[ltp] ThinkPad A21p and LT modem

[James McKenzie]

Make sure that /dev/modem is linked to /dev/ttyLT0.

James McKenzie


rainwac@att.net wrote:

>Here is an interesting problem I am now encountering with my ThinkPad A21p.  I
>have been using the LT modem drivers (running RedHat 9.0 with 2.4.20-6 to
>2.4.20-20.9 kernels for a basis) from the LTModem Drivers For Linux site
>(http://ltmodem.heby.de/ for those who have not come across it yet) and thank
>the folks there at that site for their wonderful work (beforehand, I had to go
>through IBM Technical Support to get a hold of their version of the old 2.2
>kernel LT modem drivers eons ago).  Had all the prior kernel versions
>2.4.20-20.9 working fine until one of my students decided to mess with my neat
>configuration (NEtwork Administration Tool for those non-RH folks not familar
>with it)  and delete my modem hardware settings from neat.  So I figured it
>should be a simple, find the driver, get it going, etc., etc., etc.
>
>Well, after a week and a half, I am still not getting any sign of Linux and
>the LT modem talking to each other.  I am open to suggestions from the gallery
>if others have come across this by accident and resolved it.
>
>TIA.
>
>--- Crawford
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