Re: [newbie] 3comUSR56K faxmodem -was Lilo configuration
This particular modem must be configured manually. Which means you must set the COM port jumper manually. When you do this Mandrake will pick it up just fine. I'm using the same modem and that's how I had to set it up for Windows. The PnP software didn't even WORK in windows. I had to follow the setup for an NT installation. Which involves manually setting up the jumpers by hand. As soon as I did this it was fine. Windows found it and all was well. When I booted into Mandrake it didn't even hicup. It found the modem on Com2 (ttyS1) and made the connection without even missing a beat. that's all there is to it. -- Mark ...Larry isn't a cucumber. He's a PICKLE... ...WITH WARTS! Surprisingly on Wed, 11 Oct 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] had this to say! Newbies, I have an ISA internal 3com U.S.Robotics 56K faxmodem that I know is not a winmodem, and I have had a problem with Linux Mandrake's isapnp not assigning IRQs to it [error message re what to do about ...(series of IRQ #s.)..]. It is PnP, and on COM2 in Windon't. I set up the symbolic link in LM. I can get a dialtone with minicom (I assume because of the link) but it's basically useless. How do I straighten out the IRQs assignments for PnP devices? I'm wondering if this person's problem is similar [see below]. TIA -Gary- In a message dated 10/10/2000 10:06:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now, I can´t use Linux because it doesn´t seem to like my modem I can´t surf internet, I have a 3com U.S. Robotics 56k Faxmodem, maybe is set as a winmodem, I don´t have any idea, it looks just if it didn´t exist. Typically a winmodem reports busy rather than being "nonexistent." Maybe you need to check the port you think it's using. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] 3comUSR56K faxmodem -was Lilo configuration
Charles, Mine is ISA not PCI. And I don't remember the exact model number! Since I know my problem is the PnP and the IRQ assignments, do please let me know what you found, if it's not too much problem (and don't go to much trouble since it may or may not apply to mine). I've been asking for help on newbie since trying to search with no model number is likely to be fruitless. When I was a computer technician I used to like Phoebe modems. They used to make a jumpered modem that solved a lot of problems for me as a technician. I'm thinking about upgrading my computer and don't want to buy anything until I sort some things out. And I'll learn a lot once I get down to working on this problem. I'm sure your information will help considerably, even if it isn't the exact solution I need. And maybe I'll discover something to help you (if I know what you've done). Thanks! -Gary- In a message dated 10/11/2000 4:52:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: snip next modem I buy will be an external modem. Again if you need the info I will send it to you but it would be better if you found the source on the internet as the solution is quite detailed. Have a nice day. Charles
Re: [newbie] 3comUSR56K faxmodem -was Lilo configuration
Newbies, I have an ISA internal 3com U.S.Robotics 56K faxmodem that I know is not a winmodem, and I have had a problem with Linux Mandrake's isapnp not assigning IRQs to it [error message re what to do about ...(series of IRQ #s.)..]. It is PnP, and on COM2 in Windon't. I set up the symbolic link in LM. I can get a dialtone with minicom (I assume because of the link) but it's basically useless. How do I straighten out the IRQs assignments for PnP devices? I'm wondering if this person's problem is similar [see below]. TIA -Gary- In a message dated 10/10/2000 10:06:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now, I can´t use Linux because it doesn´t seem to like my modem I can´t surf internet, I have a 3com U.S. Robotics 56k Faxmodem, maybe is set as a winmodem, I don´t have any idea, it looks just if it didn´t exist. Typically a winmodem reports busy rather than being "nonexistent." Maybe you need to check the port you think it's using. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] 3comUSR56K faxmodem -was Lilo configuration
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Newbies, I have an ISA internal 3com U.S.Robotics 56K faxmodem that I know is not a winmodem, and I have had a problem with Linux Mandrake's isapnp not assigning IRQs to it [error message re what to do about ...(series of IRQ #s.)..]. It is PnP, and on COM2 in Windon't. I set up the symbolic link in LM. I can get a dialtone with minicom (I assume because of the link) but it's basically useless. How do I straighten out the IRQs assignments for PnP devices? I'm wondering if this person's problem is similar [see below]. TIA -Gary- In a message dated 10/10/2000 10:06:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now, I can´t use Linux because it doesn´t seem to like my modem I can´t surf internet, I have a 3com U.S. Robotics 56k Faxmodem, maybe is set as a winmodem, I don´t have any idea, it looks just if it didn´t exist. Typically a winmodem reports busy rather than being "nonexistent." Maybe you need to check the port you think it's using. Cheers --- Larry I have a 3com USR 5610a 56k pci modem running under Mandrake 7.0. If needed I can forward the info I found on the internet that got it working for me. Or you can just search the net using the modem model # and you will find the info. Although the #$%^%$ thing works, it does not work nearly as good under linux as it does under windozs (drat). The next modem I buy will be an external modem. Again if you need the info I will send it to you but it would be better if you found the source on the internet as the solution is quite detailed. Have a nice day. Charles
Re: [newbie] 3comUSR56K faxmodem -was Lilo configuration
Gary: I had a problem with my Zoom ISA modem when I first installed it in win95. It plugged, but it didn't play. I cured the problem by jumpering it from Plug-n-Play to com4 (no idea why I picked com4, but it seemed like a good idea at the time). It works. I've never changed it since then, for Linux or Windows. (What's odd is that it was replacing a similar Zoom modem that windows found right off the bat. Oh yeah, we're talking windows.) Any chance that this would work for you? Regards, Carroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Newbies, I have an ISA internal 3com U.S.Robotics 56K faxmodem that I know is not a winmodem, and I have had a problem with Linux Mandrake's isapnp not assigning IRQs to it [error message re what to do about ...(series of IRQ #s.)..]. It is PnP, and on COM2 in Windon't. I set up the symbolic link in LM. I can get a dialtone with minicom (I assume because of the link) but it's basically useless. How do I straighten out the IRQs assignments for PnP devices? I'm wondering if this person's problem is similar [see below]. TIA -Gary- In a message dated 10/10/2000 10:06:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now, I can´t use Linux because it doesn´t seem to like my modem I can´t surf internet, I have a 3com U.S. Robotics 56k Faxmodem, maybe is set as a winmodem, I don´t have any idea, it looks just if it didn´t exist. Typically a winmodem reports busy rather than being "nonexistent." Maybe you need to check the port you think it's using. Cheers --- Larry
