[newbie] I am having problems with my modem

[Mark Thurston]

I have a US Robotics 56K Sportster modem, it is about 3 years old so it is not a winmodem.  Anyway, I can get linux to find the driver and query the modem, but it always says "the modem is busy."  I need to get this running as soon as possible.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.   Mark