[ILUG] Siemens M20 GSM modem

[Kenn Humborg]

> Hi ,
>
> I am trying to install this beast on Red Hat 7.1. Can anyone help as I am
> unable to find any info whatsoever on this task? When I link /dev/modem to
> /dev/ttyS0 (serial port to which the device is connected) and open it with
> minicom I see the following : (so am talking to the modem in some shape or
> form)
>
> Welcome to minicom 1.83.1
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>  PTIONS: History Buffer, F-key Macros, Search History Buffer, I18n       C
>  ompiled on Feb 23 2001, 07:31:40.
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>  ress CTRL-A Z for help on special keys
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> xà.à....à..æfàfà..f..x....Ø`ØØØØØØØ.°°°ÿ°ÿ°°°x``x=+Ç0<^=$µfÿfÿ$ÿfV

The M20 defaults to 19200/8/N/1.  Set minicom to use 19200 and
you should be able to talk to the modem.

I don't think it autobauds like regular modems.

Later,
Kenn