Re: SMP kernel and modem support

On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:18:18 +0000 [email protected] wrote:

> Newbie question. 
> 
> I'm running kernel 2.6.8-2-smp on a dual Pentium 3 system, using debian 
> sarge. 
> 
> My modem runs without additional drivers under a uni-processor 2.6.8 kernel 
> but the system cannot find the modem when I use the smp kernel. 
> 
> It's a hardware modem, not a winmodem or linmodem. 
> 
> What should I look at to get the modem working with the SMP kernel. Is this 
> a matter of installing extra software, do I need to recompile the kernel..? 
> 
> A pointer in the right direction would be useful. 

Try a newer kernel.

Are the kernel configs (uniproc. vs. SMP) the same other than
number of processors supported?  Do you have the kernel config
files for them?  Compare them?

Post boot logs for booting both kernels.

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~Randy