[ltp] ThinkPad Modem Madness
Norman Levin
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 6 Oct 2002 08:53:49 -0500
Nice list BUT I would put the T2 (where you talk about lucent modems) down
as T2? Many in this series have the Lucent Technologies AMR modem which
is not supported.
norm
JC WOODWARD wrote:
>> The following results from my quest to connect my ThinkPad 600X to
>> the internet. Although my experience is specific to the 600X and
>> Red Hat 7.3, I found a great deal of information which may be useful
>> to owners of other ThinkPad models.
>>
>> Having spent countless hours trying things that DON'T work, and
>> having discovered what DOES work, I pass on my notes in the hope
>> that they may be useful.
>> _________
>> GLOSSARY:
>>
>> Winmodem - a modem manufactured very cheaply by providing only the
>> interface circuitry to connect to the phone line and omitting the
>> processor necessary to convert the audio signals to usable digital
>> data. Winmodems rely instead on driver software and your CPU to
>> perform those functions. Winmodems are DSP modems.
>>
>> DSP modem - a modem that relies on Digital Signal Processing
>> software. See Winmodem.
>>
>> Linmodem - a winmodem for which driver software has been written to
>> run under Linux. Winmodem manufacturers write drivers for Windows,
>> but drivers for Linux often don't exist.
>>
>> LTModem - one of the several models of winmodems manufactured by
>> Lucent Technologies (now Agere Systems). The excellent LTModem Linux
>> driver works with all the LTModems. Several Thinkpad models,
>> including the 390X, TP570E, A2, T2, X20 and 600X use LTModems.
>>
>> Mwave (or ACP) modem - a winmodem used on several Thinkpad models,
>> including the 600 and 600E and 770. Linux drivers are available from
>> IBM with updates as recently as 7/18/02. I don't know if they work.
>>
>> Agere Systems - new name for the Lucent Technologies division that
>> develops and supports LTModems.
>>
>> ____________________________
>> USEFUL THINKPAD MODEM LINKS:
>>
>> http://www.linmodems.org/
>> Much general info for all linmodems and links for drivers
>> refers to www.heby.de/ltmodem, below
>>
>> http://walbran.org/sean/linux/linmodem-howto.html
>> Linmodem how to - detailed tutorial for the uninitiated
>>
>> http://www.heby.de/ltmodem
>> LTmodem (a.k.a Lucent Technologies modem) drivers for linux
>> refers to linmodem howto, above
>>
>> FILES:
>> modem600.pdf
>> docu for the obsolete version 6.00 Windows 98, NT
>> 2000, ME drivers - only vaguely applicable to Linux
>>
>> ltmodem-kv_2.4.18_3-8.22a5-1.i386.rpm
>> precompiled for kernel 2.4.18-3 and ltmodem 8.22a5-1,
>> does NOT install on my RH7.3/TP600X - "flavor" problem
>>
>> ********
>> ltmodem-8.22a5.tar.gz
>> source version, this WORKS.
>> ********
>>
>> http://www.agere.com/support/client/modem_drivers.html
>> Agere Systems (a.k.a.Lucent) modem driver page
>>
>> FILES:
>> v90atcom.pdf
>> extensive docs on modem AT control commands for all
>> Lucent DSP modems. Necessary for writing init strings
>> and programs that talk to modems
>>
>> modem822.exe
>> Self-extracting, self-installing current version WINDOWS,
>> not Linux modem driver.
>>
>> http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-4VFTT3.html
>> IBM's 390X, TP570E, 600X, A2, T2, X20 Lucent Modem driver for
>> Linux
>>
>> FILES:
>> ltmodem595lus.sh
>> obsolete ltmodem, does not compile on my RH 7.3, halts
>> with undefined variables
>>
>> ltmodem595lus.txt
>> skimpy doc file - just a few paragraphs
>>
>> http://www-124.ibm.com/acpmodem/
>> IBM's Mwave modem (a.k.a. ACP modem) Driver for Linux. The FAQ
>> page states explicitly that the Mwave driver is for the 600,
>> 600E, and 770, and NOT the 600X which has the LTModem.
>>
>> http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
>> IBM personal computing support. Enter your model and other
>> numbers printed on bottom of unit then receive detailed
>> description including exact installed hardware configuration.
>>
>> http://www.linux-laptop.net/ibm.html
>> Linux on laptops's IBM page - published results of individual
>> users experience on many models, including 600x. Refers to Thomas
>> Hood's 600 page, and others
>>
>> http://panopticon.csustan.edu/thood/tp600lnx.htm
>> Thomas Hood's exhaustive TP 600 page
>>
>> _____________________________________________
>> INSTALLING THE LTMODEM DRIVER ON THE TP 600X:
>>
>> The LTModem driver package is a fine piece of software. It
>> automatically probes to see if it's the right driver for your modem,
>> checks your system for the right versions of necessary system
>> components, compiles, builds, installs, and tests itself. And it
>> comes with more detailed documentation than you have time to read.
>> The install script pauses after every step showing a detailed report
>> of the results so far, and a description of what will take place in
>> the next step. If something should go amiss, you'll know exactly
>> what happened. Since everything displayed on the screen is also
>> dumped into a log file, a wealth of information about your system is
>> recorded in the process.
>>
>> download ltmodem-8.22a5.tar.gz from http://www.heby.de/ltmodem
>> logon root
>> cp ltmodem-8.22a5.tar.gz /usr/share
>> cd /usr/share
>> gunzip ltmodem-8.22a5.tar.gz
>> tar -tvf ltmodem-8.22a5.tar.gz | less
>> (Display contents of tarfile)
>> tar -xvf ltmodem-8.22a5.tar.gz | less
>> cd /usr/share/ltmodem-8.22a5
>> vi 1st-readme
>> (Read the instructions, the
>> following steps are detailed)
>> ./scanPCI
>> (Probes for Lucent modem, shows detailed info
>> Creates output log file ModemDate.txt
>> containing many web links to mfgr, etc)
>> ./build_module
>> (THE makefile that compiles the driver
>> Creates logfile bldrecord.txt be prepared
>> to read many pages of handholding info)
>> ./ltinst2
>> (makefile to install the driver modules)
>> ./autoload
>> (creates modem device node and adds it to
>> /etc/modules.conf enabling automatic loading
>> when needed.
>> creates symlink: /dev/modem --> dev/ttyLT0)
>> plug in a phone line to your TP modem port
>> ./checkout
>> (Preliminary test to see if driver can issue commands to
>> the modem. Creates logfile checkout.txt)
>> vi ./wvdial.conf
>> (edit to include your ISP phone, username, password,
>> and add line Modem=/dev/modem)
>> cp ./wvdial.conf /etc
>> wvdial
>> (Test your modem, should connect to ISP,
>> use ^C to disconnect)
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