Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > Thanks Björn, I didn't know that about winmodems. He has tried > ttyS0 and ttyS1, and ttyS1 at least gives some reaction on the > modem lights, whereas ttyS0 doesn't. That's why I figured it was > occupied by a winmodem. The IRQ's seems to be OK. So does the > BIOS. And the symlink is OK, but doesn't work either. > > Is it futile/doable to physically remove the winmodem ? And will > it help ?
Well, in my case, it was just to remove it, since it was a PCI card. But I don't know if there are variants build in to the M/B. If it is PCI, just remove it. > > Or maybe the whole thing is impossible, what with this Rockwell > chipset ? > I'd have a go with minicom, and send some AT commands to it. Or try some AT commands to the device from bash, like echo AT >/dev/modem echo ATDTMy_Owm_Phone_Number >/dev/modem which should make it dial itself (I think), and give a busy tone I don't remember any more AT-commands but there should be plenty via google I remember have to fiddle a bit with the setting 'Wait for dial tone' in kppp. And having a look a kppp now, I see there's a terminal window for trouble shooting it in setup | modem | Terminal > But first : my concern is not to loose a M$ refugee only because > he can't get a modem up ! Good luck, but if it doesn't work out, try another modem, eventhough I've never heard of a external modem that wasn't Haynes compatible /Björn
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
