[hcflinux] /dev/ttySHCF0 problem on Slackware 8.0

[Marc Boucher]

do any unusual error messages appear in the kernel log
(run "dmesg" to display it) after device open failure?

I'm not really familiar with Slackware 8.0. Does it use devfs?

Marc

On Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 01:56:46AM +0800,   wrote:
> My system:
> Intel Celeron 300a
> Linux - Slackware 8.0(kernel 2.2.19)
> HCF MDP3858SP-U Rockwell Internal Modem (127A,1002)
> 
> My problem:
> Here are the steps I followed -> 
> 1.) downloaded the latest 0.95 tar.gz version of the HCF beta driver.
> 2.) tar xvzf it to my root directory.
> 3.) entered the hcf* directory and ran 'make install'.
> 4.) no errors occurred after 'make install' and driver requested me
> to run 'hcfconfig'.
> 5.) I ran 'hcfconfig', it detected the HCF modem and selected
> neccesary config(eg. country) and .inf for it.
> 6.) because there is no pre-built module for my version of linux it
> required me to enter the path to my linux include files
> (/usr/src/linux), which I did.
> 7.) it for sometime compiled the new modules then showed that the
> recompilation was successful and my HCF modem is no accessible
> through '/dev/ttySHCF0 or /dev/modem'.
> 8.) I was so glad it did that, now to give it a try.
> 9.) i started minicom with -s and entered my new device, saved it as
> dfl, and exit to enter minicom menu.
> 10.) BOOM. minicom exited and stated that it can not open device
> '/dev/ttySHCF0'. I tried using '/dev/modem' but the same results.
> 11.) Giving it the benefit of doubt i started 'ppp-on' to dial my
> ISP.
> 12.) BOOM. again displayed '/dev/ttySHCF0' can not be opened. The
> same result with '/dev/modem'.
> 
> My previous system:
> Same PC hardware
> this time- Redhat 6.0 (kernel 2.2.15)
> 
> Strange, I successfully installed and compiled the 0.95 rpm-src
> version of the beta driver and it actually ran without a glitch. I
> was able to connect to my ISP using my HCF modem(/dev/ttySHCF0) under
> this circumstance.  
> 
> Finally:
> I was wondering then why it wont work with the newer Slackware 8.0
> version of Linux? 
> 
> 
> 
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