Submitted 24-Jun-00 by Seak, Teng-Fong:
> However, I'm thinking if the modem could be configured similarly,
> it'd be very nice. Actually, the so-called "modem configuration "just
> consists of asking what port the modem is connected to and make a
> symbolic link to /dev/ttySx.
This *does* work with external modems, since they work off of the
standard ports. The problem arrises when using an internal model,
becuase it frequently is on a non-standard irq. Because auto-probing
irq's is not recommended, it is not built into the kernel. So, if you
have a machine with two "real" serial ports (/dev/ttyS[01]) and an
internal ISA modem (/dev/ttyS2), the internal modem is not detectable
unless you have previously "setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq <my_irq>".
The dialog you spoke of does not appear when the modem can be
detected. (This is at least true in 7.1, I didn't do any significant
hardware changes other than video under 7.0)
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