--- Kurt Swigart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My ppp connection quits working when I start X. It doesn't happen all > the time, just about 60%. Stopping X does not make it better. How heavy is the overall system load? > The problem seems to be with the modem (or the serial port), since even if > I kill pppd, I cannot communicate with the modem. Maybe it remains locked. > I can't even send it "ATZ". I have found no way to "reset" the problem > except to reboot. Turning the modem off and on doesn't help? > I first thought that there may be an IRQ conflict between the mouse > and the modem, but that is not it. I did not have this problem with > the same hardware but with my old Slackware distribution. When I > switched to debian, the problem started. > > I have an external Supra 28.8k modem on ttyS3 (irq 3). My mouse is on > ttyS0 (irq 4). The only suggestion I can make is to try irqtune from the hwtools package. Michel ===== "Software is like sex; it's better when it's free" -- Linus Torvalds "If you continue running Windows, your system may become unstable." -- Windows 95 BSOD __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
