On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 08:09:01PM -0500, JAMES MERRITT wrote: (Please set your linewraps to something between 72 and 80 chars) > I have a US Robotics USR5699B PCI modem and I am trying to get it > installed under Debian Woody. According to Windows, it is installed > on COM5, IRQ 11. > > Under Debian, I had to create the com port as ttyS5, then use > setserial /dev/ttyS5 irq 11. Then I tried using wvdial and that does > not work, apparently it does not recognize the port. I don't remember > the exact error messages. Since I am using KDE, I tried using kppp, > but kpp does not give the choice of /dev/ttyS5. > > 1. Will this modem work under Debian or am I wasting my time? > > 2. If it will work, how do I get kppp to recognize /dev/ttyS5? Of > more to the point, how do I get this modem to work? I have no idea whether that modem will work or not, but I do know that since Windows starts counting at 1, where Linux starts at 0, you're probably looking for /dev/ttys4. Cheers! -- ,-------------------------------------------------------------------------. > -ScruLoose- | Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards < > Please | for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. < > do not Cc me. | < `-------------------------------------------------------------------------'
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