Subject: Is PCMCIA Modem supported?
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: None <j.e.drews@att.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/05/2004 03:46:07
NetBSD 1.6.2 
i386
Hawking PN612 PCMCIA Modem V.90, Hayes compatible


Hi:

 I configured my pcmcia modem using /dev/tty00 in /etc/ppp-* and /etc/options
and I cannot get it to dial out. Instead I get these warnings

Jun  4 22:01:55 notebook pppd[361]: pppd 2.4.0 started by root, uid 0
Jun  4 22:01:56 notebook chat[364]: abort on (BUSY)
Jun  4 22:01:56 notebook chat[364]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Jun  4 22:01:56 notebook chat[364]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
Jun  4 22:01:56 notebook chat[364]: send (ATDT6551900^M)
Jun  4 22:01:56 notebook chat[364]: expect (CONNECT)
Jun  4 22:02:41 notebook chat[364]: alarm
Jun  4 22:02:41 notebook chat[364]: Failed
Jun  4 22:02:41 notebook pppd[361]: Connect script failed
Jun  4 22:02:43 notebook pppd[361]: Exit.

When I check dmesg the PCMCIA modem is not mentioned. I only get these two
(apparently) conflicting assignments for com3.

com3 at pcmcia0 function 0umass0 at uhub0 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0
< Irrelevant output deleted >
com3: ns8250 or ns16450, no fifo

 I followed section 11 of the NetBSD manual. The laptop dialed out fine when 
I was using an USB external modem. But it won't work with this PCMCIA modem. 
What have I failed to do? I see that my modem card is not listed in /usr/src/sys/dev/pcmcia. Does it have to be listed there in order to work?

                        Thanks in advance,
                        Jonathan