[lug] Re: Xircom RealPort Modem/Redhat 8.0

[D. Stimits]

Douglas Ohlhorst wrote:

> Hello,
>
> > If you do "cat /proc/tty/driver/serial", what do you see?
>
>
> I see the follow when I cat /proc/tty/driver/serial:
> serinfo:1.0 driver:5.05c revision:2001-07-08
>
> > values listed, can you eliminate any as belonging to a known device?
>
>
> I can verify that there is one serial port on this notebook.
>
> > Typically, the modem will belong to a ttyS# with number between 0 and
> > 3. The number 0-3 will correspond to a combination of the irq and
> > port. The common base addresses are 0x3f8 or 0x2f8, in combination
> > with irq 3 or 4. [together there is a possibility for 4 tty's within
> > that range]
>
>
> Unfortunately I do not see any entries for the modem, when I try another
> modem that we have around here I do get an entry for it.
>
> I have gotten the following lines for the /var/log/messages file when I
> insert the card:
>
> Apr 18 13:26:02 panda kernel: cs: cb_alloc(bus 3): vendor 0x115d, device
> 0x0101
> Apr 18 13:26:02 panda kernel: PCI: Enabling device 03:00.0 (0000 -> 0003)
> Apr 18 13:26:02 panda cardmgr[580]: socket 0: CardBus hotplug device
> Apr 18 13:26:02 panda /etc/hotplug/pci.agent: ... no modules for PCI
> slot 03:00.0
>
> I hope this helps out a little bit more, please let me know if you need
> any more information.

I'm curious if this was completed/fixed? If not, whether you know which 
modules are required for the particular modem?

D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi DOT com