Serial Modem with 3.4.3

I myself have been struggling with recognition and operation of devices connected to serial ports. I think that it has something to do with udev. Here's what I understand right now . . . I hope others will correct me where I'm wrong:

Before udev, devices were essentially hard-coded in the guts of the kernel and OS. Under udev, the system dynamically assigns names to devices and only loads the drivers as needed. It is an elegant concept and will lead to a much more lean kernel and efficient resource utilization.

The problem occurs when distro maintainers implement udev. They are put in the proverbial rock and hard place dilemma: udev is elegant and the "Right Way", but many software packages, device drivers, and configuration files are built around hard-coded device naming. Users want things to "just work", so distro-dudes create a combination of hacks, work-arounds, and compromises. The upshot is that no matter what they do, it's not going to work for everyone all the time.

I believe the following should help: http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Modem-HOWTO.html. Chapter 9 describes the history of the melon patch with respect to device naming.

Fortunately for you, there is much written about how to get a RS-232 (i.e., serial port) modem running under udev.

Perhaps others reading this forum will have more specific and more helpful input than I.

Respectfully,

Loye Young
Central Maintenance Corporation
http://www.CMCMaintenance.com

Just a quick shot, had same problems myself.
Was a problem with the device naming and where pppt was looking for ext modem.
Will try to find details and post back.
Sorry to tease you.
NH

Can't find info I used to fix modem problem.
What's worst, the machine is back in with dead motherboard.
New one ordered, end of week will see box back up again.
Will reverse the setup of modem for you, see if it's setup is the same as your problem. Fingers crossed.
NH

I had problems with my Serial Modem (Diamond Supra Express 56e Pro). It would not work with KPPP. I then installed PPPconfig - and it works great! I also have a internal modem installed (Gateway #6001260) that works great with KPPP, but you must use the HCF Conexant drivers from Linuxant and have the kernel source installed. Hope this helps!