[lug] PCMCIA modem problem

[Chuck Morrison]

I was watching the console when i inserted it and didn't see anything out
of the ordinary. When I get home I'll check the log. Thanks for the
reminder.

Chuck

On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Ferdinand Schmid wrote:

> 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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