US Robotics modems

[janet loves bill]

This is an FYI more than a how I did it, but I hope it helps anyone who has this problem!!
My modem is a US Robotics v.92 fax pci, In windows this modem gets put on the Com5 port even tho Com2 is default, Go figure,that's windows for you. This info helped me to get modem working under Linux, I use Slack 8.1
During initial install just after you install your packages, I think 2nd or 3rd screen you are asked which port to mount modem. DO NOT USE Com 1-4, modem will not work when mounted on these ports, I tried them. Use the PCI ports, I mounted mine at ttyS4. and it works great. These modems are hardware driven rather than software driven (IE winmodem) which is why windows put it under Com5. Something else also for the Noobs out there, /dev/modem is a symbolic link to a character device. when you select which port to mount modem ttyS4 is the character device to which /dev/modem is linked to, and when you set up your dialer of choice, you will see a drop down menu giving you a bunch of different ports to use, just leave is at /dev/modem. ALL this is of course under a Slackware install with the US Robotics modems. Your mileage may vary under another distro..LOL If someone finds errors, fire off an email and I will edit this post and make it right, If someone has a solution for another distro with the same modem, by all means post to thread so others can read. THX

[fancypiper]

I'll bet you can set it to ttyS2 with setserial. At least, I can with my Smartlink pci hardware modem in Redhat 7.3

[lnx_nu_b]

I had a U.S. Robotics winmodem, and couldn't get it to work. I then went out and bought a U.S. Robotics hardware modem. I was told by someone else to put it on ttys4 (com5) and it works just fine. It makes me wonder if my winmodem would have worked. I never tried to put it on com5. I was told to put it on whatever Windows puts it on. All apart of learing I guess.

[teyster2]

I did the same thing Janet, thanks.