>
Hi!
>
> Well, actually, you have some choice. You can disable either one or both
> of your standard ports in the BIOS or relocate their assignment, leaving a
> hole for the rather underrated ZOOM modem. The Creative Ensoniq PCI should
> be readily recognized by sndconfig. My own approach would be to move COM2
> to the COM3 position leaving IRQ3 and COM2 (ttys1) for the ZOOM.
>
> Civileme
Ok, I now moved my COM2 to COM4 which should leave to free ports for the
modem, this is what I get at
startup:
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Dec 22 14:10:14 tofuwurst kernel: Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS
MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled
Dec 22 14:10:14 tofuwurst kernel: ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
Dec 22 14:10:14 tofuwurst kernel: ttyS03 at 0x02e8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
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and following is logged in my /var/log/messages when I try to dial out using
the modem:
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Dec 22 14:13:47 tofuwurst pppd[838]: pppd 2.3.8 started by root, uid 0
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[841]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Initializing modem...
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[843]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[844]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connecting to 321-4887 [attempt 1/10]
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[847]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connect failed: reason unknown
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connecting to 321-4887 [attempt 2/10]
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[857]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connect failed: reason unknown
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connecting to 321-4887 [attempt 3/10]
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[867]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connect failed: reason unknown
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connecting to 321-4887 [attempt 4/10]
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[877]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connect failed: reason unknown
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connecting to 321-4887 [attempt 5/10]
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[887]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connect failed: reason unknown
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connecting to 321-4887 [attempt 6/10]
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[897]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connect failed: reason unknown
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connecting to 321-4887 [attempt 7/10]
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[907]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connect failed: reason unknown
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connecting to 321-4887 [attempt 8/10]
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[917]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connect failed: reason unknown
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connecting to 321-4887 [attempt 9/10]
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[927]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connect failed: reason unknown
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connecting to 321-4887 [attempt 10/10]
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst chat[937]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst connect[840]: Connect failed: reason unknown
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst pppd[838]: Serial connection established.
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst pppd[838]: Using interface ppp16
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst pppd[838]: Connect: ppp16 <--> /dev/ttyS1
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst modprobe: can't locate module ppp16
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst pppd[838]: ioctl(SIOCSIFMTU): No such device(19)
Dec 22 14:13:48 tofuwurst pppd[838]: tcflush failed: Input/output error
Dec 22 14:13:49 tofuwurst pppd[838]: Exit.
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Anyone got an idea?
TIA - Jan
