capttom
asked on
Modem setup in RH 6.1
Well, I got everything installed but when I tried to connect, Linux didn't see my modem. I went into the setup and guessed at which device it was (took the default choice which was 0). Well, it didn't work and now I get errors when I try to delete or edit the improperly setup modem.
My modem is a USR Sportster Internal (not winmodem) which lives on com2, IRQ 3. Linux has it setup on com1, don't know which IRQ.
Is there a file I can manually edit that holds these settings? Where might it be?
My modem is a USR Sportster Internal (not winmodem) which lives on com2, IRQ 3. Linux has it setup on com1, don't know which IRQ.
Is there a file I can manually edit that holds these settings? Where might it be?
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
Cause modems and soundcards refuses to stick to a standard. ;)
Basically you do
pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf
this will create a file in containing your Pnp info. Then you edit that file to chose the right resources for the cards found (hopfully it finds the modem ;))
then you do a
isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf
to load the config data to your devices.
(has to be done on every reboot)
then you do a setserial /dev/ttyS1 autoconfig
(autoconfig works if the modem is on a "standard" IO / IRQ pair, if not use setserial /dev/ttyS1 irq X port 0xZZZ")
then do "rm /dev/modem ; ln -s /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem"
and if this is a PCI modem, it isnt supported at all ;)
Basically you do
pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf
this will create a file in containing your Pnp info. Then you edit that file to chose the right resources for the cards found (hopfully it finds the modem ;))
then you do a
isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf
to load the config data to your devices.
(has to be done on every reboot)
then you do a setserial /dev/ttyS1 autoconfig
(autoconfig works if the modem is on a "standard" IO / IRQ pair, if not use setserial /dev/ttyS1 irq X port 0xZZZ")
then do "rm /dev/modem ; ln -s /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem"
and if this is a PCI modem, it isnt supported at all ;)
ASKER
well, that didn't work. i ended up reinstalling Linux and choosing KDE desktop instead of Gnome. i went in and configured the modem using the right settings, that took care of the error messages but still get "Sorry, modem didn't respond" when I try to dial.
exactly which model is this?
And did you try the isapnp route?
And did you try the isapnp route?
ASKER
It's a USR Sportster 56k (updated to V90) internal. Its set on COM2, IRQ 3. yes, I tried the isapnp thing, it errored out. If it has to be done on every boot it's not the right answer anyway I think as I had a previous version of RH running fine on another machine with the same model modem.
"If it has to be done on every boot it's not the right answer anyway"
Yes, but you just slap it in a rc.d file, and it is automatic.
Make sure the onboard com2 is disabled in BIOS (if you have one)
Yes, but you just slap it in a rc.d file, and it is automatic.
Make sure the onboard com2 is disabled in BIOS (if you have one)
please check with
setserial -a /dev/ttyS0
setserial -a /dev/ttyS1
if it matches what you see in /proc/{interrupts,devices}
In doubt, post the results.
Then make shure that your programs (rc.d scripts or whatever) use these devices (ttyS[1-4]) and not some symbolic ones like /dec/modem (which simply has to be a soft link to the right ttyS? )
You also did not tell us which program refuses to work with the modem, did you try minicom?
Keep in mind that some programs rely on /dev/cua? instead of /dev/ttyS?
setserial -a /dev/ttyS0
setserial -a /dev/ttyS1
if it matches what you see in /proc/{interrupts,devices}
In doubt, post the results.
Then make shure that your programs (rc.d scripts or whatever) use these devices (ttyS[1-4]) and not some symbolic ones like /dec/modem (which simply has to be a soft link to the right ttyS? )
You also did not tell us which program refuses to work with the modem, did you try minicom?
Keep in mind that some programs rely on /dev/cua? instead of /dev/ttyS?
ASKER
Why is it that Linux can find and setup most devices but refuses to do so on modems and sound cards? It's starting to come back to my mind why I ditched Linux previously....