Bug#285017: kernel-image-2.4.27-1-686: upgrading from v2 to v6 slows down my modem

[A Costa <agcosta@gis.net>]

Package: kernel-image-2.4.27-1-686
Version: 2.4.27-6
Severity: normal


I upgraded from 'kernel-image-2.4.27-1-686_2.4.27-2_i386.deb'
to 'kernel-image-2.4.27-1-686_2.4.27-6_i386.deb', after which 
my 56K external modem now tops off at about 1.5K a second, down
from it's old 5.5K.  

When I downgrade to v2, the modem can do 5.5K again.  I tested this
twice (with no other changes) to make sure.  Sure enough,
downgrading the kernel seems to fix the modem, and upgrading
it slows it down.

If it matters, the modem's connected to '/dev/ttyS0'.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-1-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)

Versions of packages kernel-image-2.4.27-1-686 depends on:
ii  coreutils [fileutils]         5.2.1-2    The GNU core utilities
ii  fileutils                     5.2.1-2    The GNU file management utilities 
ii  initrd-tools                  0.1.74     tools to create initrd image for p
ii  modutils                      2.4.26-1.1 Linux module utilities

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