one note would be to add the setserial line at the END of rc.local On Saturday 18 August 2001 13:35, Oliver L. Plaine Jr. wrote: > On Sat, 18 Aug 2001 02:25:36 -0500, you wrote: > >Am I missing something? > > > >Also, when I go to "setup" in dialup, I notice the list of devices range > >from ttys0 - ttys3, but I noticed that the modem was using com 5! > > > >I'm getting there but I get in deeper and deeper into confusion. :) > > ------------------------ > 18Aug01 1210hrs > > I had the same response from Mdk 7.2 as you outlined above Roger, the > key is to add a setserial line... mine looks like this: > > # setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16550a port 0xa400 irq 4 > > (of course you will have to use your 0x? and irq number) > > when it works you can > add the above setserial line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local ...it will work > on bootup thereafter. > > check it with this: > [root@localhost olly]# setserial -a /dev/ttyS3 > /dev/ttyS3, Line 3, UART: 16550A, Port: 0xa400, IRQ: 4 > Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0 > closing_wait: 3000 > Flags: spd_normal > > > > > Rather than try to recreate a complicated procedure in this mail to > give you the particulars on finding out all this information...I am > going to send you an article written by Bill Unrah....who knows more > about the modem setups than anyone else on the planet 8-).(my > opinion).,,, to the addr you have listed above.. > > this article really helped me....thanks Bill Unrah. > > don't pay any attention to the fact that Linux says you have a > winmodem.....is this particular case it is speaking with a forked > tongue <grin>. > > look for another mail with Bills article. > > later > Olly P > Olly P RV Char 257 > Biloxi Mississippi > Mailed W98 via Forte Agent mailer ---------------------------------------- Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: ----------------------------------------
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