HI Alan
I have modem on com3 this is /dev/ttyS2 but for Kppp is same "sorry,modem is
busy"
and nothing works .
I used minicom but to same problem modem is busy please hand up .
:-))))) George
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] "sorry,modem is busy"
> John & George....that's incorrect in a number of ways. Windows
> ports are numbered com1, com2, com3 and com4. Linux ports are
> numbered (note the upper case S) ttyS0, ttyS1, ttysS2 and
> ttyS3. The cuaX's are obsolete (though they do still exist in
> the /dev directory in mdk 7), but are/were numbered 0 through 3
> just like the ttySX's and there is/was no space between the cua
> and the number.
>
> So, com2 is equivelent to ttyS1 or cua1, not ttys3 or cua 3.
>
> Alan
>
>
> jfmurphy wrote:
> >
> [snip]
> > I have a Zoom that is PNP that works fine in windows. Linux will not
pick it
> > up with play and play, I will get modem busy as you did. If I disable
the plug
> > and play on the modem card it will work in Linux Mandrake. Mandrake
boots up
> > and sees it as a generic modem and it works fine. Also remember when
> > selecting port option in PPP settings that if you were on port 2 in
windows it
> > would be either cua 3 or ttys3 in Linux.. Most cards work with CRTS
and I
> > would go back to using that and adjust your ports, more likely your
problem.
> >
> > John............
