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From: Marvin Stodolsky <stodolsk@rcn.com>
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Subject: Re: BIOS problem, pro Microsoft, anti other OS
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Jacques

> Can you check what does Linux 2.4.0-test<latest> behave, please?
Are you comfortable compiling kernels?
If not I'll compile one for you for the test.
Currently I'm happily under 2.4.0-test 12: 
   lsmod:
Module                  Size  Used by
ppp_deflate            39164   1  (autoclean)
bsd_comp                4148   0  (autoclean)
ppp_async               6220   1  (autoclean)
ppp_generic            12820   2  (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp
ppp_async]
ltmodem               364948   1
input                   3328   0
serial                 42192   1  (autoclean) (ONLY suporting my mouse)
isa-pnp                27528   0  (autoclean) [ltmodem serial]
usbcore                27684   0  (unused) 

Martin  
   Are there any particular kernel config choices that will be
beneficial for this problem?

Mark
> You probably should make the ltmodem driver check the region base
> registers and interrupts and if they are not set, recommend the user to
> change the OS or PNP settings in their BIOS setup.
Can these be included in the LTmodem packages you are working up?

MarvS
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