On Wed, Mar 01, 2000 at 05:43:03PM -0800, P wrote:
> Please HELP. I am new to linux like very new. I tried to use linux a year
> ago but was not able to configure my modem to it so scraped it when we
> found out i was using a winmodem. I just bought an external modem, it is an
> Aopen FM56-EX2_56000. It was installed before i installed linux but for
> somereason Linux did not detect it during its install. I have tryed ln -s
> /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem i get the reply back telling me symbolic link has
The first thing I would ask is are you sure that the modem is on ttyS1?
Is it possible that it's actually on one of the other serial ports?
When you go into minicom, try using the actual /dev/ttySx devices instead
of going right for the symlink. Go through at least ttyS0 through ttyS3
to see if any of them respond.
> been made. However when i do statserial to find out what IRQ and IO the
> modem is on i get no response. I try to use minicom and after doing the
> port set up i save as dfl then click exit and the screen goes to one "cant
> stat dev/modem (no such file) tty-10.c: process 861 (minicom) use
> obsolete/dev/cua1 - update software to use. then the next line is that
> Says welcome to minicom 1.82 then the next line reads press ctrl -A Z for
> help on special keys
>From the error message that you quote here it appears that minicom is
still set to try and use /dev/cua1 Those devices, I'm told, aren't to
be used anymore. Looks like you need to reconfigure minicom to use one
of the ttySx devices.
> but when i hit any other keys nothing happens it is like itlocks up if i do
> it from my root before using startx the only way out is to shut off and on
> the PC to get out of it. Can any one offer any suggestions on what I am
Not even the exit key-combo gets you out? (hint - doing the <CTRL>-a z
sequence the program suggests above might help) In the (approximately)
3 years that I've been using Linux I've been forced into a reboot all
of about twice. If a program is misbehaving there's nearly *always* a
way out without rebooting.
> doing wrong or where I can find more information on how to get this program
> talking with my modem. I work on line and really need to use the modem if i
> am to use this program. Also please be gentle on me with your terminoligy
> as I have said I am very new to linux. Also if you can suggest an easier
> way to get my modem working I am all Ears (eyes)
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