That could be 1 reason and if that is the case you may find help at
linmodem.org. Depending upon what chipset your modem uses you may be able to
find a driver module there.
There are other possible reasons.
1) Your modem is set to the wrong port in kppp
2) There is an IRQ conflict between your modem and another device in your
system
To help you we will need more info.
What is Brand and model # of your modem?
Is it an externel or internal (PCI or ISA) modem?
How do you now have kppp configured?
Charles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clive Deeming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 2:04 PM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Modem's busy
> Hi Victor,
>
> I'm getting the same "modem is busy" message in Linux-mandrake7.1. I
believe
> the reason to be because I have a "soft" modem which is not supported by
> Linux O.S. Like you I'm a complete newbie [only 18 months with Windows 98]
> and the only solution that occurs to me is to change the modem. Perhaps
> someone more knowledgeable will be able to give us both an opinion on this
> through the list.
>
> Regards
> Clive Deeming.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Victor Bozhenko
> Sent: 22 November 2000 21:00
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] Modem's busy
>
>
> Hi everybody!
>
>
>
> Does anybody know how to deal with following trouble:
>
>
>
> I've installed Mandrake 7, when trying to get online it comes with
message
> "modem is busy". I haven't start any pro which would use modem.
>
>
>
> Victor.
>
> PS. Please, treat me like newbie! While reading the post, I've found
that
> your definition of newbie is some kind different than what I thought of
it.
> I AM TOTALLY NEW TO LINUX! And 9 years of windows experience don't help
> much!
>
>
