Ok, is it not a winmodem, and not a pci bus modem, it's isa. When I did the
'setserial /dev/ttyS2' it said irq4, I noticed though, that my modem is on
irq10, is that the problem? How can it be changed?
-----Original Message-----
From: Ripcrd6 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
>first off, turn off HTML msgs under Tools / Options / Send tab / check
>Plain Text under Mail sending format. These are instructions for changing
>the format in Outlook Express, which your msg identified it was created
>under.
>
>Now, everyone can read your message w/out squinting and going blind. Plain
>text format allows more people to read your msg and help you. I say this
>not to start flamage, but because it was once pointed out to myself.
>
>To the problem. Is this a Winmodem, a HSP modem, a softmodem ar any
>othersuch PCI bus modem. If so your screwed. Get another modem.
>Likely the proplem is that it is PnPray. So, at the command line try
>"setserial /dev/ttys2" or try "modemtool". I have a USR 33.6 ISA modem
>(great modem) and I instead switched off the PlugnPray and hard set it to
>Com 3 (which is ttys2 in linux) Irq 4 and all devices played nice. Then
>go back in to Kppp and let it query the modem on /dev/ttys2.
>Brian
>"My God, it's full of penguins!"
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sinx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 3:41 PM
>Subject: [newbie] Modem Problems
>
>
> I just installed Madrake 6.0, running KDE, I used kdeppp and tried to
>setup my modem, which is a U.S. Robotics 56k Internal Fax Modem, on COM3,
>but I couldn't seem to set it up right, I always got errors like "modem is
>busy" or "can't open modem"
> Does anyone know what settings I should use for the modem? Or if I have
>to download some linux drivers for it? Thanks.
>
>
>
