Re: configuring serial port
I would guess either a plug-n-play modem or a winmodem. If it's p-n-p, there is a solution. But there is no solution for winmodems. You'll get the best help from the list for this problem, but you may want to let them know what kind of modem you have and everything you can get out of the windows config. Good luck, Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | Sometimes you have to release software with bugs. - MS Recruiter | On Wed, 6 Jan 1999, CUNO wrote: Brandon Mitchell wrote: On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, CUNO wrote: Brandon Mitchell wrote: What are the symptoms? Does the modem dial and connect to the isp? Run plog -f from another window or virtual terminal, run pon, and post what comes out of plog. the modem doesn't make a single sound, nada Report off plog: pppd [231] : ppd 2.3.5 started by root uid0 pppd [231] : tcgetattr: input/output error (5) pppd [231] : Exit I'm guessing that means your serial port is still incorrectly configured. Can someone on the list verify this? What COM port is your modem on in dos/win? You have to run /etc/rc.boot/0setserial after changing the contents. HTH, Brandon According to Win95 my modem is installed on com3 (ttyS2) and my mouse on com2 (ttyS1). The mouse is correct (ttyS1), it works in Debian. I don't understand it anymore, when I look at my modem it is installed on Com3. But When I look at system (Win95) there are only two serial ports Com1 and Com2. How is it possible that my modem is installed on Com3 while I have 2 serial ports according to Win95. I think there must be a com3, because I configured ttyS2 in Debian, and you cant't configure a port that doesn't exists, or is this thought wrong ? I strongly belief that my PC is the problem and not Debian. O, yeah when I boot Debian only the devices for ttyS0 and ttyS2 are loaded. Wvdialconf can't find a modem on ttyS0 (I thought let's give it a try, you never know). Cuno, ( I dont't know what to do anymore ) +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | Sometimes you have to release software with bugs. - MS Recruiter |
Re: configuring serial port
The 16450 has no FIFO buffer, so there exists danger of transmission overrun (particularly at higher baude rates). It may be usefull to change the interrupts priority with irqtune (available in hwtools package: hwtools: /usr/lib/hwtools/irqtune ). Giving the highest priority for UART's irq may sometimes help. Wojtek Zabolotny [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 5 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CUNO wrote: When I boot my system I get: /dev/ttyS2 at 0x3e8 (irq = 4) is a 16450 16450 is correct for an internal modem, isn't it ? A very old one, yes. Andrew Ivanov writes: You would want to put an UART of 16550A, do it in /etc/rc.boot/0setserial and just change the uart argument. If setserial is reporting a 16450 then that's what he has. You can't turn it into a 16550 by changing an argument. CUNO wrote: When I run pppconfig and filled in everything and I give pon my modem still doesn't work
Re: configuring serial port
On Tue, Jan 05, 1999 at 10:57:25AM +0100, CUNO wrote: Hello, Hi Cuno, I have installed Debian one week ago. Everything is working fine, except my modem (Trust Communicator e56K). When I boot my system the following serial ports are configured, ttyS0 and ttyS1. /dev/ttyS0 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A this means serial ort one /dev/ttyS1 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A this means serial port two if this messages are the only booting-messages for serial-devices when the system is comming up it looks like Your box have only 2 serial ports usually port 1 = ttyS0 is the connector for mice usually port 2 = ttyS1 is the connector for modem or terminal Debian cant't find ttyS2 and my modem is on this serial port. thats right, ttyS2 is the 3. serial port which the box does'nt have How can I configure ttyS2, so that I can use my modem. if sure You have this port and the bootmessage show it have a look at '/etc/inittab' search for a line like #T3:23:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -x0 -s 57600 ttyS3 change it to T2:23:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -x0 -s 57600 ttyS2 # ^ #note You must add Your modemspecific parameters here save the inittab and execute init q thats all -- Peter
Re: configuring serial port
Multi part answer: 1) ttyS2 == COM 3 in dos/win 2) edit /etc/rc.boot/0setserial, disable autoprobing and set it manually 3) add serial to /etc/modules.conf so the modules and your changes aren't unloaded when not in use. If you need any details, just ask. I've been doing installs lately to test slink and this is one of my regular steps. HTH, Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | Sometimes you have to release software with bugs. - MS Recruiter | On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, CUNO wrote: Hello, I have installed Debian one week ago. Everything is working fine, except my modem (Trust Communicator e56K). When I boot my system the following serial ports are configured, ttyS0 and ttyS1. /dev/ttyS0 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A /dev/ttyS1 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A Debian cant't find ttyS2 and my modem is on this serial port. How can I configure ttyS2, so that I can use my modem. Thanx Cuno Sonnemans, Netherlands -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: configuring serial port
On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, CUNO wrote: Brandon Mitchell wrote: Multi part answer: 1) ttyS2 == COM 3 in dos/win 2) edit /etc/rc.boot/0setserial, disable autoprobing and set it manually 3) add serial to /etc/modules.conf so the modules and your changes aren't unloaded when not in use. Hi Brandon, It works, thanx. When I boot my system I get: /dev/ttyS2 at 0x3e8 (irq = 4) is a 16450 16450 is correct for an internal modem, isn't it Not sure. What line do I put in /etc/modules serial without quotes. This forces the serial module to stay in memory. The complete line I see in 0setserial or only /dev/ttyS2 at 0x... I remember it being fairly well commented. Just comment (with a #) the line that does the auto probing or configuring or whatever. Then go way down toward the bottom of the file where is says manual configuration. Then uncomment the line for ttyS2. When I run pppconfig and filled in everything and I give pon my modem still doesn't work ??? Can you help me on this one What are the symptoms? Does the modem dial and connect to the isp? Run plog -f from another window or virtual terminal, run pon, and post what comes out of plog. Good luck, Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | Sometimes you have to release software with bugs. - MS Recruiter |
Re: configuring serial port
On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Brandon Mitchell wrote: On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, CUNO wrote: Brandon Mitchell wrote: Multi part answer: 1) ttyS2 == COM 3 in dos/win 2) edit /etc/rc.boot/0setserial, disable autoprobing and set it manually 3) add serial to /etc/modules.conf so the modules and your changes aren't unloaded when not in use. Hi Brandon, It works, thanx. When I boot my system I get: /dev/ttyS2 at 0x3e8 (irq = 4) is a 16450 16450 is correct for an internal modem, isn't it Not sure. You would want to put an UART of 16550A, do it in /etc/rc.boot/0setserial and just change the uart argument. When I run pppconfig and filled in everything and I give pon my modem still doesn't work ??? Can you help me on this one Ok, Q1: Is it a PnP modem? If it is, you will need to download and run isapnptools Q2: It seems that it's not a Winmodem, but just in case recheck. ALso, try downloading wvdial package, it helps to configure the modem. But I think that if the port is configured properly, and pon still can't do anything ( When you run pon, do you hear a click when modem initializes? Technicly, pon will not display anything. The only way you know htat it worked is because you have the connection to the net, or just check through plog, it will tell you why pon can not connect.) Andrew Never include a comment that will help | Andrew Ivanov someone else understand your code. | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If they understand it, they don't | ICQ: 12402354 need you. |
Re: configuring serial port
On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, CUNO wrote: Brandon Mitchell wrote: What are the symptoms? Does the modem dial and connect to the isp? Run plog -f from another window or virtual terminal, run pon, and post what comes out of plog. the modem doesn't make a single sound, nada Report off plog: pppd [231] : ppd 2.3.5 started by root uid0 pppd [231] : tcgetattr: input/output error (5) pppd [231] : Exit I'm guessing that means your serial port is still incorrectly configured. Can someone on the list verify this? What COM port is your modem on in dos/win? You have to run /etc/rc.boot/0setserial after changing the contents. HTH, Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | Sometimes you have to release software with bugs. - MS Recruiter |
Re: configuring serial port
CUNO wrote: When I boot my system I get: /dev/ttyS2 at 0x3e8 (irq = 4) is a 16450 16450 is correct for an internal modem, isn't it ? A very old one, yes. Andrew Ivanov writes: You would want to put an UART of 16550A, do it in /etc/rc.boot/0setserial and just change the uart argument. If setserial is reporting a 16450 then that's what he has. You can't turn it into a 16550 by changing an argument. CUNO wrote: When I run pppconfig and filled in everything and I give pon my modem still doesn't work Exactly what hapens? Have you tried connecting to the modem with minicom? -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI
