Peter Barrett
Network Integrity
Working with the civil construction industry to prevent damage
to Telstra's underground assets
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barrett, Peter G
> Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2001 6:53 am
> To: 'Aaron Brown'
> Subject: RE: /dev/modem
>
>
>
> I just took a look at it, but it looked as though it was
> completely on linmodems, which isn't what I'm trying to do,
> since I have a PnP modem.
>
> Same deal I think.
> Check the main chip on the board. If it says "Lucent" then this applies.
>
> I have, however, been reading
> the howtos for PnP, modems, and serial ports, along with
> the about.com PnP page, which seems extremely helpful so far.
>
> >If you get the range check message you describe below,
> >try leaving the ACT Y line at the end of the modem story
> >COMMENTED OUT.
>
> I tried that and it didn't work. However, why would it
> work?
>
> I don't know why it works but it works for me.
>
> Supposedly ACT Y "activates" the device
>
> NO. keep reading.
>
> (I don't
> know what that means).
>
> Me neither. who cares?
>
> >To figure out which IO to use, have a look at either
> >the BIOS or the output of dmesg | less to see what
> >ports your existing /dev/ttySn's are using.
>
> I think that'll help, but here's a silly question:
>
> According to setserial -g, I already have three serial
> devices. How do I find out what they are?
>
> dmesg should tell you this.
> mine says "/dev/ttyS0 is a 16650"
> "/dev/ttyS1 is a 16650"
> Your BIOS will show you which resources are allocated to the serial ports
> mine says "serial port 1: 0x2f8"
> "serial port 2: 0x3f8"
> "paralell port 1: 0X378"
> I don't have
> a printer and, unless I've hooked them up without knowing
> it, my PnP modem and PnP soundcard are still unkown to
> the computer.
>
> If they are unknown to your computer then pnpdump will produce nothing.
> isapnp simply sets the "virtual jumpers" on the PnP cards.
> inserting the modemdriver (ltmodem.o?) will make it appear in all the
> right places in /proc and /dev ie "activates" the device.
> inserting the sound driver ( using "io=0xwhateverisapnpsaid
> irq=theoneyoupicked") activates the sound card.
>
> /dev/mouse is linked to ttyS0, but my mouse still works
> even when I change that, so presumably that means that my
> mouse is not a serial mouse.
>
> If it plugs into a serial port its a serial mouse.
>
> How do I find out what ttyS1 and ttyS2 are?
>
> borrow a normal modem, plug it into each serial port in turn and see if a
> dialup config program like kppp or gnome can detect it.
>
> Also, my modem has a sticker on the back that says com1.
> Does that mean that it will only work through ttyS0?
>
> It probably means something only when you run it with windows
>
> --AARON B.
> Farmington Hills, Michigan
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