Re: Modem busy total newbie
From: taff (taff_at_taffandiona.karoo.co.uk)
Date: 05/01/04
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Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 13:52:08 +0100
that's right that's where it is in windows, I'm going to try your
instructions and fingers crossed i can find my way around enough to get it
right!
Cheers will post back with results
Taff
"Styvaen" <abuse@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> taff wrote:
>
> > Hi I'm a total newbie to Linux but want to give it a fair crack, got
> > Knoppix v3.3 yesterday burned it to a disk and it starts up fine only
> > problem is my modem it's an Intel HaM v92.
> > when I try to query the modem on com port 3 I get a report saying that
> > "the modem is busy" has anyone any ideas what is going on ? and does
this
> > mean that it has at least found a usable modem?
> > thanks for reading
> > Taff
>
> Modem busy means that you are not getting any reply from your modem. Why
do
> you assume it is on com port 3? Is it because that is where it is
assigned
> in windows?
>
> Run lspci as root and note down your modem's IRQ and PORT number. Next
run
> setserial as follows.
>
> # setserial /dev/ttyS0
>
> You should get some output like:
> /dev/ttyS0, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x03f8, IRQ: 4
>
> This indicates the settings for your serial port that is com1 in windows.
>
> Now do setserial for ttyS1 to ttyS3. You are looking for a serial port
with
> your modem's IRQ and PORT number. If you find it then you will know which
> one to use to query your modem.
>
> If you don't find it then you will need to configure one of your
> unused /dev/tty's
>
> For instance:
>
> # setserial /dev/ttyS0 port 0x1420 irq 10
>
> Note that you need to replace those values with your own.
>
> Styvaen.
>
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