You might try disabling com2 in your BIOS
Daniel Velzi wrote:
> Hi all, sorry for my bad english, hope understand this.
>
> When installing Mandrake 7.2 in working mode (personalise) all run ok, but
> when run linuxconf (only see setup, nothing to do) and close it I loss
> internet conection by kppp or similar. It�s imposible to conect in any mode
> (modem robotic ISA PNP). And kppp said SORRY, MODEM IS BUSY.
> Gnome dialup can�t to work.
> Can�t connect anymore (boot and problem persist).
> Quit ppp0 from linuxconf, but problem persist.
> Same problem is present when installing in expert mode but at first time,
> without run linuxconf.
> Only can detect that my modem is in COM 2 (2f8) but when run linuxconf it
> said modem is in 3e8 and when put in 2f8 linuxconf give error (fault).
> My pc is correctly set. Mandrake 7.0 and RedHat 7.0 run ok for a long time.
> And same error found in other 2 pcs with robotic isa PNP.
> Really must a conflict in com2. So I write isapnp to force 2f8. Mandrake
> give me error (conflict) no boot. Then probe with
> setserial /dev/cua1 ^session_lockout
> setserial /dev/cua1 ^pgrp_lockout
> And all run ok, but only once time. When boot problem persist. Then probe
> with
> setserial /dev/ttyS1 autoconf
> And run again. But when boot again must type again. And can�t to solution
> conflict problem (where�s search it ?)
> Resume: Seems linuxconf crash ppp dialer and modem setup when run it. Test
> in 3 pcs with robotic isa PNP. All pcs run ok with others linux
> distributions. Is there any mode to really correct this ? Anyone know this
> problem ? Is a Mandrake bug ?
