On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Bayard Coolidge USG ZKO3-3/S20 wrote:
> Also, since it smells like you did a new installation, your old
> /etc/isapnp.conf file might have been blown away. You'll need to
> run the isapnp config program and set that stuff up again.
That's right, too. I assumed it was a non-PnP modem, since the OP said ISA
but didn't mention PnP, but if it is a ISA-PnP card, that is one more thing to
check.
You've got two options.
One: Go into your BIOS setup, and find an option about "PnP OS installed?".
Set it to "No". This should cause your BIOS to initialize Plug-N-Play cards
itself, allowing Linux to treat the modem like a plain old ISA card.
Advantage is you don't have to worry about Linux ISA PnP, which is a bit
tricky. Disadvantage is you have to live with whatever your BIOS picks for
settings, which may not be obvious or even sensible. You may need to run
"setserial" to tell the Linux serial driver what settings your BIOS picked.
Two: Use Linux's ISA support. Short version: Run "pnpdump" and capture the
output to a file (e.g., /etc/isapnp.conf). Edit the file. You need to
uncomment a configuration profile to choose an interrupt and an IO base
address combination. Consult my previous message for the gory details of what
that means. Then run "isapnp" to configure the board, and "setserial" to
configure the serial driver to match the settings for the board. Recommend
you consult the man pages and HOWTOs for details. If you still need help,
give a yell.
Isn't this fun?
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