Very Computer

ok, here's what I've got:

I have a modem that worked fine on my 486 with the same dist of linux
(suse 6.4).   I now have a pentium with a pnp bios.  No go on the modem.

I've turned off all "auto pnp" type functions in my bios as per the
pnptools manual's recomendation.

My bios values are:

port 1:  2f8/3
port 2:  3f8/4
uart:    normal

port 2 is the mouse.  This seems odd to me because of the uart thing.
If I set port 2 to "Disabled", the uart option disapears.   This
suggests that the uart option is exclusive of port 2.

I generated a isapnp.conf with pnpdump. I've tried each configuration
offered and none work.   I can put just any free irq and address, and
that makes isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf happy, but I still cant talk to the
modem.

Any ideas?  (besides buying an external modem?  :)  )

thanks

miah

If that means that you disabled the "PNP-OS" option as well,
then you got it wrong. If you want to use the pnptools, then you
need to have this set to yes. If you don't want to use the pnptools, -
which should work, given the fact that you used this modem before
on a non-PNP system - then you do have to set PNP-OS to Disabled,
and setup the modem via jumpers (assuming this is an internal one).

Quote:>My bios values are:
>port 1:  2f8/3
>port 2:  3f8/4
>uart:    normal

Odd. Port1 should be 03F8, IRQ4, and port2 should be 02F8, IRQ 3
The UART option refers to the option of using an IrDA adapter
(infrared connector), and should be set to "normal".

Quote:>port 2 is the mouse.  This seems odd to me because of the uart thing.

Why? You need an UART for serial devices.

Quote:>If I set port 2 to "Disabled", the uart option disapears.   This
>suggests that the uart option is exclusive of port 2.

[...]

It is. If you set it to disabled, you're disabling your port2 .

If your modem has jumpers, set it up as COM3 (03E8) with
an otherwise unused IRQ (say, 5). Or disable port1, and use these
settings on the modem card.

Michael
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