[aclug-L] Re: Newbie's Modem Installtion problem

[Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

ccwoo wrote:

> I have checked the log files and got the following message in /var/log/dmesg
> :-
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
> NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0.
> NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
> IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
> Initializing RT netlink socket
> Starting kswapd v 1.5
> Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.
> Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled
> ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
> ttyS02 at 0x03e8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
> apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.9)
> Real Time Clock Driver v1.09
> RAM disk driver initialized:  16 RAM disks of 4096K size
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
>
> I suspect there's a conflict in IRQ since both ttyS00 and ttyS02 are using
> the same IRQ. I've set the jumper on the card to use IRQ 5, and also to
> reserve IRQ 5 for ISA card in my BIOS setting. But it still didn't work.
>
> I've also checked that my PPP is looking for my modem at /dev/ttyS02,which
> is correct.
>
> Anything else that i could do ?
>
> Thanks guys.
>
> chen

If your modem is connected to the phone line, try---->

ls /dev/ttyS*
 this will list what is configured

then --->

echo "ATA" > /dev/ttyS02

this should make your modem start up and then hunt for freq.

Mike