[hcflinux] Problem with HCF modem

[Franki]

One thing I did in an effort to see if I couldn't sort the problem is edit
my settings so that in /etc/ppp/ip-down.local contains the line:
hcfstop

then, my dial script starts with the first line being:
modprobe hcfserial

I got less problems doing it this way, maybe it could help you as well??


regards

Frank
  -----Original Message-----
  From: hcflinux-admin at lists.mbsi.ca [mailto:hcflinux-admin at lists.mbsi.ca]On
Behalf Of Edward Hoohenkerk
  Sent: Thursday, 2 May 2002 6:17 AM
  To: pmg at abecom.co.uk; hcflinux at lists.mbsi.ca
  Cc: pmg at abecom.co.uk
  Subject: Re: [hcflinux] Problem with HCF modem


  Hi,
  I had the same problems, I too had to run hcfconfig everytime before
connecting. My modem has the same specifications as yours (same
device,vendor)
  It all vanished like snow for the sun with the latest drivers.
  Greetings,
  Edward
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: pmg at abecom.co.uk
    To: hcflinux at lists.mbsi.ca
    Cc: pmg at abecom.co.uk
    Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 11:48 PM
    Subject: Re: [hcflinux] Problem with HCF modem


    Thanks very much Edward and Bob for your replies (below).

    I did not get as far as trying these suggestions, but stumbled on the
solution while preparing to do so.  I ran hcfconfig again while trying to
find out how to configure the modem as "smarthcf", and was astonished to
find that merely re-running hcfconfig had made the problems go away.  But
they reappeared the following day.  And they disappeared again when I ran
hcfconfig for the third time.

    I have re-booted a number of  times since then to confirm what is
happening:  After a re-boot of Linux, it consistently fails in the way I
described, until hcfconfig has been run again, after which it consistently
succeeds.  So for some reason, it is necessary to run hcfconfig every time
Linux is re-booted.

    There seems to be another intermittent problem when a successful
connection is finally disconnected.  On two occasions, the connection failed
to clear until I logged out. On one occasion the whole system hung and
eventually I had to power it down. Perhaps these are problems with kppp, and
not with the modem driver.

    However, this is all quite encouraging.  The modem works fast and with
no apparent problems while connected, and on one occasion I used it
continuously for nearly an hour.

    Cheers,
    Peter G
      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Edward Hoohenkerk
      To: pmg at abecom.co.uk
      Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:20 PM
      Subject: Re: [hcflinux] Problem with HCF modem


      Hi,
      Try the latest drivers and configure the modem as "smarthcf"
      Let me know if it works.
      Edward

      have you tried making a connection using minicom - might give more of
a
      clue what's coming back down the wire
      Bob
      --
      robert w hall

        ----- Original Message -----
        From: pmg at abecom.co.uk
        To: hcflinux at lists.mbsi.ca
        Cc: pmg at abecom.co.uk
        Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:05 PM
        Subject: [hcflinux] Problem with HCF modem


        I have a 'Best Data' modem with HCF chipset (Vendor 14F1, device
1085, rev_08), under Redhat 7.1.

        Using the driver download dated 13 April, I had no trouble with the
installation or with hcfconfig (including changing the country code to UK).

        It dials the number of the ISP but fails every time without making
connection.  Sometimes it reports NO CARRIER. Sometimes it just hangs. The
modem works OK under Windows95 to dial the same ISP.

        Can anyone suggest what may be wrong?

        Peter G
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