Re: Linux on 755CX

[David Fox <fox@GRAPHICS.CS.NYU.EDU>]

Eugene Fiume writes:

 > } functions working under Linux!  Since I need to boot DOS first to enable 
 > } 800x600 mode via the PS2 command, I tried running the 'MWGAMES ON' (for 
 > } soundblaster) and 'MWMODEM ON' (for modem) commands before launching 
 > } Linux, and they work!  Forgive me if this is common knowledge, but I 
 > } couldn't find references to anyone else using the ThinkPad's DSP chip 
 > } under Linux, so I thought I'd share my experiences...
 > 
 > Thanks for your note.  I'm able to send an "AT" to my modem (755CE,
 > MWAVE) using, for example, kermit or seyon, but whenever I try
 > something like "ATZ" I get a message like "HOST DRIVER TIMEOUT".

And I, after upgrading to MWave 1.10, get a "device or resource
busy" message when I try to open /dev/cua1 with kermit.  (That's
where the mwave seems to show up.)  I'm using a 755CE too.