On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, Tomas Taylor wrote: > Hi there, > > Thanks for the feedback on ethernetting. I'm going to postpone that > project until I get Java and gcc up, spattered with some JNI. It seems > I just have to find a free server for MacOS X. (On the other hand the > MacOS 8.6 functions great as a server without server software!) For > the short term, all of my development files will fit on one CD. > ___________________________________________________ > > The immediate problem is modem configuration: > > The gnome-ppc gives this error: The pppd daemon died unexpectedly. > > kppp goes like this: > kppp can not find: /dev/modem > Please make sure you have setup your modem device properly and/or > adjust the location of the modem device on the modem tab of the setup > dialog. > > Hardware of Control Center shows five PCI devices on the PowerBook G3. > I can do some research to find out which PCI device is the modem. If > you would like this information let me know. > > I didn't look real hard, but I didn't see any help or links to Modem > Configuration? > Tomás
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# modprobe macserial [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# dmesg | grep tty tty00 at 0xd5a52020 (irq = 15) is a Z8530 ESCC (internal modem) tty01 at 0xd5a59000 (irq = 16) is a Z8530 ESCC (IrDA) add an alias if this grants access to your modem in /etc/modules.conf: [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# grep serial /etc/modules.conf alias serial macserial If the programs only accept /dev/modem, you may to make a symlink for the device: [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ls -l /dev/modem lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 5 Sep 3 18:40 /dev/modem -> ttyS0 -- Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft