[NTLUG:Discuss] "Sorry, the modem is busy"

[Dale Massey]

WIlliam Justice wrote:
> 
> I recently upgraded to RH 6.0, and I keep getting this message telling me my modem is busy.  It's a US Robotics 56K Faxmodem (not winmodem), configured under Windows to COM4, IRQ 3.
> 
> When I query the modem under KPPP, I get the annoying "Sorry, the modem is busy" message.  When I try to dial using Minicom,  a message box appears telling me I'm already online and that I need to hang up first.  If I follow its instructions (hang up and try again), I get the same message.
> 
> After scouring newsgroups and HOWTOs, the only thing I thought I hadn't tried was:
> 
> setserial ttyS3 irq 3 port 0x2e8
> 
> which (again) tells me the modem is busy.  I'm pretty confident saying that under these circumstances, the modem is NOT busy.  After thouroughly checking all my hardware, I'm certain that nothing else is using IRQ 3.  The only other COM port I'm using is COM1 (mouse), IRQ 4.
> 
> What am I overlooking?
> 
> TIA,
> William M. Justice
> 
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I had a very similar problem with a usr modem 56k none win. You have to
make sure that you set the jumpers on the card. Otherwise it is in plug
and play mode and will not work with linux. (Or I couldn't get it to
work with out doing that.) 

Dale Massey