I think the problem lies in the wording... the correct designation is Serial Communications Port(s), or Serial1, or commonly COM1. And a printer as a Parallel Port Also don't be confused with a Modem on Com3/4/5 etc....the motherboard supports many Com ports but the BIOS only specifies Serial Com1 and 2. Modems, and other devices that use communications have their OWN COM port on the hardware and will NOT show up in the System BIOS, but will show up in the OS as supported COM ports. So if you have to disable COM2 in the BIOS, choose SERIAL port 2, and disable if you can. Otherwise you will have to re-jumper the modem to COM 3 or higher. HTH Jaguar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Alan, > > When I go into my BIOS I didn't seem to locate any com ports. I was able to > find > 'Onboard Serial Ports 1 and 2' > 'Onboard Parallel Port' > 'Onboard Parallel Port Mode' Normal > > Currently I have also been advised that it may be good if I change my > linuxconf to ttyS3 and have also investigated that route towards solving my > connection woes. Please see my following post regarding ttyS3 if you think > it may be of help. Also can anyone advise as to whether or not > re-installing is possibly a good idea or not? > > Much Thanks, > > b/web > Wade > > > At 04:05 PM 5/3/00 -0700, you wrote: > >Wade....when you decided that your modem was on com2 and > >therefore changed the configuration to ttys1, did you disable > >the motherboard com2 in the system bios? > > > >Alan > > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> Hi All, > >> > >> I am still without a connection to the internet. I am starting to wonder if > >> I perhaps should consider re-installing? Everything seems to be working > >> just beautifully. I still am lost as to what I am missing to get my modem > >> to work (no it is not a winmodem). I have a Creative labs Modem Blaster 56K > >> v.90/K56 type modem. > >> > >> What have I done thus far; > >> > >> I have set 'kppp' > >> configured my modem and connection using 'LinuxConf' > >> and 'NetConf' > >> I have checked my ppp0 configuration in 'ifup' > >> > >> I have also gone root and run; > >> > >> less /var/log/messages > >> > >> which generated over 2000 lines of output (I haven't even been online with > >> it yet :)) > >> > >> I was unable to find anything helpful to me there. > >> > >> Then I made the only change that resulted in any change and that was I > >> reset the com port > >> aka ttyS2 I changed to ttyS1 and I got some movment. After which when I > >> tell kppp to dial instead of the old message that said "looking for modem" > >> it now says "initializing modem" which seemed at first like an improvement > >> however I have yet to figure out what else it is requiring. > >> > >> Also when I run /sbin/ifup ppp0 it reports "taking longer than expected to > >> complete" > >> failed to activate ppp0 with error 8 & error 9 > >> > >> Also I have changed the init string from the old ATZ to; > >> AT&FE0V1S0=0&C1&D2+MR=2;+DR=1;+ER=1;W0 > >> as per recommendations from "Ask Mr. Modem". > >> > >> Similarly when I run mount /dev/cdrom2 I get > >> 'is not a valid block device > >> return 32 > >> " > >> checking permissions > >> " > >> " > >> " > >> > >> I guess I am wondering, if I reinstall can I do a better job at configuring > >> my modem and my second cdrom etc from DrakX with a fresh install? > >> Also I think I used the supermount option, and from what I have read here > >> it may be better for me to not use that option. > >> > >> Thanks for any and all input. > >> > >> b/web > >> Wade > >> > >> PS - Did I say I LOVE this OS? > > > > > > The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
