Re: Modem busy total newbie

From: taff (taff_at_taffandiona.karoo.co.uk)
Date: 05/01/04 

Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 14:42:27 +0100

Tried running lspci it reported a few devices but no IRQ's or PORT numbers,
running Knoppix from cd if that makes any difference

"taff" <taff@taffandiona.karoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:qLecnXj2uagkAA7dSa8jmw@karoo.co.uk...
> 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
> news:DIudnXhtI-XK-A7dRVn-jA@nildram.net...
> > 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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