ESS ES56T-PI modem chipset

[Bill Case]

Help, pleeeease!

After six weeks of trying to install my ESS modem I found a HOWTO at LDP that explains exactly how to do it with an ESS driver and a patch - except I have to get the driver from ESS.

ESS, apparently, has now locked out anyone from getting to that page. Does anyone know where I can get that same driver elsewhere?

Also, I want to recompile my kernel but I cant find my .src file on the hard disk and when I go to the source cd which came with my Red Hat 7.1 package there is no .src file named Linux, Redhat or kerenel or anything else logical - what am I looking for and where please?

By the way, where does the expression "foo" come from for a garbage file and what does it mean, if anything.

[mdwatts]

Try http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=ESS+ES56T-PI&btnG=Google+Search for the modem drivers.

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/custom-guide/ch-custom-kernel.html will help explain about the kernel source and you can search the LNO forums for 'redhat kernel-source' as I've posted the instructions more times than I can count. :)

[ayal]

I have the same problem. I've been through tons of HOWTOs but I still can't get it to work. I'm using Red Hat Linux 7.3. If you get it to work, please E-mail me or post how you did it.

[Bill Case]

ayal:

Be glad to. I've got a driver for it and its been added as a module to my kerenel. The dialer now says it recognizes the modem but can't initialize it. I probably need to recompile but seem to be missing a file called kernel-source on CD #1. To-days job is to see if I can re-compile if I find the kerenel-source file.
The kerenel.src.rpm files have been installed but that doesn't seem to satisfy Linux.

[ayal]

Thanks Bill. Good luck! I'm trying a couple of things too. My uncle who's a Linux System Admin is helping me out, so if I make any progress and get it working I'll let you know. Please tell me if you succeed.

[slsimic]

Maybe some of these links may be helpful.
ESS modem page (http://andrew.cait.org/ess)
Sidlo's ESS page (http://sidlo.penguin.cz/ES2838/)
ESS modem diriver source (http://www.mit.edu/~raindel/)
I make my modem work under RedHat 7.0 and Suse 8.1 and with RH and compiled 2.4.19 kernel. but the speed was only 33.6 kbps (but i U can make them work on 46666bps with modem commands (see my post at
forum (http://justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=66387&highlight=ess+modem)
Now i have installed Mandrake 9.0 and none of the modules i found wont work, not even compiled module from source. So I'm still in your group of NonWorkingModemUsers i guess :)...or maybee i sould try go back to RedHat....or some other distro....

[ayal]

Could you please explain exactly what you did to make it work on Red Hat? What you downloaded, what you did with it, did you have to recompile the kernel, etc. Thanks a lot. Your help is really appreciated.

-Ayal

[slsimic]

Ok
U can find my path to make modem work at this post (http://justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=66387&highlight=ess+modem) on the forum.
Basicaly, find esscom.o module in every variant try fixscript and then insmod.
The best way is to download driver source and compile it with your distros kernel. If necessary, do fixscript on them too and try insmod.
Good Luck.

[ayal]

Thanks. I downloaded what you said and I've succeded in inserting the module. How do I continue to make the modem work? I know it may seem like a stupid question, but I'm a newbie.

Thanks a lot,
-ayal

[slsimic]

Im using KDE so program is KPPP where U can configure your dial-up connection (i presume that when you do the insmod you make /dev/modem symbolic link) and set-up your ISP phone number and in device select /dev/modem and try to dial.

[ayal]

I'm using Gnome, but there is an equivalent to KPPP for configuring the dial-up connection. So if I understood you correctly, I have to:
A) fixscript and insert the module (already done successfully although I have to do it every time I start Linux)
b) make a /dev/modem symbolic link (to the fixed module?)
c) set my dial-up connection

I've done these three, yet it's still not working. Can you please tell me exactly what to do and how?

Thanks a lot, your help is very much appreciated.

-ayal

[slsimic]

When you do the insmod of your module he make device /dev/esscom or /dev/essmodem (depends on module).
if you don't have esscom or essmodem in /dev/ make one with
mknod /dev/essmodem c 127 1
then make symbolic link to it with
ln -s /dev/essmodem /dev/modem
now you can try to setup your dial-up connection parameters and in device tab select /dev/modem.
Now you can try QUERY to see if your modem responds correctly. If it does, you can try to connect to your ISP.
Good Luck.:cool:

[ayal]

Thanks a lot for all the help. I switched to KDE so I could work with KPPP and did exactly what you said to do. When I queried the modem Linux found that the modem was their and that all was ok. But when I tried to connect everything works till it says "Setting speaker volume" - it says that for a few minutes, then it starts from the top and does the same again. Maybe I made a mistake while setting up the connection to ISP (I wrote the number and all that stuff, but I left the rest as default) or setting up the modem (there I also left everything on default besides linking it to /dev/modem)? I also read somewhere about a ppp.o module that I need to fixscript and install. Did you need one? Thanks again for all your help.

-ayal

[slsimic]

If the modem is recognized try to start terminal screen and type some modem commands and try to manualy dial the ISP with ATDT command and see what happend. If this works then the modem is really fully functional and you try to change some dialup settings...most likely init string.
If there is a bunch of modem commands clear them and just put ATZ for init string and see that in dial string isn't something else added than ATDT.

P.S
I am never used fixscript over ppp.o
and I see no reason for cause esscom.o module is fixscripted for kernel that U use and ppp.o is compiled with that kernel.
I guess that fixscript ppp.o is needed if U use kernel other than your's distro and esscom for that kernel.