[lug] PCMCIA modem problem

[Ferdinand Schmid]

Chuck:
Did you look at your syslog to check what messages you get when you
insert the card?  Those messages are usually pretty helpful.

Ferdinand

Chuck Morrison wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've been having a heck of a time getting a pcmcia modem to work on my
> laptop with SuSE 7.2. First I got a Xircom card which didn't work. Oh, it
> dialed and started making noise, but It would never connect. It acted the
> same way under SuSE and Winders98.
> 
> So, I took it back and got a BestData modem (same price). This works OK in
> winders but under SuSE it gets recognized, the serial_cs module gets loaded and the
> system locks until the card is removed. Does this ring a bell for anyone ?
> 
> And, No it isn't a winmodem. It's supposed to work with mac's and old
> dos/win31 systems too, although I haven't tried it.
> 
> Chuck
> 
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