Charles Boening wrote:
> I have a K7M and an Athlon 550. I run an external modem with no problems in
> mine. (Mandrake 6.1)
> I'm wondering if you're detecting a disabled onboard modem option in the
> onboard sound. I believe that the onboard sound is an all-in-one chip and
> probably has the modem option disabled. Or at least partially.
>
> What happens if you disable the onboard sound?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Risby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 10:46 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] Athalon / Asus problems
>
> Hi guys
> Well I've been three weeks on this so far and not much neqarer getting
> this working
> Below is the copy of a letter to Asus which expalins my problem
> If someone out there has had this problem and found the solution please
> , please let me know
> Thanks
> Phil
>
> Fwd......................
> Dear Sirs
>
> I have been searching through your web site options for help to save
> your time in writing a reply
> So far the Archives on your web site respond with the 404 error and the
> technical reference section showed
> no answers.
>
> I have been back to the supplier who were less than helpful (see below)
>
> Setup
> K7M with on board sound and no oboard modem.
> Athalon 500
> 128Mb RAM ( purchased with the board)
> Matrox Millenium ll
> Buslogic BT950 and IBM 18Gb scsi drives ( 4)
> All other cards removed
> OS Linux RedHat 6.1 ( supplier told me to install windows 98, I have not
>
> used MS Windows for 5 years, only running Linux on my network, this was
> less than helpful)
>
> Problem
> Modem, ISA 56k int. as previously used, works in all the other machines,
>
> have swapped out .
> I have found that I cannot get any modem to work. It isnt found by any
> of the dialup scripts
> Further, when NO modem card is installed, all the different diallers
> (ezppp, kppp etc) detect a modem though not functional.
> I assume that when I plug in my modem card it conflicts with the non
> existent modem and so is not detected
>
> Summary to date,
> Linux detects a modem, queries it, and lists the modem strings even
> though
> No modem card installed and no modem should be on board.
> Any other (real) modem when installed is not found.
>
> In BIOS (version 1.17) the enable modem option is permanantly greyed out
>
> in the disabled mode.
>
> Notes
> This has been a motherboard cpu upgrade. All other components remain the
>
> same (old system was Ppro 200 on a Micronics Motherboard with all the
> above components)
> After initial upgrade, system came up fine, but running the modem froze
> the system
> I eventually ran a fresh install with all the non essential cards
> removed and the problem remained the same
> Only recently ( I have been two weeks on this thing) did I discover that
>
> removing the modem card did not stop RedHat finding a modem !!!!
> This is, I am sure, the heart of the problem and I presume that there is
>
> some modem circuitry not being disabled
> I have put this problem to several Linux user groups and found a
> gentleman in England who has the same setup as I do, with no problems at
>
> all!!!! ( he says this is a fine board )
>
> Comments
> Please do not advise me to install win98 , this is no solution for me
> :-)
> I have tried all the resources I could find before posting this quaetion
>
> to you
> All other aspecgts of this setup seem to work very well.
> I apologise for taking up your time
>
> Phil Risby
> Ponce
> Puerto Rico
YEp I tried that , in fact I have fiddled and fiddled with BIOS settings with
the manual, no joy
I have the basics right now, only the cards I need , only the settings I need
to get system running
ie. no sound, none of my other fancy cards:-)
Thanks for the reply, Ill continue to play
Phil
