John Francis wrote:
>
> I have recently installed linux on my system (RH6) and everything went fine
> except that i can't seem to get my modem to work. I've done all the usual
> "pnpdump" and "isapnp", "setserial" stuff but the behaviour is quite
> erratic. Sometimes it seems like i can talk to the modem, but the modem
> won't talk back. i.e. minicom hangs waiting for the "ok" but when i send
> "ATDTsome-number" it dials the number ok. And the chat script dials and then
> hangs waiting for 'rname:'. This isn't always the case though. Sometimes
> it does nothing at all.
>
> One thing to note is that my winnt "event viewer" registers an error and a
> warning everytime i boot up. They are:
>
> Error: The control registers for COM3 overlaps with the COM4 control
> registers.
> Warning: User configuration data for parameter COM3 overriding firmware
> configuration
> data.
>
> This is relevant because my modem (under windows) is on com4.
>
Is your modem a "win modem" ? Most internal modems are and so require the cpu
to do the work. This requires special software that is only available (for
Linux) for one type of "win modem".
Stay well and happy
Heracles
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