Yet another Virex 7.5.x report: Modem problems

We've covered many, many reports of issues with Virex 7.5.x. The latest, from reader Benjamin Doherty, involves the inability to use an iBook's internal modem after installing Virex 7.5.1:

"In late November, I installed Virex 7.5.1 because I assumed that the problems with 7.5 were fixed. Days later, I found that my internal modem on my early model iBook G4 (12" screen) stopped functioning. Not only did it stop functioning, but any attempt to engage the modem through dial up internet access or faxing would freeze the whole machine. I let the machine sit for over an hour once but the machine was still frozen with the spinning pinwheel.

"I sent the computer to AppleCare because I thought that maybe I had blown my modem somehow. I reinstalled OS X before sending it to Apple just to be sure, but because they recommended an archive and install procedure, I ended up preserving the problematic Virex 7.5.1...When I received the iBook back the second time, I still found that the computer would freeze when the modem began to engage.

"I wiped the drive clean and reinstalled OS X plain and with no additions. The modem worked! Then I reinstalled my software, bit by bit, until I again came to the problem [Virex 7.5.1]. Removing Virex 7.5.1 allowed me to dial out. I'm now using Virex 7.2, which is still reliable and functional and -- best of all -- does not break my modem."

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