Thanks to all who replied to my plea. I am writing this response from Linux. I have no sound, no USB support, and no printer, but I am at least connected. First things first, right? The problem was indeed an IRQ conflict. --Chase -----Original Message----- From: "Chase Brady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:06:24 -0400 Subject: [newbie] Actiontec Internal Call Waiting modem setup > I am trying to configure an Actiontec Internal Call Waiting modem on > Mandrake 8.0. This is a hardware modem advertised as compatible with > Linux. > I have looked through the archives, and apparently some have had > success > with it. I got the configuration instructions from Actiontec's web > site > (also in the archives). After getting the IO address using a "cat > /proc/pci" command, I type the following > > # setserial /dev/ttyS3 port 0xbc00 spd_vhi skip_test auto_irq > autoconfig > > At this point, the system hangs. I get no prompt, no message, and no > response to keys or mouse. Kind of like Windows. I've tried this from > the > Gnome terminal, from the regular terminal under KDE, and from failsafe. > I > tried it with ttyS4, and I tried disabling the onboard sound, which > changed > the modem's IRQ from 11 to 10, and changed the IO address. Same result > every time. I deleted Mandrake and reinstalled. Same thing. > > I could well have an IRQ conflict here, since it appears that all my > peripherals are trying to use IRQs 10 and 11. Before I start > disassembling > my system trying to find a way to get it working, I thought I'd ask. > Is it > normal for the system to hang in response to an IRQ conflict here, or > is > there a deeper problem? > > My system: Soyo K7VTA motherboard with 750mHz Duron, 128M PC133 ram, 5G > and > 20G Maxtor drives (Mandrake on 2nd drive), Diamond Speedstar A55, > Adaptec > AVA 1505 driving Smart & Friendly CDR 4012, D-Link ethernet (not > currently > in use), Ensoniq AudioPCI and Hoontech Soundtrack 4ch sound cards. Any > help > would be appreciated. > > --Chase > >
