If you can run Xwindows ( which i suppose you cannot because of the low
RAM ) then you can use one of the graphical clients available. They are much
eisier to work on the settings and stuff. If you don't have Xwindows, try
using pppd along with chat as mentioned in the ppp howto and man pages.
wvdial has problems sometimes initialising the modem and other stuff on my
modem also.
If I understand you right, you are saying that it runs fine on your FAST PC.
Maybe you'll have to compile the kernel on the slow PC to include the module
etc. for the modem.
hope this helps
----- Original Message -----
From: "irgendeineadresse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <mailto:Undisclosed-Recipient:;@aunet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 8:56 AM
Subject: [LIH] sm56 or wvdial problem
> Hi,
> I installed SUSE 7.1 on a fast PC and got the sm56 (internal) work fine on
> it. At last I also was able to be running SUSE 7.1 on 486 (DX2) with 8 MB
of
> RAM (used the i386 bootdisk and the 2.4 Kernel - optimized for 386). I
> didn't compile the kenel yet. The sm56.xxx.rpm packed was successfully
> installed, I ran the setup (no errors, everything perfect), but my machine
> hooks up every time I start wvdial:
>
> ---> WvDial: Inernetdialer version 1.41
> ---> Initializing modem.
>
> normaly it hooks here, sometimes it prints also
>
> ---> Sending: ATZ
>
> but then it is over and I have to Reset my system.
>
> If I use the <<wvdial --chat>> he prints
>
> ---> WvDial: Inernetdialer version 1.41
> ---> Initializing modem.
> ---> Sending: ATZ
> ---> Sending: ATQ
> ---> Resending: ATZ
> ---> Modem is not responding
>
> and than I've got the prompt again.
>
> The curious thing is that if I put this drive (and my modem) into my fast
> PC, EVERYTHING WILL WORK FINE. Do you think it is a lack of RAM for wvdial
> or for the driver, or any other hardware (Chipset, etc.) stuff. Should I
try
> for a newer version of wvdial (if there is any; haven't looked it up yet)?
> Is there a way of getting the error messages while this or after this
> happens? My system hooks, I can't do anything and after rebooting there is
> nothing in /var/log/messages wich has to do with the modem. With <<tail -f
> /var/log/messages>> while executing there's also nothing to see. Is there
> another (if possible easy) programm like wvdial?
>
> Anybody any solution?
>
> Tom
>
>
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