Re: [opensuse] PCTEL 2304WT v.92 MDC Modem on Dell Laptop
- From: Felix Miata <mrmazda@xxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:41:40 -0500
On 2007/01/02 10:28 (GMT-0500) Felix Miata apparently typed:
The sticker on the bottom says Latitude C510/C610, but in messing with
this thing (not mine, bought used by its current clueless owner) I've
also seen indications this might be a C640.
It was given to me to "fix" the modem under W2K, when his original
problem was a screwed up ISP with non-working phone numbers. He deleted
files for inexplicable reasons only he understands in typical clueless
fashion, causing the modem to be driverless.
I tried for a while to figure out how to install a good driver, but
without success, as it seemed the system was overwhelmed with junkware.
So I decided to start clean by repartitioning dual boot. First I
installed XP using a Dell OEM CD. That install went nicely, except if
failed to find a modem driver. I tried the driver on the M$ updates
site, but that didn't work. Then I used the Dell service tag number to
find one, and it gave me a selection of different modem possibilities. I
tried one or two of those without success, so proceeded to install 10.0
from the boxed DVD I bought.
10.0 install went nicely, and when done, the modem worked. So I tried
again with XP, and managed to find a driver that does work. Then I
decided he should have the latest SUSE, and did a clean HTTP install of
10.2. Now it has no modem under SUSE. :-(
lspci says the following about it:
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Modem Controller (rev
02) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
Subsystem: PCTel Inc Dell Inspiron 2100 internal modem
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 5
I/O ports at d400 [disabled] [size=256]
I/O ports at dc00 [disabled] [size=128]
Why wasn't 10.2 smart enough to install a working modem driver? Is this
a proprietary software thing, a driver included on the boxed 10.0 DVD,
omitted from the free editions? Can this be easily fixed after adding
the packman & guru sources? Anyone using one of these laptops who can
provide a short course on getting the right driver installed?
I did another fresh 10.2 install, but this time from the boxed DVD. No
change in results. Also I can't figure out what tool is supposedly
provided for diagnosing proper modem function. KInternet is definitely
no prize application either. This is really the pits considering 10.0
worked fine right out of the gate. :-(
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John 10:10 NIV
Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409
Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/
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