If this is a pci/isa machine, make sure the IRQ you are reserving for the
modem is available to legacy (isa) boards, if this is an isa modem, not a
pci modem. you do this in the bios settings.
otherwise, I'm not sure.
bug
On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Mike Abney wrote:
> First things first, please don't tell me I have a "winmodem" or
> something like that without reading the whole message. Also, sorry for
> the length of the message, but I've had this problem for a while and I
> really need it fixed or Linux on my system will be completely useless.
> The two best methods I have for getting new packages and such to my box
> are out of commission and I can't read email or otherwise communicate
> with other netizens from my Linux install. Also, since this machine was
> also acting as a gateway for my other box... but enough whining.
>
> Basically, I get nothing when I try to use minicom to talk to the
> modem. I try "at" and I get no "ok" or anything else for that matter.
> I'm pretty sure I'm talking to the right serial port. Regardless, I've
> tried ttyS0-4 and since I only really have one.... Also, KPPP just
> tells me that the "modem is busy". The other problem is that when I try
> to 'modprobe ppa' to get my Zip drive working I get a "device or
> resource busy" error.
>
