[ale] Linux can't see modem

[Christopher Fowler]

In dos mode without windows running, try:

echo ata > com[X]

see if the modem responds with noise.  If not, it may be WinBlows modem that
will not work under Linux.

Chris
-----Original Message-----
 From: Jim Philips <rebus at mindspring.com>
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiast <ale at cc.gatech.edu>
Date: Sunday, May 10, 1998 5:36 PM
Subject: [ale] Linux can't see modem


>Ahh...the joys of setting up a new computer! I have solved all my other
>hardware problems, but Linux is having trouble seeing my modem. It is a
>no-name modem that came with the computer, a Quantex 333mhz. No
>documentation, so I don't know if it's a dreaded "Winmodem". Port number
>and IRQ are standard at port 2 and IRQ 3. Minicom never manages to
>initialize. It just sits there. I used setserial to refine port settings
>and everything is correct. As a test, I tried installing the modem that
>worked on my old computer. Minicom just crawled through the init string,
>but wouldn't finish and I couldn't dial. I am at a dead end. Are there
>any diagnostics I can run to tell me what is happening? I'll settle for
>diagnostics in Windows that would tell me whether or not this is a
>Winmodem. Win95's Hyperterminal seems like a useless beast in this
>situation.
>