On Dec 07, Lee Davidson wrote:
> Hrm. I was afraid you'd say that.
>
> This deviates to slightly-off-topic I think....but it does apply to my
> linux problem.
>
> I just opened my case and looked closely at my modem card. It
> would appear that on the card is a chart That looks like this:
>
> COMM IRQ JP1
> Com1 IRQ4 5,7,11
> Com2 IRQ3 1,7,9
> Com3 IRQ4 3,5,11
> Com4 IRQ3 1,3,9
>
> It also says
> PnP 9 thru 27 shorted
>
> I assume the first tells me how to set jumpers for each of those
> Com ports/IRQs. The latter doesn't mean anything to me. Is this
> helpful at all to what I'm trying to do?
>
> Right now It's on 1,3, and 9, which is Com4. I read in the RH
> Solutions database that Linux has problems or requires extra setup
> steps for modems on Com3 and Com4. Should I attempt to just
> change this to Com2 and see what happens then?
I'm no expert on this, so caveat emptor, but here's what I'd do:
1. In the bios, disable onboard serial port #1
2. Change the jumper settings on the modem so that the modem goes to Com1 with
the "normal" IRQ, etc. settings.
3. Reboot.
IIRC, some modems can be Plug-N-Pray if jumpered that way. Or, the same modem
won't be PNP if you hard jumper it to specific settings. I did the latter
with mine and have had no problems. 'Course I don't have a need for that
serial port which I disabled, either, so YMMV.
Hope this helps (and isn't too redundant)...
-Michael
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