FC5 not properly configuring modem ofmultifunctionmodem/ethernet card

[Romano Giannetti]

On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 07:45 -0400, Stanley A. Klein wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 08:28 +0200, Romano Giannetti wrote:
> > On Tue, 2006-07-11 at 12:38 -0500, Stanley A. Klein wrote:
> >
> > > What card do you have?
> >
> > I have  a 3com/megahertz :
> > Socket 1:
> >   product info: "3Com", "Megahertz 3CXEM556 B", "LAN + 56k Modem", ""
> >   manfid: 0x0101, 0x0035
>
>
> Romano -
>
> That looks like the product info for one of the 3Com cards that has a
> file in the cis database to go into either /lib/firmware
> or /etc/firmware.  I would try copying the file and changing the name.
> The only issue is whether Ubuntu is using /lib or /etc as the place to
> put the firmware "cis override" (as the howto calls it) directory.  I
> found an empty directory in FC5 in /lib.  Take a look and see if Ubuntu
> also creates an empty directory in either place.

Yes, I have done it. The card switched to not be recognised at all to be
recognised, but just the first function (the LAN) works. The serial port
is missing.

It _did_ work with an old kernel (when there was cardmgr around).

Almost desesperate now.

Romano



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