Rick N wrote:
> I installed Linux without a problem and love it. But I have one
> little problem with my ISA modem. I would like to run isapnp, but am
> not too sure how to do it. I know I have to create a .conf file and
> then edit it, but I am not sure of the command line I need, to create
> the .conf file. I know I need to be in ROOT, but what is the correct
> command to create the file? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks Rick
Hi, Rick!
Just a newbie myself, but with 2 ISA PnP devices (modem, sound card) in
my system, this I have worked out :)= . Open a terminal window as root,
and do the following, excluding quotation marks -- what comes after ##
on each line is my comment on what/why that is done, so if (e.g.) you
change settings or get a new board later, you can rerun the procedure.
1. Type "/sbin/pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf" ##this loads info on your
ISA PnP board(s) into the appropriate .conf file.
2. Type "/sbin/isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf" ##this makes your existing
ISA PnP configuration active; you will get 1-2 lines of output per
board.
3. Type "setserial /dev/ttySx port y irq z spd_vhi autoconfig"
##notation is as follows: "x" is your COMport, with 0=COM1, 1=COM2,
2=COM3, 3=COM4; "y" is the standard (or defined) address of that port,
e.g. 0x3e8; "z" is the interrupt used by that port, usually 4 or 3;
thus, if your modem is on COM1 with a standard address & IRQ, the line
would read "setserial /dev/ttyS0 port 0x3e8 irq 4 spd_vhi autoconfig" .
Oh, yes:"spd_vhi" is optional, I'd advise using it with a 56k modem,
mine runs faster with it, but you could leave it off without a problem.
4. Type "rm /dev/modem" ##you may get a "not found" message, which
is fine; if a /dev/modem" is found, you'll be asked to confirm this
removal, type "y" to proceed.
5. Type "ln -s /dev/ttySx /dev/modem" ##this establishes the linkage
needed for your modem, not essential, but conventional; again, "x" here
is the same as "x" in item 3 above.
6. With a text editor, open your "/rc.local" file, add the
"setserial" command defined in item 3 above at the end of the file, save
the file and exit the editor. ##For example, if your editor is xemacs,
you'd type "xemacs /etc/rc.d/rc.local", then add the "setserial" command
line.
7. Exit, logout, and reboot (not just restart Xserver). You should
see a line for ISA PnP devices as you boot up. That should do it :)
Hope this helps -- Alan
