PCMCIA modem works in Suse 7.2 but not in EE 6.10 using kppp

[Uwe Brauer]

>>>>> "Maynard" == Maynard Wright <m-wright at eskimo.com> writes:

   > On Monday 23 April 2007 02:48, Uwe Brauer wrote:
   >> Hello
   >> 
   >> I tried to use a pcmcia card modem, I have been using successfully in
   >> an old Laptop running Suse 7.2.
   >> 
   >> Now here in Kubuntu 6.10
   >> 
   >> dmesg tells me:
   >> pccard: PCMCIA card inserted into slot 0
   >> [17181357.752000] pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia0.0
   >> [17181357.796000] 0.0: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
   >> 
   >> However kppp does not find a modem in ttyS0!
   >> 
   >> Is there any other tool I could use?
   >> 
   >> thanks
   >> 
   >> Uwe Brauer


   > When I boot my Toshiba Satellite with Kubuntu 6.06, the PCMCIA
   > modem comes up in either ttyS0 or ttyS4, seemingly randomly.  If
   > the modem shows busy, I edit it in KPPP to change it.

   > Maynard

I get all the time, in all these ttySn
  unable to open modem, 

strange.

Uwe