Hi, I have a RS-232 external dial-up modem that I use from time to time. It works fine when connected through a RS-232 port. I'd like to use the modem with another PC that doesn't have a RS-232 port, so I bought a RS-232 to USB adapter cable. It's a simple inexpensive cable that doesn't seem to have any chips/processors in it.
Now, when I connect the modem through a USB port I can't get the modem to work. It doesn't even attempt to dial the number: # uname -a Linux testbox 2.6.26-2-686 #1 SMP Mon Jun 21 05:58:44 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux # cat /var/log/syslog .... Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363413.804010] usb 1-9: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2 Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363414.008001] usb 1-9: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363414.017176] usb 1-9: New USB device found, idVendor=1a86, idProduct=7523 Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363414.017181] usb 1-9: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363414.017185] usb 1-9: Product: USB2.0-Serial Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363414.133413] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363414.133431] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for generic Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363414.133454] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363414.133457] usbserial: USB Serial Driver core Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363414.152941] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for ch341-uart Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363414.152941] ch341 1-9:1.0: ch341-uart converter detected Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363414.188064] usb 1-9: ch341-uart converter now attached to ttyUSB0 Sep 17 02:44:12 testbox kernel: [363414.188086] usbcore: registered new interface driver ch341 Sep 17 02:44:54 testbox pppd[32601]: pppd 2.4.4 started by luser, uid 2000 Sep 17 02:44:55 testbox chat[32602]: abort on (BUSY) Sep 17 02:44:55 testbox chat[32602]: abort on (NO CARRIER) Sep 17 02:44:55 testbox chat[32602]: abort on (VOICE) Sep 17 02:44:55 testbox chat[32602]: abort on (NO DIALTONE) Sep 17 02:44:55 testbox chat[32602]: send (ATZW2^M) Sep 17 02:44:55 testbox chat[32602]: expect (OK) Sep 17 02:45:00 testbox chat[32602]: SIGTERM Sep 17 02:45:00 testbox pppd[32601]: Connect script failed Sep 17 02:45:02 testbox pppd[32601]: tcsetattr: Interrupted system call (line 1010) Sep 17 02:45:03 testbox pppd[32601]: Exit. Sep 17 02:45:10 testbox pppd[32625]: pppd 2.4.4 started by luser, uid 2000 Sep 17 02:45:11 testbox chat[32626]: abort on (BUSY) Sep 17 02:45:11 testbox chat[32626]: abort on (NO CARRIER) Sep 17 02:45:11 testbox chat[32626]: abort on (VOICE) Sep 17 02:45:11 testbox chat[32626]: abort on (NO DIALTONE) Sep 17 02:45:11 testbox chat[32626]: send (ATZW2^M) Sep 17 02:45:11 testbox chat[32626]: expect (OK) Sep 17 02:45:56 testbox chat[32626]: alarm Sep 17 02:45:56 testbox chat[32626]: Failed Sep 17 02:45:56 testbox pppd[32625]: Connect script failed Sep 17 02:46:36 testbox pppd[32625]: tcsetattr: Interrupted system call (line 1010) Sep 17 02:46:37 testbox pppd[32625]: Exit. Sep 17 02:46:42 testbox pppd[32647]: pppd 2.4.4 started by luser, uid 2000 Sep 17 02:46:43 testbox chat[32648]: abort on (BUSY) Sep 17 02:46:43 testbox chat[32648]: abort on (NO CARRIER) Sep 17 02:46:43 testbox chat[32648]: abort on (VOICE) Sep 17 02:46:43 testbox chat[32648]: abort on (NO DIALTONE) Sep 17 02:46:43 testbox chat[32648]: send (ATZW2^M) Sep 17 02:46:43 testbox chat[32648]: expect (OK) Sep 17 02:47:11 testbox chat[32648]: SIGTERM Sep 17 02:47:11 testbox pppd[32647]: Connect script failed Sep 17 02:47:12 testbox pppd[32647]: tcsetattr: Interrupted system call (line 1010) Sep 17 02:47:13 testbox pppd[32647]: Exit. Any ideas? Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/633200.15262...@web45810.mail.sp1.yahoo.com