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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I guess attaching the --dumpdiag output was not a
good idea - the story to go with the problem didn't appear to get posted.
Here is the problem description </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been using a GVC/Rockwell 127A/1023 PCI
modem in an IBM 300PL with Windows for some time. I installed RedHat
Linux (<FONT size=2>linux-i686(i686)-2.4.20-8 RedHat-9) and purchased a
full version of the HCF modem driver (<FONT size=2>1.00lnxt03112100full).
I was able to dial to my local ISP without any special configuration of the
modem (i.e. initialization strings) - in fact, connect speed improved from
48Kbps to 57.6Kbps.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I lose outbound IP connectivity periodically.
I usually end up rebooting Linux in an attempt to recover. At this point,
I frequently cannot get the modem to dial out (using demand/auto
dial). 'lsmod' does not show any HCF modules loaded. 'modprobe
hcfpcihw' fails with the error "Can't locate module hcfpcihw". Running
'hcfpciconfig' returns the error 'hcfpci driver not active'.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been able to get things working again
by uninstalling and re-installing the driver. The problemappeared
on Monday - Linux reboots as well as shutdown/power off/power on/ reboot
did not make any difference. I went back to Windows, and noticed on
Tuesday when I switched to Linux for more problem determination that the problem
had cleared up by itself. However, it reappeared within about two
hours of usage. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any ideas on what I should do next to diagnose the
problem? I have attached a --dumpdiag after a failure. I will get a
similar --dumpdiag while modem is working and compare the two. I don't see
anything obvious in /var/log/messages, other than the modprobe error (and a few
problems loading some 'char-major-xxx' modules).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Thanks,
Norbert</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>