OK 4O6CHN-31735-PT-ENewCom 33.6kifxC data/fax, Cirrus Logic CL- MD3450 chipset, possibly same as Actionwell ActionMedia AC3420 Yes Yes ISANewCom, Nathan Lee This is the only entry in that chart which I can see mentions my chipset. does the OK before it mean I'm all right, or does it mean I'm stuck and need a new modem? *crosses fingers* --Lee On 6 Dec 99, at 20:58, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > For starters, make sure that your modem is not on "the big list" > http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/19991203a.html > > -- > Matt Galgoci > Job title: export title=`dd if=/dev/random bs=24 count=1` > echo $title > > On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Lee Davidson wrote: > > > Sorry for the length of this message: > > > > I'm having a bit of trouble getting PPP set up on my computer, > > which I have recently set up as Linux only (previously it was setup for > > dual-boot with W95). I asked on redhat-ppp-list and received little > > answer, so thought I would try here as well. > > > > One thing that was suggested to me there was that I may have an > > IRQ problem. I checked and it seems that my modem IS PnP, so I > > suppose there are probably steps I need to take to ensure that that is > > setup properly. I was under the impression that if I could get my modem > > to dial and connect correctly to the ISP using Minicom or the like, > > there is not a problem with interrupts. What is the truth here? > > > > Anyway, the basic problem is that I can get a connection, but > > cannot maintain one. I can post from /var/log/messages if needed. > > > > But I thought that a first step might be to make sure the IRQ > > problem doesn't exist. I've read through documentation which > > accompanies isappptools and don't feel totally at ease beginning > > this process...but am willing to give it a shot. > > > > It suggests somewhere that I look in the BIOS and tell it that this is > > NOT a PnP OS, but I cannot find that option specifically worded like > > that. The only obviously PnP-related options I find are Resources > > controlled by: (Auto/Manual) Reset Configuration Data: > > (Enabled/Disabled) PCI IRQ Activated By: (Level/Edge) PCI IDE IRQ Map > > To: (ISA/PCI-SLOT1/PCI-SLOT2/PCI-SLOT3/ > PCI-SLOT4/PCI-AUTO) > > > > > > Any thoughts? Please let me know if I need to specify on anything or > > give more details. > > > > Thanks. > > --Lee > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" > > as the Subject. > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as > the Subject. > > -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.