PNP USR Modem question

[llama]

I have a USR Modem (PCI) that should work in Linux. I looked on the list of modems that should work and it's on there. In windows98 in is assigned to COM5. When I boot into Mandrake 7.2 and look at PCI devices it is not on the list though.
I disabled PNP in the bios, and the only thing that did was hose my network card when I re-enabled it and went back into windows. Do I need to manually set the IRQ's to all my devices in the bios to get that modem to work, or am I way off? Any info would be appreciated...linux is all new me.

[ 11 April 2001: Message edited by: llama ]

[mychl]

what version of kernal do you have??? I have a modem similar to yours and I needed to have atleast 2.3 to get it to work. Then all I had to do was setserial on it to set it to the right com port and irq.

Hope this helps

[cookiemonster]

try the following:

setserial /dev/modem uart 16550A ttyS2 port 0x8800 irq 4

just look in windows at the recorces list for the modem and add 0x(zero) to the port no. The above is what I use.

[llama]

Mychl
The Kernel is 2.2.17. If I do need to update it then that will be another fun thing to learn.

CookieMonster
Thanks for the info. I'll give it a shot tonight. I don't need to do anything in BIOS then?

[ 11 April 2001: Message edited by: llama ]

[Bills_a_bub]

llama,

If you are running 2.2.x, then you are pi$$ing up a tree trying any other commands.

Having a USR 56K Performance Pro PCI, I tried anything and everything, to no avail. But as soon as I upgraded to 2.4.1, it immediately recognized the modem. That was after a month of trying all the other commands, NHF's, etc.

As I recall, mychl went through the same thing.

[llama]

Thanks....I've tried it all and still nothing. I'll update the thing and start over. Hopefully it will be that simple. :D