If it is one of the older ISA modems that supports both the use of jumpers for
configuration and PnP you might try the following if you haven't already. Use the
jumpers to configure the modem for COM2 IRQ and disable your build in COM2 in your
CMOS setup. Although my modem isn't a USR is is the method I use in my system and
it's never not found the modem since version 5.1.
Regards
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD(HA)/TMA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 8:31 AM
Subject: [expert] Modem and serial port(s)
> Each and every time I install a release of Mandrake Linux I lose my internal
> US Robotics 56K modems ability to be recognized. I takes me at least a day
> to remember that last time I encountered this I had to rebuild the kernel
> without the serial port driver that seems to usurp my serial ports before my
> modem (ISA type) can be initialized to use IRQ 3 or 4 and the appropriate
> address.
>
> Is there any way to handle this without rebuilding the kernel. I am not
> afraid of doing this but what if I want to use a serial port and my modem?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jon
>
