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Setup: Broadcom ModemXtreme V.92 PCI Modem User's Guide

Your modem comes pre-installed on the computer. You only need to connect the modem jack on the back of your computer to a wall telephone jack with the provided phone cord. You are now ready to use your modem. Shall the need arise for you to remove or re-install modem drivers or replace modem card please follow the instructions below.

MODEM CARD INSTALLATION

MODEM CARD REMOVAL

MODEM DRIVER INSTALLATION

MODEM DRIVER REMOVAL

MODEM CARD INSTALLATION

DATA/FAX PCI MODEM CARD INSTALLATION

To install Data/Fax PCI Modem Card to the computer:

  1. Turn off the computer's power and unplug the computer's power cord.
  2. Remove the screws that hold on the computer's cover and slide the cover off.
  3. Locate an empty PCI slot and firmly plug the Modem PCI card into it.
  4. Restrain the Modem card with a screw.
  5. Slide on and screw back the computer's cover.
  6. Plug the Telephone cord to the modem and to the wall telephone jack.
  7. Plug the computer's power cord and turn the computer's power on.

MODEM CARD REMOVAL

PCI MODEM CARD REMOVAL

To remove PCI Modem Card from the computer:

  1. Turn off the computer's power and unplug the computer's power cord.
  2. Remove the screws that hold on the computer's cover and slide the cover off.
  3. Locate Modem PCI card and remove the screw that restrains the card.
  4. If there is an audio cable that is connected Modem PCI card then disconnect the cable.
  5. Gently remove Modem PCI card.
  6. Slide on and screw back the computer's cover.
  7. Plug the computer's power cord and turn the computer's power on.

MODEM DRIVER INSTALLATION

Microsoft Windows

2000 / NT4

Note: You must have administrator privileges to install BCM V.92 56K Modem under: Windows® NT 4 , 2000

To Install BCM V.92 56K Modem Driver on your computer running Microsoft Windows operating system:

  1. Insert the BCM V.92 56K Modem installation CD into CD ROM drive.
  2. Select [Start] from the task bar and then select [Run].
  3. Select [Browse] from the Run dialog box and go to BCM V.92 56K Modem installation CD directory.
  4. Select modem driver installation directory for the appropriate Microsoft Windows operating system and run modem installation program (Setup.exe) in that directory.
  5. Select the [OK] option in the Run dialog box to begin the Setup program. This program will start the BCM V.92 56K Modem installation sequence.
  6. Select [Next] from the list of options when each step has completed.
  7. Select [Finish] when the BCM V.92 56K Modem has been installed.
*Note: you may need to reboot your computer after a manual installation.

Red Hat Linux

Note: If you ordered your Dell computer with the BCM V.92 56K Modem already installed and configured no additional steps are necessary.

Note: Linux is case sensitive. All commands should be typed exactly as shown. You must be logged in as root to install the modem.

To install the BCM V.92 56K Modem Driver on your computer under Red Hat® 7.2, 7.3, or AS 2.1:

  1. Locate the binary rpm. For Red Hat 7.2 the rpm is called BCMSM-XX.YY.ZZ-N.rh72.i386.rpm. For RedHat 7.3 it is called BCMSM-XX.YY.ZZ-N.rh73.i386.rpm, where XX.YY.ZZ is the version number of the modem driver and N is the rpm release version. For Linux AS 2.1, the rpm is called BCMSM-XX.YY.ZZ-N.as21.i386.rpm. For example, the Red Hat 7.3 rpm for the driver version 3.4.19 release 3 would be called BCMSM-3.4.19-3.rh73.i386.rpm.
  2. Log in as root.
  3. Execute the command 'rpm -ivh --force[rpm name]' where [rpm name] is the name of the appropiate rpm.
      This command will:
      -Install the BCMSM.o module to the /lib/modules/[kernel version]/misc directory.
      -Create the script /etc/rc.d/init.d/BCMSM.
      -Create symbolic links /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S99BCMSM and /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S99BCMSM pointing to /etc/rc.d/init.d/BCMSM.
      -Rebuild module dependencies.
      -Load the BCMSM.o module.
      -Create the tty device nodes /dev/ttySM0,/dev/ttySM1,... up to the number of modem devices installed in the system.If only one modem device is present the command will create only /dev/ttySM0.
      -Create a symbolic link /dev/modem to /dev/ttySM0.

To install the BCM V.92 56K Modem Driver on your computer under other versions of Red Hat Linux or a Red Hat installation with a custom kernel:

  1. Make sure that the kernel source files for the kernel you are running are installed on your system. The source files are usually located under /usr/src/linux.
  2. Locate the source rpm. The file name is BCMSM-XX.YY.ZZ-N.src.rpm, where XX.YY.ZZ is the version number of the modem driver, N is the rpm release number. For example, the source rpm release 3 for the driver version 3.4.19 would be called BCMSM-3.4.19-3.src.rpm.
  3. Log in as root.
  4. Install the source rpm with the following command: 'rpm -ivh BCMSM-XX.YY.ZZ-N.src.rpm'. This should create the file /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/BCMSM-XX.YY.ZZ.tar.gz.
  5. Choose a directory in which to build the module and cd to it. In this example the build directory will be /tmp.
  6. Unpack the sources to the build directory with the following command: 'tar -xzf /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/BCMSM-XX.YY.ZZ.tar.gz'. This should create the directory /tmp/BCMSM-XX.YY.ZZ.
  7. Change directory to /tmp/BCMSM-XX.YY.ZZ.
  8. Execute the following command: 'make install KERNEL_DIR=[kernel source directory]'.
      This command will:
      -Build and install the BCMSM.o module to the /lib/modules/[kernel version]/misc directory.
      -Create the script /etc/rc.d/init.d/BCMSM.
      -Create symbolic links /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S99BCMSM and /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S99BCMSM pointing to /etc/rc.d/init.d/BCMSM.
      -Rebuild module dependencies.
  9. Execute the following command: '/etc/rc.d/init.d/BCMSM start'
      This command will:
      -Load the BCMSM.o module.
      -Create the tty device nodes /dev/ttySM0,/dev/ttySM1,... up to the number of modem devices installed in the system.If only one modem device is present the command will create only /dev/ttySM0.

MODEM DRIVER REMOVAL

Microsoft Windows

2000 / NT4

Notes:
1) You must have administrator privileges to uninstall BCM V.92 56K Modem under: Windows NT 4 , Windows 2000
2) Under Windows NT4/2000, you should stop all applications and services that use the modem, and then follow the uninstall procedure.

To Remove BCM V.92 56K Modem Driver from your computer running Microsoft Windows operating system:

  1. Select [Start] from the task bar and then select Windows Control Panel.
  2. Select Add/Remove Programs option in the Control Panel.
  3. Select BCM V.92 56K Modem entry and click Remove button.

Red Hat Linux

Note: Linux is case sensitive. All commands should be typed exactly as shown. You must be logged in as root to remove the modem.

To remove BCM V.92 56K Modem Driver from your computer under Red Hat Linux 7.2 or 7.3, or Linux AS 2.1:

  1. Log in as root.
  2. Execute the following command 'rpm -e BCMSM-XX.YY.ZZ-N', where XX.YY.ZZ is the version number of the modem driver, N is rpm release. For example, the command associated with the driver version 3.4.19 release 3 would be 'rpm -e BCMSM-3.4.19-3'.

To remove BCM V.92 56K Modem Driver from your computer under other versions of Red Hat Linux, Linux AS or a Red Hat installation with a custom kernel:

  1. Log in as root.
  2. Install and unpack the source rpm as described in steps 4-6 of the install section. This example assumes the sources are unpacked to the directory /tmp.
  3. Change directory to /tmp/BCMSM-XX.YY.ZZ
  4. Run the command '/etc/rc.d/init.d/BCMSM stop'.
  5. Run the command 'make uninstall'.
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