chatfile was generated by pppconfig 2.0.5.
# Please do not delete any of the comments. Pppconfig needs them.
#
# ispauth PAP
# abortstring
ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO
DIAL TONE' ABORT 'NO'
# modeminit
'' ATZ
# ispnumber
OK-AT-OK ATDT0664410779
# ispconnect
CONNECT \d\c
# prelogin
# ispname
# isppassword
# postlogin
# end of pppconfig stuff

> For all I know that seems ok. Oh yeah, I converted an arm setserial .deb
> to get this far IIRC. Now I've searched the handhelds site and I've seen
> people talk about some setserial tweak or workaround. What's that, and
> is that fixed in familiar .4 with the standard kernel?

This is what I meant (from http://www.handhelds.org/z/wiki/NewbieHOWTO):

<snip>
Known problems in release 0.17:
* divide by 0 error when a serial port is installed. This is due to a
bug in the pcmcia kernel code. As a workaround, use setserial
/dev/ttySx baud_base 115200.
  The setserial program is not included in release 0.17: it is available
from ???.
</snap>

This is fixed since right? (havent seen any div/0s though)

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