[lug] Partitioning and modem problems

[D. Stimits]

Mike McCallister wrote:
> 
> No luck. The options file was actually empty, so the lock wasn't it. I also
> tried to confirm the IRQ per D. Stimits' suggestion.  Both Windows and
> proc/interrupts report that the modem is on IRQ 9 (FWIW proc/interrupts
> identified 9 as a USB-UHCI, with a 0 in the middle column). Lspci -v
> reported the following:
> 
> US Robotics: Unknown device 1008 (rev 01) (Prog-if 02)
> Subsystem: Unknown device 12b9:baba
> Flags: Medium devsel, IRQ9
> I/O Ports at dfe0.
> 
> I couldn't locate rc.local on my system, but I ran D's command manually
> from the shell, then used KPPD to query the modem again--still "busy."

You'll need to set both the irq and base address, then refer to the tty
used in the setserial. Next, if you require a module, then the module
must be loaded as well. If you do use modules, it may not be loading.
Check out depmod -a, and lsmod. If you know you need a particular
module, you can manually do "insmod module". Check /var/log/messages
during this time to see messages, e.g., tail -f -n30 /var/log/messages.

The following sets to your port and irq. Note that assigning ttyS2 was a
choice, this reconfigures ttyS2 to become irq and base address per your
pci info:
/bin/setserial -v /dev/ttyS2 uart 16550A port 0xdfe0 irq 9 spd_normal
skip_test

If your ttyS2 is already occupied, this won't work, choose another ttyS.

> 
> I am open to other suggestions, although I'm starting to incline towards
> bitching Dell out. The partitioning problem remains. I'm going to follow up
> with Corel on that as well.
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
> Mike
> 
> At 03:22 PM 6/18/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >Mike McCallister wrote:
> > >
> > > The other problem is getting the internal modem to work. ...
> > > every time KPPD queries the modem, "Sorry, modem is busy" is the reply.
> >
> >You should check your pppd options file, probably located at
> >/etc/ppp/options, for a lock statement.  kppp applies its own
> >device lock which can conflict with pppd.  So, if you have a
> >lock statement in pppd options, make sure it's commented out.
> >
> >Lynn Danielson
> >
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