Dear Phillipe and/or Andrew, Have you installed ungrab-winmodem? If you need to clear the serial driver from interfering, install it and check again http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ungrab-winmodem-20090716.tar.gz Regards, Antonio On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Philippe Vouters <philippe.vouters@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Andrew, > > The problem with the "serial" driver is that it is included into the kernel > and automicatically scans the PCI bus. It can't be blacklisted unless > rebuilding a kernel. This driver interferes with the 537ep modem hence it > likely displaying a NO DIALTONE. > > By the way did you boot the Ubuntu Rescue CD and could delete > /etc/init.d/537_boot ???? > > Yours truly, > > Philippe Vouters (Fontainebleau/France) > URL: http://vouters.dyndns.org/ > SIP: sip:Vouters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Le 04/07/2012 04:41, Andrew Merczynski-Hait a écrit : >> >> I'm really sorry for all this trouble. >> >> My computer went off a few times today, did you reboot it? Right now >> though >> it's on, but even though I appear to be connected to the internet, web >> pages >> are not displaying---Therefore you probably wouldn't be able to SSH. I >> will >> have to deal with this my tomorrow... I really don't know what this >> problem >> is. I already tried rebooting. (actually I came to the computer and it was >> prompting for the BIOS password, making me think you rebooted.) >> >> >> Update: As I am typing this my system halted, and displayed a long, long >> error message. The first line says: BUG: Unable to handle kernel NULL >> pointer dereference at 00000004. >> >> Later I see: Modules linked in intel537................... >> >> So the reboots were probably this error, not you. >> >> Summary: Now I have a kernel error message, causing the computer to crash >> repeatedly. I assume the modem is not working. You can't SSH anymore and >> it >> seems the internet isn't working. <sarcasm> Hoorah! </sarcasm>. >> >> I realize you are doing your best and appreciate your help/recommendations >> regarding the modem, and this issue, presumably caused by the modem. >> Thanks, >> >> Happy American Independence day! :) >> >> ~Andrew >> >> >
