On Mon, 1 Jan 2001 21:08:56 -0600, Dennis Myers said:
> On Tuesday 02 January 2001 08:41 pm, you wrote:
> > Hi i have just installed Linux madrake version 7.1 on my system pII 400,
> > 196mbram, voodoo3 video 16mb, ensoniq audio. Everything works except the
> > modem. I have tried every possible combination of settings in the kpp
> > program. My modem is a Diamond SupraExpress modem, which is not a
> > winmodem.
> > Actually i had this exact modem working on another system that i had under
> > linux. What am i doing wrong.. I am pretty new to linux. Please help
>
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> If you are absolutely sure that it is not a winmodem, then I suggest you
> check the IRQ setting. Is the modem a jumpered modem? If so check the IRQ
> setting and then check to see what your bios setting is for modem IRQ. If not
> jumpered go to DrakeConf and do HardDrake to see if it is detected there.
> (actually you might want to do that first) Again check the bios IRQ as I have
> had everything look good in KPPP but no connection cause the bios setting was
> not matching what I was plugging into the config. This is not a very likely
> solution, but still worth checking. Some one else with more experience jump
> in here please. Good luck,
Also ensure that you're not trying to use /dev/cu(x) (these device points are
now
or soon will be redundant) or /dev/ttyS0 (Com1 for Windows) this last because
it's
most likely that whatever your mousetype - it's going to be linked to
/dev/ttyS0.
Cheers
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