On Friday 27 January 2006 07:39 pm, ET wrote: > Mike Adolf wrote: > > On Friday 27 January 2006 02:55 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > >>On Friday 27 January 2006 11:06 am, Mike Adolf wrote: > >>>I am running a dual boot XP/mandriva 2006. I want to fax, but linux > >>>can't see my (hardward controlled) modem. (Windows can). However, I > >>> also have a TV wonder card which linux can see and Windows can't. > >>> Could these devices have conflicting settings of somekind. Any ideas > >>> on how to debug this problem? > >> > >>Mike, you can check IRQ conflicts like this: > >> > >>cat /proc/interrupts > >> > >>From the results, you can see if there are any devices using the same > >> IRQ. > >> > >>If there are - you can try shifting cards around. Also, if you're -not- > >>using some things on your PC (printer port, just for example) you can > >> turn them off in BIOS and gain an IRQ or 2 back. Just make sure its not > >> something that you are actually using! :-) > >> > >>HTHs. > > > > I did as you said and got > > > > ------------------------------ > > 0: 409269 XT-PIC timer > > 1: 59 XT-PIC i8042 > > 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade > > 5: 813 XT-PIC CS4231 > > 7: 0 XT-PIC parport0 > > 8: 1 XT-PIC rtc > > 9: 1073 XT-PIC acpi, uhci_hcd:usb1, eth0 > > 10: 1 XT-PIC MPU401 UART > > 11: 5 XT-PIC bttv0, bt878 > > 12: 30622 XT-PIC i8042 > > 14: 21944 XT-PIC ide0 > > 15: 16383 XT-PIC ide1 > > NMI: 0 > > LOC: 0 > > ERR: 0 > > MIS: 0 > > ------------------------------------- > > The modem does not show. > > It was installed on windows using com2 and irq 3. > > The modem now a winmodem. It is Best Data #56sf92, a controller based > > modem which installs in an ISA slot. > > > > Thanks for your reply > > Mile > > if it truly an isa modem, you might just have to configer it as a serial > port modem. but you might want to disable the bios controlled second > serial port on the box. are there jumpers or switches to set an IRQ on > the modem?
Yes, I set the switches to Com2 and IRQ 3. I don't know how to configure it as a serial port modem. Mike ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
