Re: help request

> yes , i tried   "$ sudo wvdialconf  /etc/wvdial.conf" after activating modem and no modem was detected
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@...>
>>Sent: Nov 12, 2008 9:20 AM
>>To: myk <footso@...>
>>Cc: discuss@...
>>Subject: Re: help request
>>
>>Myk,
>>
>>Please first use:
>>$ sudo wvdialconf  /etc/wvdial.conf
>>to detect your modem.   Then
>>
>>sudo gedit  /etc/wvdial.conf
>>remove the ; < > symbols and replace with your dialout info.
>>add a line
>>Carrier Check =  no
>>
>>Then try a dialout with:
>>$ sudo wvdial
>>
>>MarvS
>>
>>On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 2:51 AM, myk <footso@...> wrote:
>>>
>>> thanks for your reply . KPPP just keeps redialing and just keeps giving me the NO CARRIER message.
>>>
>>> wvdial does not see the modem . :
>>>
>>>  [ WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
>>> --> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file or directory
>>> --> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file or directory
>>> --> Cannot open /dev/modem: No such file or directory ]
>>>
>>> here's what the terminal returns after i enter  '$ sudo slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6' :
>>>
>>>  [ SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.11 Aug  3 2008 21:41:20
>>> symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/1' created.
>>> modem `hw:0,6' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/1'
>>> Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination. ]
>>>
>>> KPPP is the only dialer that has ttySL0 as a device selection.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>From: Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@...>
>>>>>>>Sent: Nov 10, 2008 11:12 PM
>>>>>>>To: myk <footso@...>
>>>>>>>Cc: discuss@...
>>>>>>>Subject: Re: help request
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Myk
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>   0403 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G
>>>>>>>      Primary device ID:  8086:27d8
>>>>>>>    Subsystem PCI_id  107b:0366
>>>>>>>    Softmodem codec or chipset from diagnostics: 0x10573057
>>>>>>>your modem setup is OK.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Except after the:
>>>>>>>$ sudo slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6
>>>>>>>you should open a 2nd console and try detecting the modem with:
>>>>>>>$ sudo wvdialconf  /etc/wvdial.conf
>>>>>>>if successful, add a line to /etc/wvdial.conf
>>>>>>>   Carrier Check = no
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The closest equivlanet using KPPP would be to add an X3 into the Init string
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>ALso you should be able install your former  Gutsy Gibbon linux-image package
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Report back presently
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>MarvS
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 10:53 PM, myk <footso@...> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> attached is the ModemData.txt generated from my computer running Hardy Heron. the modem is a Motorola sm56.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> don't know if i read the txt correctly .
>>>>>>>> i downloaded SLMODEMD.gcc4.2.tar.gz , unpacked it with Archive Manager , extracting to my home folder.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> is this all that's required before modem setup ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> i set up the modem with command : 'sudo slmodemd -c USA --alsa hw:0,6'
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> i use KPPP as a dialer , that's the only one that detects the modem.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> when dialing , it'll try attempt after attempt , each time resulting only in a NO CARRIER message.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the modem worked under Gutsy Gibbon with SLMODEMD.gcc4.1 , i upgraded to Heron last night and i couldn't connect with 4.1 which is when i tried the scanmodem.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> your help is greatly appreciated . thank you
>>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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