Re: iBook modem


Subject: Re: iBook modem
From: Roman Jasins (roma@latnet.lv)
Date: Wed Dec 05 2001 - 13:12:25 MST


Charlie,

it's original iBook. Just to make sure, macserial are under ...
You're right, I don't know much about devfs. So, you're saying I don't need
devfs, right?

Thank you,
-Roman

> From: Charlie Watts <cewatts@frontier.net>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 12:33:23 -0700 (MST)
> To: "yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com"
> <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Subject: Re: iBook modem
>
> On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Roman Jasins wrote:
>
>> I really enjoyed building new (2.4.14) kernel for my YDL1.2, except I
>> can't find my internal modem. It worked fine with my old (2.2) kernel,
>> but now there is nothing in /dev/ttySx. I know there is got to be
>> somebody smarter then me on this list. All help is appreciated. I
>> really need to get online from my linux side. Thanks,
>
> Which model iBook?
>
> If you look at the output of `dmesg | grep tty` do you see lines like
> this:
>
> (from my iceBook)
>
> tty00 at 0xd58a7020 (irq = 22) is a Z8530 ESCC (internal modem)
> tty00 at 0xd58ae000 (irq = 23) is a Z8530 ESCC
>
> ?
>
> Did you build the mac serial stuff as modules? Are the modules loaded?
>
> (Look in `lsmod` for anything serial-related. If "serial" is loaded, (you
> shouldn't have built "serial", that's an x86-ism), you should "rmmod
> serial" and "modprobe macserial".)
>
>
> Wait a minute - what do you mean there isn't anything in /dev/ttyS* ? Did
> you build the devfs? If you did, and don't know what it is, you don't want
> it. :-)
>
> --
> Charlie Watts
> cewatts@frontier.net
> Frontier Internet, Inc.
> http://www.frontier.net/
>
>



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