[KLUG Members] usb modems and hylafax

[Adam Williams]

>Just installed a new faxserver for use on isdn lines. We had two isdn 4 
>lines installed sometime ago to send faxes bypassing the pbx. When 
>plugging the modem onto the usb port the kernel messages shows that  the 
>modem has been seen and has been giving an address.
>Jan 26 12:27:16  faxserver kernel hub.c: new USB device 00:13.1-1, 
>assigned address 5
>Jan 26 12:27:16 faxserver st541: found adapter VendorId 0483, productId 
>4810, LEDs 2
>Jan 26 12:27:16 HiSax: Card 1 Protocol EDSS1 id=st5481_usb_0 (0)
>Jan 26 12:27:16 HiSax: DDS1 Rev. 1.1.4.1
>Jan 26 12:27:16 HiSax: 2 channels added
>Jan 26 12:27:16 HiSax: MAX_WAITING_CALLS added
>When plugging into an other usb connector a differend address appears. 
>But I --can't-- find any /dev/??? to use with the modem. Tried minicom 
>and hylafax on several devices but can find the device the modem is on. 
>Also tried to make links from some devices to /dev/modem, but no luck.
>Is anybody using usb modems? The sever runs suse 9.

THis look like the contents of /var/log/messages?

Have you tried looking in dmesg?  It often logs more new-device 
information to the ring buffer.  Just run "dmesg"