I tried an even different alternative. I found in a box a very old internal modem. I mounted it, and... the PC is showing it (see attached). But nothing to do: it is NOT anyway working, and wvdialconf does not find it anyway! :-( I am very unhappy with this so difficult software... what shall I do? Thank you, Matteo 2007/12/20, Matteo Mambretti <teo2257@xxxxxxxxx>: > Dear all, > I would try it, but the system does not allow me to save the modified > file, as it says that I do not have the relevant permissions. What do > I have to do? > > But do you think that I will definitively be able tu use such PC and > modem? It's something like 3 weeks that we are making trials, but it > does not seem to work... > > The PC is running, the modem runs, the port is working, in some > situations the lights of the modem are switching on and off... but the > communication between the modem and the PC does not seem to work. I > will unfortunately need to carry this pc away in short time (when the > modem is needed) and I am really in trouble with this situation... I > fear that the old windows system will be the only possibility to make > it work... am I wrong? > > Thank you, > Matteo > > 2007/12/18, Oliver Gerlich <olig9@xxxxxx>: > > Matteo, > > > > the default menu.lst doesn't contain any irqpoll or acpi=off lines; you > > have to add them yourself. > > > > Here's a howto document for the menu.lst (and GRUB, which uses the > > menu.lst): > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto > > > > The section "Setting kernel parameters" explains how to add a boot > > parameter (like irqpoll). > > > > In short, you have to find a line starting with "# kopt=" and add the > > irqpoll parameter at the end of the line. Then save the menu.lst, run > > "sudo update-grub", and reboot. > > As Marvin wrote, you should try adding the pollirq option first, reboot, > > and check if it helped. If that option does not help, remove the irqpoll > > parameter again from that kopt line in menu.lst, and instead add the > > parameter acpi=off to that line. Reboot, and check if that parameter helps. > > > > Regards, > > Oliver > > > > > > Matteo Mambretti schrieb: > > > Dear all, > > > if it could help you: > > > - in the boot menu the serials are enabled. I tried "Enable" and > > > "Auto", but nothing seems to change. > > > - in the file /boot/grub/menu.lst I cannot find neither pollirq nor acpi... > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Matteo > > > > > > 2007/12/18, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx>: > > >> Folks > > >> > > >> Would some one send Matteo an example kernel line with irqpoll or > > >> acpi=off per my suggestions below. Until Friday, I won't be under > > >> Linux and cannot check syntax validity > > >> > > >> Matteo, > > >> > > >> 1) If you can access the bootup BIOS, check that the serial ports are > > >> in fact activated, > > >> as shutting off this service is an option on some newer PCs, favoring USB ports. > > >> . From what you havve described thus far, I doubt this is the problem, > > >> but it will not hurt to check. > > >> > > >> 2) Within /boot/grub/menu.lst , there are stansa specifying the boot > > >> up options, and within each a line specifying the kernel used and > > >> bootup options. In the options list following the kernel name, try the > > >> effects of successive (one at a time) the following options: > > >> pollirq , acpi=off > > >> Each time save, reboot, and test > > >> > > >> These modifiers change the power/irq management of the System > > >> > > > > >
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