Re: Modems on PowerBook 3400
On Sun, Jul 21, 2002 at 02:12:48PM +0100, linuxppc_user@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> On 19 July 2002 18:22 "Philipp Kaeser" <furball@gubbe.ch> wrote:
>
> } well, it doesn't look too bad - atleast, you got the PCMCIA controller
> }running and the card gets detected :)
>
> This is what's frustrating. The hardware seems to work just fine...
> I just gotta find how to introduce the right bits of hardware to each other.
>
> } the "input overrun" problem: the pb2400 has a "wired" serial port
> }(printer/modem) AND an IRDA port (being at /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1);
> }when loading the PCMCIA card, /dev/ttyS1 gets "shadowed".
> }At least, thats what it does here, running potato.
>
> I seem to have the same thing. If I remember correctly, the 2400 is the
> same thing as a 3400, just the case is different, for all intents and purposes.
>
>
> } The *might* be a conflict with that - unfortunately, I can't help
> } you much, there. Try looking up docs if it's possible to map the
> } PCMCIA modem to anything above /dev/ttyS0 (best would be /dev/ttyS2);
> } hoever, I can't give you a clue if/how this would be possible.
>
> As I said in my last message, I tried that with setserial with no joy.
> Anyway, which docs do I try?
For starters, try
zgrep -l PCMCIA /usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/*
which yields these HOWTOs of possible interest:
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/4mb-Laptops.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Adv-Routing-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Alpha-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Bootdisk-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/CD-Distributions-EN-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/CDROM-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Cable-Modem.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Compaq-T1500-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Conexant+Rockwell-modem-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Config-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/DNS-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Diskless-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Ecology-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Ethernet-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/HP-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Hardware-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/IP-Masquerade-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Infrared-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/JavaStation-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Kernel-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Kodak-Digitalcam-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Laptop-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Linmodem-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Linux-Init-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Modem-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/NC-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Net-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/PCMCIA-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/PLIP-Install-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Plug-and-Play-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Root-RAID-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/SCSI-2.4-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Serial-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Text-Terminal-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Unix-Hardware-Buyer-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Unix-and-Internet-Fundamentals-HOWTO.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Wireless-HOWTO.gz
and
zgrep -l PCMCIA /usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/mini/*
which gives:
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/mini/Battery-Powered.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/mini/DHCP.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/mini/NCD-X-Terminal.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/mini/Pre-Installation-Checklist.gz
/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/mini/Token-Ring.gz
Otherwise, there's always Google.
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