Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
On Thursday 05 August 2004 22:33, Julie Sloan wrote: Hi - my first post to this forum. I've been trying to inhale all the information out there and so far have made it through just a few of the info man pages. I'm on mandrake 10.0 official, got both KDE and Gnome running (but trying to make this work from the KDE GUI) dual booting with WinXP The modem's a conexant hsf and I've d/l'd the apropriate driver from the linuxant site into the window$ partition in my /etc/fstab there's already this line: /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-1,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 and I can peek into the windoze partition from KDE in terminal I copied the driver into a disposable directory, cd'd into the directory with it and did: rpm -iv hsfverylongfilename.rpm now in GUI... in MCC - hardware - hardware ...the modem is *still* listed as unknown device. in MCC - network - make new connection ...I tell it modem, com3 (yes, 3), automatic on the IP, DNS, etc now get this: I got a handshake, then an error message (The system doesn't seem to be connected to the internet. Try to reconfigure your connection). so I took the @mindspring.com off my login (what the hey, it's helped in netscape) and now I don't even get a handshake. And the same error message. Put the login back as it was and *still* get no handshake. Fooled around with the authentication because I have no idea if I need PAP/CHAP (the default) or script based or what, and when I have it set to CHAP I once again get a handshake ...and the error message. Can anyone see where I'm screwing up? thanks Julie You have what is called a winmodem. It is very difficult to get a winmodem to work in linux(for me impossible). The best bet is to get a true modem and it will work in both windows and everything else. The difference is that a winmodem does not have its own controller and must be managed by your CPU which takes considerable time while a true moden has its own controller and relives the CPU to do other things. I doubt that you are screwing up at all windows has already done that for you. -- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux user #363264 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
Julie Sloan wrote: Hi - my first post to this forum. I've been trying to inhale all the information out there and so far have made it through just a few of the info man pages. I'm on mandrake 10.0 official, got both KDE and Gnome running (but trying to make this work from the KDE GUI) dual booting with WinXP The modem's a conexant hsf and I've d/l'd the apropriate driver from the linuxant site into the window$ partition in my /etc/fstab there's already this line: /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-1,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 and I can peek into the windoze partition from KDE in terminal I copied the driver into a disposable directory, cd'd into the directory with it and did: rpm -iv hsfverylongfilename.rpm now in GUI... in MCC - hardware - hardware ...the modem is *still* listed as unknown device. in MCC - network - make new connection ...I tell it modem, com3 (yes, 3), automatic on the IP, DNS, etc now get this: I got a handshake, then an error message (The system doesn't seem to be connected to the internet. Try to reconfigure your connection). so I took the @mindspring.com off my login (what the hey, it's helped in netscape) and now I don't even get a handshake. And the same error message. Put the login back as it was and *still* get no handshake. Fooled around with the authentication because I have no idea if I need PAP/CHAP (the default) or script based or what, and when I have it set to CHAP I once again get a handshake ...and the error message. Can anyone see where I'm screwing up? thanks Julie Julie You have a winmodem. It is sometimes *possible* to get these working under Linux, but it takes a great deal of hard work (as you've already discovered)! In the UK, high street electrical stores sell external modems for around £30 (probably even cheaper in the US - most things seem to be!) which will work fine under both Windows Linux (the packaging might not even mention Linux, and the salespeople will probably never have heard of it!) - just take it out of the box, plug in both ends, reboot both OSs should detect it automatically. Or, you could spend many hours, possibly even days, trying to get a winmodem to work. Time = money - but only you can work out whether it is worth spending several hours/days to save £30! Margot Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 06 Aug 2004 04:33, Julie Sloan wrote: The modem's a conexant hsf and I've d/l'd the apropriate driver from the linuxant site into the window$ partition Hi Julie, I have a Conexant modem running on Mdk10. It is an hcf modem and I also downloaded the driver from the Linuxant site. I installed the rpm then as root ran hcfpciconfig which led me through the configuration. (Mandrake Control Centre still doesn't recognise my modem.) I don't know whether this applies to hsf modems, but it may do. Simon. - -- Registered Linux user number 359744. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBE1FsYreSoOlOIpIRAqrWAKCSPvEiwqPXmgaojy0qqC9w/NIlHACg0lJs iWEb8hWx4wfQzJp5B7y/dVI= =OwhD -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
On Friday 06 Aug 2004 04:33, Julie Sloan wrote: now in GUI... in MCC - hardware - hardware ...the modem is *still* listed as unknown device. in MCC - network - make new connection ...I tell it modem, com3 (yes, 3), automatic on the IP, DNS, etc Julie, as the Mandrake Control Centre didn't recognise my hcf modem, it would not configure my internet connection properly. I used Kppp dialer instead and manually configured (most settings are default). HTH. Simon. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
On Friday 06 August 2004 05:54 am, simon wrote: Julie, as the Mandrake Control Centre didn't recognise my hcf modem, it would not configure my internet connection properly. I used Kppp dialer instead and manually configured (most settings are default). Thought that I would mention this really quickly. http://pricewatch.com and search for external 56k modem and you will find a list of places that are currently selling a cendyne external serial modem for around $17 US. Granted, that is not a top of the line modem, but it uses an equivalent chipset to a Zoom external serial modem version that costs about $60. If you currently have a winmodem (crapmodem) and have always wanted to have a real honest to goodness external serial modem but are financially challenged, you might want to consider it. I know it is kind of OT but the last time I was in a computer store, they didn't even carry external serial modems, just the USB ones, and even those were priced fairly high. $17 is just a tad higher than you would normally pay for a cheapo winmodem so I thought some others on the list (at least in the US) might be interested. I didn't price intl shipping so I don't know if it would be suitable outside North America. -- Bryan Phinney Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
Bryan Phinney wrote: On Friday 06 August 2004 05:54 am, simon wrote: Julie, as the Mandrake Control Centre didn't recognise my hcf modem, it would not configure my internet connection properly. I used Kppp dialer instead and manually configured (most settings are default). http://pricewatch.com and search for external 56k modem and you will find a list of places that are currently selling a cendyne external serial modem for around $17 US. Granted, that is not a top of the line modem, but it uses an equivalent chipset to a Zoom external serial modem version that costs about $60. If you currently have a winmodem (crapmodem) and have always wanted to have a real honest to goodness external serial modem but are financially challenged, you might want to consider it. I know it is kind of OT but the last time I was in a computer store, they didn't even carry external serial modems, just the USB ones,snip I gather serial vs USB is the keyword here? (sorry - I'm *completely* ignorant. People probably wonder why I'm not on AOL :)) Thanks for the information ...it so happens today we're leaving the Small Town Where We Don't Lock the Doors and going to The Big City Where There's A Computer Store and I *will* take the time to look over the external modems. J -- why linux? because MS is to OS as AOL is to ISP. ...also, you are using 'free software' now. It tends to suck as much as the stuff that is not free, just in different ways. -Carol S Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
Bryan Phinney wrote: http://pricewatch.com and search for external 56k modem and you will find a list of places that are currently selling a cendyne external serial modem for around $17 US. Granted, that is not a top of the line modem, but it uses an equivalent chipset to a Zoom external serial modem version that costs about $60. If you currently have a winmodem (crapmodem) and have always wanted to have a real honest to goodness external serial modem but are financially challenged, you might want to consider it. Eeee - what about those of us that are financially challenged AND are operating on only a checkbook (not a charge card)? I'm *still* waiting for a linux book I ordered from Amazon - which should arrive on July 19th. Wonder did they mean 2005? (sorry - veered way OT) J -- why linux? because MS is to OS as AOL is to ISP. ...also, you are using 'free software' now. It tends to suck as much as the stuff that is not free, just in different ways. -Carol S Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 09:34, Julie Sloan wrote: Bryan Phinney wrote: http://pricewatch.com and search for external 56k modem and you will find a list of places that are currently selling a cendyne external serial modem for around $17 US. Granted, that is not a top of the line modem, but it uses an equivalent chipset to a Zoom external serial modem version that costs about $60. If you currently have a winmodem (crapmodem) and have always wanted to have a real honest to goodness external serial modem but are financially challenged, you might want to consider it. Eeee - what about those of us that are financially challenged AND are operating on only a checkbook (not a charge card)? I'm *still* waiting for a linux book I ordered from Amazon - which should arrive on July 19th. Wonder did they mean 2005? (sorry - veered way OT) J Believe methis is *not* OT yet. ;) LX Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
simon wrote: On Friday 06 Aug 2004 04:33, Julie Sloan wrote: The modem's a conexant hsf and I've d/l'd the apropriate driver from the linuxant site into the window$ partition Hi Julie, I have a Conexant modem running on Mdk10. It is an hcf modem and I also downloaded the driver from the Linuxant site. I installed the rpm then as root ran hcfpciconfig which led me through the configuration. (Mandrake Control Centre still doesn't recognise my modem.) I don't know whether this applies to hsf modems, but it may do. Simon. Thanks Simon, I will try that next. J -- why linux? because MS is to OS as AOL is to ISP. ...also, you are using 'free software' now. It tends to suck as much as the stuff that is not free, just in different ways. -Carol S Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
simon wrote: On Friday 06 Aug 2004 04:33, Julie Sloan wrote: now in GUI... in MCC - hardware - hardware ...the modem is *still* listed as unknown device. in MCC - network - make new connection ...I tell it modem, com3 (yes, 3), automatic on the IP, DNS, etc Julie, as the Mandrake Control Centre didn't recognise my hcf modem, it would not configure my internet connection properly. I used Kppp dialer instead and manually configured (most settings are default). HTH. Simon. ok, cringe where do I find the KPPP? J -- why linux? because MS is to OS as AOL is to ISP. ...also, you are using 'free software' now. It tends to suck as much as the stuff that is not free, just in different ways. -Carol S Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
On Friday 06 August 2004 08:44, Julie Sloan wrote: simon wrote: On Friday 06 Aug 2004 04:33, Julie Sloan wrote: now in GUI... in MCC - hardware - hardware ...the modem is *still* listed as unknown device. in MCC - network - make new connection ...I tell it modem, com3 (yes, 3), automatic on the IP, DNS, etc Julie, as the Mandrake Control Centre didn't recognise my hcf modem, it would not configure my internet connection properly. I used Kppp dialer instead and manually configured (most settings are default). HTH. Simon. ok, cringe where do I find the KPPP? J Issue the following commands as root: slocate -u (wait for completion) As root or user: locate kppp If it doesnt show up, then as root: urpmi kppp -- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux user #363264 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
On Friday 06 August 2004 09:28 am, Julie Sloan wrote: I gather serial vs USB is the keyword here? (sorry - I'm *completely* ignorant. People probably wonder why I'm not on AOL :)) Serial as in, connects to the computer serial port which is the more traditional port for analog modem communications. USB is newer and not as likely to be as well supported under Linux. -- Bryan Phinney Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
On Friday 06 August 2004 15:44, Julie Sloan wrote: simon wrote: On Friday 06 Aug 2004 04:33, Julie Sloan wrote: now in GUI... in MCC - hardware - hardware ...the modem is *still* listed as unknown device. in MCC - network - make new connection ...I tell it modem, com3 (yes, 3), automatic on the IP, DNS, etc Julie, as the Mandrake Control Centre didn't recognise my hcf modem, it would not configure my internet connection properly. I used Kppp dialer instead and manually configured (most settings are default). HTH. Simon. ok, cringe where do I find the KPPP? J K - internet - remote access - KPPP . If it's not installed you must install the kdenetwork-kppp rpm. You can install it as root with 'urpmi kdenetwork-kppp' or use the software install GUI. HTH, -Frans Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
simon wrote: I installed the rpm then as root ran hcfpciconfig Julie, as your modem is an hsf type you might have to run hsfpciconfig, not the hcfpciconfig that was for my hcf type modem. Simon. -- Registered Linux user number 359744. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] modem problems - speak slowly please
Hi - my first post to this forum. I've been trying to inhale all the information out there and so far have made it through just a few of the info man pages. I'm on mandrake 10.0 official, got both KDE and Gnome running (but trying to make this work from the KDE GUI) dual booting with WinXP The modem's a conexant hsf and I've d/l'd the apropriate driver from the linuxant site into the window$ partition in my /etc/fstab there's already this line: /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-1,ro 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 and I can peek into the windoze partition from KDE in terminal I copied the driver into a disposable directory, cd'd into the directory with it and did: rpm -iv hsfverylongfilename.rpm now in GUI... in MCC - hardware - hardware ...the modem is *still* listed as unknown device. in MCC - network - make new connection ...I tell it modem, com3 (yes, 3), automatic on the IP, DNS, etc now get this: I got a handshake, then an error message (The system doesn't seem to be connected to the internet. Try to reconfigure your connection). so I took the @mindspring.com off my login (what the hey, it's helped in netscape) and now I don't even get a handshake. And the same error message. Put the login back as it was and *still* get no handshake. Fooled around with the authentication because I have no idea if I need PAP/CHAP (the default) or script based or what, and when I have it set to CHAP I once again get a handshake ...and the error message. Can anyone see where I'm screwing up? thanks Julie -- why linux? because MS is to OS as AOL is to ISP. ...also, you are using 'free software' now. It tends to suck as much as the stuff that is not free, just in different ways. -Carol S Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] modem problems
Hi I installed new modem the problem is that when i connect to the internet 0 packets are going in and out or the modem hangs up and i get error 16 (i put the max timeout). now i only can connect through a network card that is connected to WinXP that is connected to the internet. i'm using Mandrake 9.0 Gil Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems
On Monday 20 Jan 2003 6:37 pm, Gil Katz wrote: Hi I installed new modem the problem is that when i connect to the internet 0 packets are going in and out or the modem hangs up and i get error 16 (i put the max timeout). now i only can connect through a network card that is connected to WinXP that is connected to the internet. i'm using Mandrake 9.0 Gil Gil - I don't know how you're making your connection. When I had dial-up under 8.2 I used the desktop icon to connect. On the dialogue box that came up there was an option to open a log. If that's still there, try it, copy the output, and post it here. It might help sort out what's happening. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems
On Monday 20 Jan 2003 7:07 pm, you wrote: On Monday 20 January 2003 20:48, Anne Wilson wrote: On Monday 20 Jan 2003 6:37 pm, Gil Katz wrote: Hi I installed new modem the problem is that when i connect to the internet 0 packets are going in and out or the modem hangs up and i get error 16 (i put the max timeout). now i only can connect through a network card that is connected to WinXP that is connected to the internet. i'm using Mandrake 9.0 Gil Gil - I don't know how you're making your connection. When I had dial-up under 8.2 I used the desktop icon to connect. On the dialogue box that came up there was an option to open a log. If that's still there, try it, copy the output, and post it here. It might help sort out what's happening. Anne attach is the log file and screen shot of the pppd statistics Gil Actually, I was thinking of the log information that gives out messages about dialling, waiting for connection, etc. I could be wrong, but from looking at that screenshot I would suspect that you are not getting through the authentication process with your isp. I have seen that sort of result through setting the wrong authentication process. Do you know which protocol your isp uses? If not, and if you can't get an internet connection on another computer to find out, try changing that setting and see if helps. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] modem problems
i recently installed mandrake 9.0 beta. It detected all of my hardware except my PCTel HSP56 AMR modem. Does anyone have the drivers know how to install them? please let me know ASAP. -Akhil = = A kleptomaniac is a person who helps himselfbecause he can't help himself. = __ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos More http://faith.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems
On Tue, 8 Oct 2002 13:32:27 -0700 (PDT) Akhil Deodhar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my PCTel HSP56 AMR modem. Does anyone have the drivers know how to install them? please let me know ASAP. AFAIK No AMR modem will work is linux. They are the truest and worst form of winmodem. Charles --- Porsche: there simply is no substitute. -- Risky Business -- Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems
On Tuesday 08 October 2002 02:32 pm, Akhil Deodhar wrote: i recently installed mandrake 9.0 beta. It detected all of my hardware except my PCTel HSP56 AMR modem. Does anyone have the drivers know how to install them? please let me know ASAP. -Akhil Try this link: http://pctelcompdb.sourceforge.net/viewdetails.php?id_no=16 Good luck. -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org I suggest a new strategy, Artoo: let the Wookie win. -- C3P0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems
On Tuesday 08 October 2002 02:43 pm, Charles A Edwards wrote: On Tue, 8 Oct 2002 13:32:27 -0700 (PDT) Akhil Deodhar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my PCTel HSP56 AMR modem. Does anyone have the drivers know how to install them? please let me know ASAP. AFAIK No AMR modem will work is linux. They are the truest and worst form of winmodem. Charles --- Porsche: there simply is no substitute. -- Risky Business -- Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Damn! I hate it when that happens. Apparently that one will work Charles. I posted a link to a SourceForge page that seems to state that it will anyway. I love Google. g -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org Time is an illusion perpetrated by the manufacturers of space. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems
On Tue, 08 Oct 2002 15:08:08 -0600 Charlie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Damn! I hate it when that happens. Apparently that one will work Charles. I posted a link to a SourceForge page that seems to state that it will anyway. I stand enlightened. I still that with a AMR modem and a 6 pack of Moosehead you can enjoy a few good beers while thinking about that other piece of crap you have. Charles --- If you are honest because honesty is the best policy, your honesty is corrupt. -- Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] modem problems
On Tuesday 08 October 2002 03:55 pm, Charles A Edwards wrote: On Tue, 08 Oct 2002 15:08:08 -0600 Charlie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Damn! I hate it when that happens. Apparently that one will work Charles. I posted a link to a SourceForge page that seems to state that it will anyway. I stand enlightened. I still say that with a AMR modem and a 6 pack of Moosehead you can enjoy a few good beers while thinking about that other piece of crap you have. Charles --- If you are honest because honesty is the best policy, your honesty is corrupt. -- Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Homer voice Mmm Moosehead! \Homer voice LMAO Big Rock has a few good ones too. http://www.bigrockbeer.com/ I still say that Canadian beer is better than the stuff made south of the border; but you need to go to Germany or Great Britain to find the *really* good stuff. g I'm happy I don't often have to worry about modems. Impatient friends are pretty much standard here, and they're all on cable or dsl connections. :-) -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org Banectomy, n.: The removal of bruises on a banana. -- Rich Hall, Sniglets Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
Ted- Before you're going to get a response, the people on this list who can give you some help need some hints, such as: 1. The header says "Modem Problems", but the message talks about a sound card. In either case, we need to know which modem, which sound card, which CPU, how much RAM, what other stuff you've got installed on your system. It's OK to say that you're trying to dual boot Mandrake on top of Windows. 2. What version of Mandrake Linux are you installing? The tweaks change with the versions. 3. What have you tried so far? Your definition of "necessary" doesn't seem to agree with the Penguin's idea. Try reposting with more facts and symptoms. Regards, Carroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having trouble with configuring my sound card. I've made the necessary adjustments on the settings, but to no avail.
[newbie] Modem Problems
Having trouble with configuring my sound card. I've made the necessary adjustments on the settings, but to no avail.
[newbie] Modem problems :*(
hi, ive just installed mandrake 7.1. my modem dont respond or anything what shall i do? thanks mike
RE: [newbie] Modem problems :*(
A little helpful advice. Post more information. You most likely have a winmodem. Most winmodems will NOT work with linux. They used a software based driver. They are pci. So if you have a pci modem. It is most likely a winmodem. And will NOT work. -Original Message- From: Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 12:40 PM To: Mandrake Subject: [newbie] Modem problems :*( hi, ive just installed mandrake 7.1. my modem dont respond or anything what shall i do? thanks mike
Re: [newbie] Modem problems :*(
More information please. What sort of modem is it? Brand, model name, internal/external? Mike wrote: hi, ive just installed mandrake 7.1. my modem dont respond or anything what shall i do? thanks mike -- Society Design Mailing List http://www.egroups.com/group/Society_Design For any and all aspects of designing societies, from discussion of real- world utopian ideas to fantastic fictional or roleplaying worlds. ---Revenant [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] --
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems :(
Firstly - how do know your modem is on com4? I looked it up under windows. Funny thing is there are two of the same modem there. I delete one but it pops right back up again. It is the pnp version I think since the name of the modem is the same but with pnp added to it. OK does the list you see in control panel systems also show a device called HSF or similar??? Nope what is say for them is this. U.S Robotics 33.6k FAX EXT for one and the other one say the same but with PNP added at the end. I have a sneaking feeling we are looking at a winmodem here.. Could you try the following for me?? While in windows Open up Hyperterminal (start -- program files -- accessories) You'll need to set up a dummy account - call it test or fred or rubbish or something. Once the terminal window has opened type the following commands and recort the results for me. AT cr( cr = tap the 'enter/return key ) ATI cr ATI1 cr ATI2 cr ... and so on to ATI7 CR EXPECT to get some error messages back - they will be the simple word 'ERROR' What I'm looking for is the make and type of modem - usually this info shows up at ATI5, 6 7. I received a bunch of stuff but the stuff I think you were looking for came up as. ATI3 - U.S Robot ics 33600 fax v5.6.1 ATI - (1.0usroo85\\Modem\PNPC107\U.S Robot ics 33600 FAX EXT) FF There was also a configuration Profile but I did not think you wanted to know this information as of yet. Before you ask I can not disable pnp in the BIOS. I tried but this compaq I bought will not let me do that. The BIOS is not much use other then the simple stuff. I think it is great that they do this for less experience people but I think they should have an option that will let you at everything if you want it. OPPS. My experience with Compaqs has not been good... but I think there are utilities available within the windows environment to alter the bios settings. (some help here from someone else maybe?) I would love any help that is out there, I have not heard of such a program but I will be calling Compaq today to find out. When you restart your machine from a cold boot you should see a panel which shows serial and parallel device info. If you hit the pause key on your keyboard you should be able to halt the boot process so you can copy the data down. I want to know what your BIOS tells us about your serial and parallel ports - ok?. You may restart the boot process by tapping your space bar. opps - wrote that before I knew it was a Compaq we were dealing with. Once again I'm pretty sure we can locate the info we need with the on-board Compaq utility programs... I did this and did not get any information on parallel ports. The only things that showed up are my CD-Rom and Burner, built in sound card (which does not work in Linux). It also says something about a file that it can't find, I will be looking into that in the morning. Ok - that's fine. It really helps to know what sorts of error messages come up - make a note of messeges about missing files they could be really importand in solving this windows or linux. Remember that during the bootup you can pause the display of messages my tapping the pause key on your keyboard. I will write it down on next boot to let you know what it was. In case you are wondering, I did disable the win98 logo so that I could see everything as it boots up. :) Did you know that tapping your Escape key does the same thing??? LOL. nope did not know that but thanks to this fine list I am learning things all the time ;) Once again - what type of mouse do you have - serial or USB ? Nope, I have one of those ps2 mouse, Little round adaptor. Not really sure what it would show up as in windows or Linux, maybe a serial port? Could this be the problem? ah - little round sucker - that will be a PS2 rat - more than likely it's a serial PS2 port on Com1 (That would be ttyS0 in linux) so now we know that the modem must be assigned somewhere else than Com1 or ttyS0. Try this lot and we'll see if we can get you any closer - But we just might nee one of the lits' Compaq experts on board with us as well. Well I hope that one come along soon ;) (help) heh.. Thanks once again for all the great help, I am sure the problem will be solved in no time. Stephen -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems :(
BTW - I can query the Modem in Linux and get a lot of those ATI commands as well. Thought this might be useful information as well.. Stephen - Original Message - From: "John Rye" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Kandace Little" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 7:42 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems :( Kandace Little wrote: You'll have another message from me sent before I got to this one. ok - we'll work thru this one step at a time. Firstly - how do know your modem is on com4? I looked it up under windows. Funny thing is there are two of the same modem there. I delete one but it pops right back up again. It is the pnp version I think since the name of the modem is the same but with pnp added to it. OK does the list you see in control panel systems also show a device called HSF or similar??? I have a sneaking feeling we are looking at a winmodem here.. Could you try the following for me?? While in windows Open up Hyperterminal (start -- program files -- accessories) You'll need to set up a dummy account - call it test or fred or rubbish or something. Once the terminal window has opened type the following commands and recort the results for me. AT cr( cr = tap the 'enter/return key ) ATI cr ATI1 cr ATI2 cr ... and so on to ATI7 CR EXPECT to get some error messages back - they will be the simple word 'ERROR' What I'm looking for is the make and type of modem - usually this info shows up at ATI5, 6 7. Before you ask I can not disable pnp in the BIOS. I tried but this compaq I bought will not let me do that. The BIOS is not much use other then the simple stuff. I think it is great that they do this for less experience people but I think they should have an option that will let you at everything if you want it. OPPS. My experience with Compaqs has not been good... but I think there are utilities available within the windows environment to alter the bios settings. (some help here from someone else maybe?) When you restart your machine from a cold boot you should see a panel which shows serial and parallel device info. If you hit the pause key on your keyboard you should be able to halt the boot process so you can copy the data down. I want to know what your BIOS tells us about your serial and parallel ports - ok?. You may restart the boot process by tapping your space bar. opps - wrote that before I knew it was a Compaq we were dealing with. Once again I'm pretty sure we can locate the info we need with the on-board Compaq utility programs... I did this and did not get any information on parallel ports. The only things that showed up are my CD-Rom and Burner, built in sound card (which does not work in Linux). It also says something about a file that it can't find, I will be looking into that in the morning. Ok - that's fine. It really helps to know what sorts of error messages come up - make a note of messeges about missing files they could be really importand in solving this windows or linux. Remember that during the bootup you can pause the display of messages my tapping the pause key on your keyboard. In case you are wondering, I did disable the win98 logo so that I could see everything as it boots up. :) Did you know that tapping your Escape key does the same thing??? Once again - what type of mouse do you have - serial or USB ? Nope, I have one of those ps2 mouse, Little round adaptor. Not really sure what it would show up as in windows or Linux, maybe a serial port? Could this be the problem? ah - little round sucker - that will be a PS2 rat - more than likely it's a serial PS2 port on Com1 (That would be ttyS0 in linux) so now we know that the modem must be assigned somewhere else than Com1 or ttyS0. for my old colour deficiant eyes... Done, I am sorry if I hurt you eyes hehe.. it was not my intent. Sometimes I think this email internet thing is just one big pain in the butt. Then again it is all this trying to figuring out things the makes me love it, go figure. You beauty - now I can read it without any probs at all... Thank you for your help, I look forward to hearing from you again. Try this lot and we'll see if we can get you any closer - But we just might nee one of the lits' Compaq experts on board with us as well. -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems :(
Kandace Little wrote: BTW - I can query the Modem in Linux and get a lot of those ATI commands as well. Thought this might be useful information as well.. Stephen Right now wee getting there. From the terminal mode in kppp type AT cr then ATM2L2 crM2 turns the speaker on permanant L2 sets volume to a medium level Then ATDT xxx Where xxx is your own phone number What do you get. Cheers -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] And 23:59:59 ahead of most of the rest of the world
[newbie] Modem Problems :(
Hello all. My modem will not work no matter what I do. I have followed some of the suggestion that come through the list but none worked. I thought I would tell you all what the problem is and maybe somebody could come up with something. First about the modem: -- It is a 33.6 USRobotics Faxmodem, External. There are a lot of switches on the back of it and I am not sure what they are for. I am going to list in order what they are for. Maybe this will help figure out why it won't work in Linux. 1. UP - Data Terminal Ready normal Down - Data terminal ready override 2. UP - Verbal result codes Down - Numeric result codes 3. UP- Suppress results codes Down - Display resultscodes 4. UP - ECHO offline commands Down - No echo, offline commands 5. UP - Auto answer on the first ring, or higher if specified in NVRAM Down - Auto answer off 6. UP - Carrier detect normal Down - Carrier detect override 7. UP- Load NVRAM defaults Down - Load factory defaults 8. Up - Dumb mode Down - Smart mode That is all for the modem now on to the problem.. My modem is inCOM4 but when I use kppp it tells me my modem is busy, not uncommon I see. when I switch the device to COM1 or ttyS0it will say, Modem is ready then it stops on Initializing and goes no father. Even the query workswhen on ttyS0, not sure why. I did a /proc/pci and found out thatmy port is 0x1850 and theIRQ is 5. all the stuff I tried is no longer there for I reloaded Linux just a few min. ago. I was wondering if I should ofpicked modem on Networking during the install ?Well if you can think of anything or would like me to type out what a certain program told me let me know, I will do it as fast as I can. Thanks for you time in this matter for me. OH, I tried to reg. my Linux and the mail bounced. I guess I will tryit again but do any of you know if there is something wrong at the Mandrake site? Next probcoming up:( Stephen
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems :(
Kandace Little wrote: Hello all. My modem will not work no matter what I do. I have followed some of the suggestion that come through the list but none worked. I thought I would tell you all what the problem is and maybe somebody could come up with something. First about the modem: -- It is a 33.6 USRobotics Faxmodem, External. There are a lot of switches on the back of it and I am not sure what they are for. I am going to list in order what they are for. Maybe this will help figure out why it won't work in Linux. 1. UP - Data Terminal Ready normal Down - Data terminal ready override 2. UP - Verbal result codes Down - Numeric result codes 3. UP - Suppress results codes Down - Display results codes 4. UP - ECHO offline commands Down - No echo, offline commands 5. UP - Auto answer on the first ring, or higher if specified in NVRAM Down - Auto answer off 6. UP - Carrier detect normal Down - Carrier detect override 7. UP- Load NVRAM defaults Down - Load factory defaults 8. Up - Dumb mode Down - Smart mode That is all for the modem now on to the problem.. Leave those switches alone for the time being My modem is in COM4 but when I use kppp it tells me my modem is busy, not uncommon I see. when I switch the device to COM1 or ttyS0 it will say, Modem is ready then it stops on Initializing and goes no father. Even the query works when on ttyS0, not sure why. I did a /proc/pci and found out that my port is 0x1850 and the IRQ is 5. Firstly - how do know your modem is on com4? When you restart your machine from a cold boot you should see a panel which shows serial and parallel device info. If you hit the pause key on your keyboard you should be able to halt the boot process so you can copy the data down. I want to know what your BIOS tells us about your serial and parallel ports - ok?. You may restart the boot process by tapping your space bar. Once again - what type of mouse do you have - serial or USB ? Try this and come back to us and we'll go from there Cheers John Ps - could you disable the html in your mailer makes it a bit hard for my old colour deficiant eyes... all the stuff I tried is no longer there for I reloaded Linux just a few min. ago. I was wondering if I should of picked modem on Networking during the install ? Well if you can think of anything or would like me to type out what a certain program told me let me know, I will do it as fast as I can. Thanks for you time in this matter for me. OH, I tried to reg. my Linux and the mail bounced. I guess I will try it again but do any of you know if there is something wrong at the Mandrake site? Next prob coming up :( Stephen -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] (pardon me, I misplaced your real name), How did you configure your voicemodem? Since yours and mine are very similar, I would expect your solution to work for me too. My modem is a 3Com / USRobotics, 56K, ISA (I forgot it was ISA, previously I wrongly stated it was PCI), PnP, and a faxmodem. "PnP aware o/s" was disabled in CMOS prior to any LinuxMandrake installs. Linux Mandrake's "isapnp" misdetects the modem's interrupt (the modem operates on COM2 in Windoze (no change in modem operating status or operation when going from motherboard CMOS PnP ON to OFF)). I went into the isapnp file to verify just what the errors related to, and I confirmed the boot errors I was getting were from this modem interrupt problem. Even under these conditions, using minitel I sent an ATDT to the modem and got a dial tone. I've never had need to change a PnP device over. If the card has to "be configured" when used as non-PnP then this is my problem, and it certainly makes sense in 20/20 hindsight. I also wondered if I needed to "setserial" in Linux. My new install of LinuxMandrake7.0 upgraded to 7.1 without incident. I skipped any modem configuration, and at this point I have not yet even put in the symbolic link for the modem. I'm at a clean starting place to do this right. By-the-way, webmaster, what are CNR and AMR slots? I used to be a computer tech, but I'm getting our of date. -Gary- In a message dated 9/7/2000 4:05:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Correct, PCI slots are usually white and the components mounted on the PCI board face away from the CPU. ISA slots are usually black and the components on the ISA PCB board are mounted facing the direction of the CPU. AGP is brown and usually closest to the CPU (not to be confused with the brown CNR and AMR slots which are smaller than the PCI slots). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Goldenpi Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 10:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems PCI slots are the small card slots in your pc, as opposed to the older, bigger ISA slots. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems Is this a PCI modem? What did you do to configure it? I have a USRobotics / 3Com internal modem, 56K PCI PnP faxmodem to deal with. Last time I tried (LinuxMandrake 7.0) isapnp detected it's configuration wrong stopped with error messages (including errors at boot). Before I got back to this I corrupted my LinuxMandrake install. I have reinstalled LM 7.0 and re-upgraded to 7.1 due to a problem with XFree86 which left the screen illegible. Please pardon the late reply, I'm still catching up with newbie emails. -Gary- In a message dated 9/4/2000 8:44:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just got and installed a UsRobotics / 3Com internal modem, 56K voicefax, which runs fine under Linux; but I had to boot W once to configure it.
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On Fri, 08 Sep 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (pardon me, I misplaced your real name), How did you configure your voicemodem? Since yours and mine are very similar, I would expect your solution to work for me too. My modem is a 3Com / USRobotics, 56K, ISA (I forgot it was ISA, previously I wrongly stated it was PCI), PnP, and a faxmodem. "PnP aware o/s" was disabled in CMOS prior to any LinuxMandrake installs. Linux Mandrake's "isapnp" misdetects the modem's interrupt (the modem operates on COM2 in Windoze (no change in modem operating status or operation when going from motherboard CMOS PnP ON to OFF)). I went into the isapnp file to verify just what the errors related to, and I confirmed the boot errors I was getting were from this modem interrupt problem. Even under these conditions, using minitel I sent an ATDT to the modem and got a dial tone. I configured it by -placing the jumpers to select the COM port and IRQ as used by the modem I was replacing. -booting W with the USR CDRom in the player -letting it install a slew of modem-related software -Saying Yes when it wanted to sdetect new hardware It then started playing with itself for some time, while displaying something like: "Now configuring the modem, this wil take a few minutes" When it was finished, I tried connecting from W and it worked; logged off, rebooted Linux, tried to connect and it worked straight away. Cheers, Ron the Frog, on the rainy banks of the Paraguay River. -- The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. --- http://personales.conexion.com.py/~rolgiati ---
RE: [newbie] Modem Problems
Correct, PCI slots are usually white and the components mounted on the PCI board face away from the CPU. ISA slots are usually black and the components on the ISA PCB board are mounted facing the direction of the CPU. AGP is brown and usually closest to the CPU (not to be confused with the brown CNR and AMR slots which are smaller than the PCI slots). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Goldenpi Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 10:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems PCI slots are the small card slots in your pc, as opposed to the older, bigger ISA slots. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems Is this a PCI modem? What did you do to configure it? I have a USRobotics / 3Com internal modem, 56K PCI PnP faxmodem to deal with. Last time I tried (LinuxMandrake 7.0) isapnp detected it's configuration wrong stopped with error messages (including errors at boot). Before I got back to this I corrupted my LinuxMandrake install. I have reinstalled LM 7.0 and re-upgraded to 7.1 due to a problem with XFree86 which left the screen illegible. Please pardon the late reply, I'm still catching up with newbie emails. -Gary- In a message dated 9/4/2000 8:44:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just got and installed a UsRobotics / 3Com internal modem, 56K voicefax, which runs fine under Linux; but I had to boot W once to configure it.
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I am also a fan of das blinkenlights. :) I even know what some of them are for, at least on my Modem Blaster. Scary! ;) LOL! I actually have the original "warning" that 'das blinkenlights' came from posted over my computer! I used to have it over my servers at work too... I'd better shut up now - our age is showing #;-D Regards, Ozz.
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Is this a PCI modem? What did you do to configure it? I have a USRobotics / 3Com internal modem, 56K PCI PnP faxmodem to deal with. Last time I tried (LinuxMandrake 7.0) isapnp detected it's configuration wrong stopped with error messages (including errors at boot). Before I got back to this I corrupted my LinuxMandrake install. I have reinstalled LM 7.0 and re-upgraded to 7.1 due to a problem with XFree86 which left the screen illegible. Please pardon the late reply, I'm still catching up with newbie emails. -Gary- In a message dated 9/4/2000 8:44:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just got and installed a UsRobotics / 3Com internal modem, 56K voicefax, which runs fine under Linux; but I had to boot W once to configure it.
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whups. meant this to go to the list. my bad! -- Kathleen Dickason Registered Linux user #182139 "Austin L. Denyer" wrote: I am also a fan of das blinkenlights. :) I even know what some of them are for, at least on my Modem Blaster. Scary! ;) LOL! I actually have the original "warning" that 'das blinkenlights' came from posted over my computer! I used to have it over my servers at work too... I'd better shut up now - our age is showing #;-D Regards, Ozz. Hehehehe. Go you! -- Kathleen Dickason, Ancient of Days Registered Linux user #182139
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, you wrote: Jason Ashman wrote: Jason: While many internal modems are winmodems -- especially the $39.95 blue light specials -- not all of them are. I have a Zoom 2919 ISA internal modem that works just fine. (I disabled the PnP feature and jumpered it to COM4, but I had to do that to get it to run under Windows. [It plugged OK, but it didn't Play!]) I also got an older Zoom modem -- with PnP enabled -- to work with Mandrake. Unfortunately, one problem that newbies face is that most manufacturers (including Zoom) don't put anything on the box to indicate that their product will work with anything other than Windows. I agree with you that it would be best to get an external modem unless there is some compelling reason to go with an internal unit. In addition to the guaranteed compatibility with any operating system, you get all those neat flashing lights. -- Carroll Grigsby -- The flashing lights are soothing :) I use a Diamond SupraExpree 56K and it works perfectly in Linux, and even BeOS when I gave that OS a shot. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
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On Monday, September 04, 2000 7:36 PM, "Carroll Grigsby" [EMAIL PROTECTED] speaking of external modems wrote in part, . In addition to the guaranteed compatibility with any operating system, you get all those neat flashing lights. Those neat flashing lights are a lot of what I loved about my Hayes Smartmodem 300. Nowadays the only neat flashing lights I have are on my NICs. When you see me looking at them you may be sure I have run out of hair to pull out.
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I am also a fan of das blinkenlights. :) I even know what some of them are for, at least on my Modem Blaster. Scary! ;) Kathleen "John A. MacLaughlin" wrote: On Monday, September 04, 2000 7:36 PM, "Carroll Grigsby" [EMAIL PROTECTED] speaking of external modems wrote in part, . In addition to the guaranteed compatibility with any operating system, you get all those neat flashing lights. Those neat flashing lights are a lot of what I loved about my Hayes Smartmodem 300. Nowadays the only neat flashing lights I have are on my NICs. When you see me looking at them you may be sure I have run out of hair to pull out.
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I have a Sportster 33.6 but can not get windows to see it. I am not sure what to do with it since I am not familiar with external modems that attach through the LPT1 port. If any of you can help me get this thing working I would be in your debt. :) Stephen - Original Message - From: dave To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 12:16 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems you may just want to get a new modem and save yourself time and grief...which I did with a lucent winmodem with the driver they released lot of time and grief...now works with a new sporster modem - Original Message - From: Kandace Little To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 8:26 PM Subject: [newbie] Modem Problems Ok, I have a Winmodem and I guess sometime down the road I will have to get a new one but... I heard that PCTEL (my modem) will work with Linux through a driver they re- leased. I looked all over for the driver and can not find it. I was at the linmodem.org site were they have a link to the driver page butthe link was dead. I was wondering if any of you know were I could get this driver so that I can try this short term fix to my problem. Thanks for you help in this for me. Stephen
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winmodem???!??!???! this is supposed to be linux bud now windows wont allways identify a modem off of a port so this is where you manually install it using the disket that came with that thing. use add hard ware and specify what it is as far as linux goes your sh** out of luck! winmodems are 100% compatible with windows and windose and did i mention windose??
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On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, you wrote: winmodem???!??!???! this is supposed to be linux bud now windows wont allways identify a modem off of a port so this is where you manually install it using the disket that came with that thing. use add hard ware and specify what it is as far as linux goes your sh** out of luck! winmodems are 100% compatible with windows and windose and did i mention windose?? -- But, very few winmodems have linux drivers available. I suggest checking the manufacturer's website or any other Linux driver site and see if a driver is available. If not, fork up the bucks and get an external modem. It is a safe assumption to say that the majority of internal modems are winmodems. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
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I bought a Best Data Modem, it said right on the box "Linux Compatible". I jumpered it to use tty2 and irq 4, works like a charm. Got it from CompUSA. They are out there and resrearching the hardware compatibility database can be a big help in finding what you want. Good Luck. Dennis Carroll Grigsby wrote: Jason Ashman wrote: On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, you wrote: winmodem???!??!???! this is supposed to be linux bud now windows wont allways identify a modem off of a port so this is where you manually install it using the disket that came with that thing. use add hard ware and specify what it is as far as linux goes your sh** out of luck! winmodems are 100% compatible with windows and windose and did i mention windose?? -- But, very few winmodems have linux drivers available. I suggest checking the manufacturer's website or any other Linux driver site and see if a driver is available. If not, fork up the bucks and get an external modem. It is a safe assumption to say that the majority of internal modems are winmodems. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com Jason: While many internal modems are winmodems -- especially the $39.95 blue light specials -- not all of them are. I have a Zoom 2919 ISA internal modem that works just fine. (I disabled the PnP feature and jumpered it to COM4, but I had to do that to get it to run under Windows. [It plugged OK, but it didn't Play!]) I also got an older Zoom modem -- with PnP enabled -- to work with Mandrake. Unfortunately, one problem that newbies face is that most manufacturers (including Zoom) don't put anything on the box to indicate that their product will work with anything other than Windows. I agree with you that it would be best to get an external modem unless there is some compelling reason to go with an internal unit. In addition to the guaranteed compatibility with any operating system, you get all those neat flashing lights. -- Carroll Grigsby -- Dennis a registered linux user #180842
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On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, Jason Ashman wrote: But, very few winmodems have linux drivers available. I suggest checking the manufacturer's website or any other Linux driver site and see if a driver is available. If not, fork up the bucks and get an external modem. It is a safe assumption to say that the majority of internal modems are winmodems. I just got and installed a UsRobotics / 3Com internal modem, 56K voicefax, which runs fine under Linux; but I had to boot W once to configure it. I'd say that unless your internal modem has jumpers to configure the IRQ and IO adress, you will be out of luck ;-( Cheers, Ron the Frog, on the banks of the Paraguay River. -- A fanatic is a person who does what he knows God would do, were God apprised of all the facts of the case. --- http://personales.conexion.com.py/~rolgiati ---
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I got the new PCI Zoom Controler based (non-winmodem)Model 2920 and it works like a charm in Linux and it is only 70 bucks. In the box it even has papers to help set it up in linux. markOpoleO - Original Message - From: "Carroll Grigsby" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems | Jason Ashman wrote: | | On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, you wrote: | winmodem???!??!???! | this is supposed to be linux bud | now windows wont allways identify a modem off of a port so this is where you | manually install it using the disket that came with that thing. use add hard | ware and specify what it is | | as far as linux goes your sh** out of luck! | winmodems are 100% compatible with windows and windose and did i mention | windose?? | -- | But, very few winmodems have linux drivers available. I suggest checking the | manufacturer's website or any other Linux driver site and see if a driver is | available. If not, fork up the bucks and get an external modem. It is a safe | assumption to say that the majority of internal modems are winmodems. | | Jay | "Every man dies, not every man really lives." | http://www.mrsnooky.com | Jason: | While many internal modems are winmodems -- especially the $39.95 blue | light specials -- not all of them are. I have a Zoom 2919 ISA internal | modem that works just fine. (I disabled the PnP feature and jumpered it | to COM4, but I had to do that to get it to run under Windows. [It | plugged OK, but it didn't Play!]) I also got an older Zoom modem -- with | PnP enabled -- to work with Mandrake. | Unfortunately, one problem that newbies face is that most manufacturers | (including Zoom) don't put anything on the box to indicate that their | product will work with anything other than Windows. I agree with you | that it would be best to get an external modem unless there is some | compelling reason to go with an internal unit. In addition to the | guaranteed compatibility with any operating system, you get all those | neat flashing lights. | -- Carroll Grigsby |
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External is safe but not necessary. There are internal modems (even PCI) which are full hardware modems. The problem is identifying them; most manufacturers don't say which models are Winmodems which are not, even on their websites. For a few weeks now there has been a fellow from OK on eBay offering used USR Model 5610's at about $50 and claiming in all caps "not winmodem." Anyone who is really desperate is invited to make me an offer for my genuine Hayes Smartmodem 300. It's as external as they get, predates Windows. - Original Message - From: "Jason Ashman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems On Mon, 04 Sep 2000, you wrote: winmodem???!??!???! this is supposed to be linux bud now windows wont allways identify a modem off of a port so this is where you manually install it using the disket that came with that thing. use add hard ware and specify what it is as far as linux goes your sh** out of luck! winmodems are 100% compatible with windows and windose and did i mention windose?? -- But, very few winmodems have linux drivers available. I suggest checking the manufacturer's website or any other Linux driver site and see if a driver is available. If not, fork up the bucks and get an external modem. It is a safe assumption to say that the majority of internal modems are winmodems. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
[newbie] Modem Problems
Ok, I have a Winmodem and I guess sometime down the road I will have to get a new one but... I heard that PCTEL (my modem) will work with Linux through a driver they re- leased. I looked all over for the driver and can not find it. I was at the linmodem.org site were they have a link to the driver page butthe link was dead. I was wondering if any of you know were I could get this driver so that I can try this short term fix to my problem. Thanks for you help in this for me. Stephen
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- Original Message - From: Kandace Little To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 12:26 PM Subject: [newbie] Modem Problems Ok, I have a Winmodem and I guess sometime down the road I will have to get a new one but... I heard that PCTEL (my modem) will work with Linux through a driver they re- leased. I looked all over for the driver and can not find it. I was at the linmodem.org site were they have a link to the driver page butthe link was dead. I was wondering if any of you know were I could get this driver so that I can try this short term fix to my problem. Thanks for you help in this for me. Stephen If you can't find it on any of the other web pages in Mandrake try www.google.com in your browser. Try PCTEL LINUX DRIVER
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Thanks for the info.I found what I was looking for I think For others that may want to try this the drivers are at http://www.808hi.com/56k/badchips.htm and the driver file is at http://www.netaxs.com/~bj/pctel.zip the ream me files can be found at - http://www.netaxs.com/~bj/readme.txt Thanks once again, I am sure I will be asking for some help with the linmodem part of it soon enough ;(. Stephen - Original Message - From: Christopher Mills Wolfe To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems - Original Message - From: Kandace Little To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 12:26 PM Subject: [newbie] Modem Problems Ok, I have a Winmodem and I guess sometime down the road I will have to get a new one but... I heard that PCTEL (my modem) will work with Linux through a driver they re- leased. I looked all over for the driver and can not find it. I was at the linmodem.org site were they have a link to the driver page but the link was dead. I was wondering if any of you know were I could get this driver so that I can try this short term fix to my problem. Thanks for you help in this for me. Stephen If you can't find it on any of the other web pages in Mandrake try www.google.com in your browser. Try PCTEL LINUX DRIVER
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
you may just want to get a new modem and save yourself time and grief...which I did with a lucent winmodem with the driver they released lot of time and grief...now works with a new sporster modem - Original Message - From: Kandace Little To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 8:26 PM Subject: [newbie] Modem Problems Ok, I have a Winmodem and I guess sometime down the road I will have to get a new one but... I heard that PCTEL (my modem) will work with Linux through a driver they re- leased. I looked all over for the driver and can not find it. I was at the linmodem.org site were they have a link to the driver page butthe link was dead. I was wondering if any of you know were I could get this driver so that I can try this short term fix to my problem. Thanks for you help in this for me. Stephen
[newbie] Modem Problems
I have installed Mandrake Linux 7.1 for the first time. During installation it detected my external modem, and it did setup my internet connection. My problem is that when I login into kde desktop, and use kppp tool (there is a icon on the desktop which says Internet and it looks something like Windows dialup connection) to dial to internet I cant connect. During connection process, there is a brief handshaking going on, and then my connection will drop and error appears PPPD Demon Died Unexpectedly. Anybody with any ideas ? Is there other way for me to connect to Internet ? Regards, Dariusz S Stochmal E-mail 1: [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-mail 2: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page:http://www.stochmal.com/
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Dariusz S Stochmal wrote: I have installed Mandrake Linux 7.1 for the first time. During installation it detected my external modem, and it did setup my internet connection. My problem is that when I login into kde desktop, and use kppp tool (there is a icon on the desktop which says Internet and it looks something like Windows dialup connection) to dial to internet I cant connect. During connection process, there is a brief handshaking going on, and then my connection will drop and error appears PPPD Demon Died Unexpectedly. Anybody with any ideas ? Is there other way for me to connect to Internet ? This has come up before on the list. Set your timeout value (or something like that) higher, from 60 to 400 seconds or so. That apparently is helping many people Paul -- In every loss there is gain, as there is gain in every loss... )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
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Harry I might also help us to know what ISP you use. You can not simply take the word of the person you spoke to at your ISP that PAP is "acceptable". They either use the PAP protocol or they don't. 5 will get you 10 that if you tried each of the other settings as well as increasing the time-out value you Would find one that worked and from your log that is your problem. As for FAQ, when you were setting up your connection did you happen to notice a button in the bottom corner of the window labled Help and if you did, did you bother to use it.? Charles :-) - Original Message - From: "Harry Bush" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2000 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems At 12:48 00.07.09.. +0200, Paul wrote: On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Dariusz S Stochmal wrote: I have installed Mandrake Linux 7.1 for the first time. [...] During connection process, there is a brief handshaking going on, and then my connection will drop and error appears PPPD Demon Died Unexpectedly. This has come up before on the list. Set your timeout value (or something like that) higher, from 60 to 400 seconds or so. That apparently is helping many people I have absolutely the same problem, and unfortunately increasing timeout value to 400 doesn't help. Connection seems to start normally, then it pauses for a while and brokes telling daemon has died suddenly. Kppp's diagnosis is just "Sorry. Can't help you here" (how clear, isn't it...) PPP Logfile tells something also not fully understandable for me: Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: By default the remote system is required to authenticate itself Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: (because this system has a default route to the internet) Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: but I couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to use to do so. Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: (None of the available passwords would let it use an IP address.) Username and password is definitely OK, I have repeatedly tested them. Installation now is US English to avoid possible locale problems (there are plenty of them in other parts of Mandrake). I haven't changed any other kppp parameters besides Account name, Provider phone No., two DNS server addresses given by provider, my username and password. Now temporarily also timeout value which didn't help. All other parameters set by Mandrake installation seem to be OK. Dialing and modem handshake is OK. I use DHCP. Provider confirms that PAP is allowed, however they don't have any Linux specialists to help me. Modem is decent external USRobotics. All hardware works OK on the same machine with Windows NT 4.0. Besides, I can easily connect same provider using same username and password in WinNT environment on the same machine. Unfortunately Mandrake support is very slow to respond - if ever, don't know, haven't received yet any reaction from them, being registered Mandrake Essential 7.1 and Powerpack 7.0 user. Two questions, one for each system, both are still unanswered. (so folks CD's from Cheapbytes are absolutely as valuable as "official" box...) There is no FAQ on Mandrake website either, even for 7.0 not to speak about 7.1 . Seems that popularity is playing bad scaling games with Mandrake... So hopefully somebody who has already solved this dialup problem will please explain what to do. One thing is sure - there definitely _is_ nasty Dialup problem in Mandrake with default installation and it is more complex than just modem or timeout settings. I have seen more then few people asking in networks about this "suddenly dying" pppd but no working answers beyond "man pppd" - which might be good way but not for the very first steps of newbie being cut off from main info source, Internet, unable to connect his provider. I had to re-install WinNT sigh. Harry
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
When I first started using Linux almost a year ago, like everyone else I tried using kppp. I found it generally frustrating and useless, especially trying to configure a PAP script thing that worked. I gave up on that. My only suggestion to others with kppp problems is: dump it and use wvdial. wvdial is easy to install and use. The program senses what kind of handshake your provider wants and keeps you connected. Since wvdial is not on the Mandrake cd's you will have to download an rpm version (I had to do this using Windows when I started with Mandrake). I forget the URL but a search at Google for "wvdial" will lead one to water. Now I have my computer configured to dial up when I boot Linux, and it works like a charm. Phil On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Harry Bush wrote: » At 12:48 00.07.09.. +0200, Paul wrote: » » On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Dariusz S Stochmal wrote: » I have installed Mandrake Linux 7.1 for the first time. [...] » During connection process, there is a brief handshaking going on, » and then my connection will drop and error appears » PPPD Demon Died Unexpectedly. » » This has come up before on the list. Set your timeout value (or something » like that) higher, from 60 to 400 seconds or so. That apparently is » helping many people » » I have absolutely the same problem, and unfortunately increasing timeout » value to 400 doesn't help. Connection seems to start normally, then it » pauses for a while and brokes telling daemon has died suddenly. Kppp's » diagnosis is just "Sorry. Can't help you here" (how clear, isn't » it...) PPP Logfile tells something also not fully understandable for me: » » Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: By default the remote system is required » to authenticate itself » Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: (because this system has a default route » to the internet) » Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: but I couldn't find any suitable secret » (password) for it to use to do so. » Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: (None of the available passwords would » let it use an IP address.) » » Username and password is definitely OK, I have repeatedly tested them. » Installation now is US English to avoid possible locale problems (there are » plenty of them in other parts of Mandrake). I haven't changed any other » kppp parameters besides Account name, Provider phone No., two DNS server » addresses given by provider, my username and password. Now temporarily » also timeout value which didn't help. All other parameters set by Mandrake » installation seem to be OK. Dialing and modem handshake is OK. I use DHCP. » Provider confirms that PAP is allowed, however they don't have any Linux » specialists to help me. Modem is decent external USRobotics. All hardware » works OK on the same machine with Windows NT 4.0. Besides, I can easily » connect same provider using same username and password in WinNT environment » on the same machine. » » Unfortunately Mandrake support is very slow to respond - if ever, don't » know, haven't received yet any reaction from them, being registered » Mandrake Essential 7.1 and Powerpack 7.0 user. Two questions, one for each » system, both are still unanswered. (so folks CD's from Cheapbytes are » absolutely as valuable as "official" box...) There is no FAQ on Mandrake » website either, even for 7.0 not to speak about 7.1 . Seems that popularity » is playing bad scaling games with Mandrake... So hopefully somebody who » has already solved this dialup problem will please explain what to do. » » One thing is sure - there definitely _is_ nasty Dialup problem in Mandrake » with default installation and it is more complex than just modem or timeout » settings. I have seen more then few people asking in networks about this » "suddenly dying" pppd but no working answers beyond "man pppd" - which » might be good way but not for the very first steps of newbie being cut off » from main info source, Internet, unable to connect his provider. I had to » re-install WinNT sigh. » » Harry
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
Hi Charles, Yes, my provider helpdesk says they do use PAP. Pls excuse unclear wording in my letter. As for trying each and any setting in all their combinations... well, I would prefer to know what I am doing and why, and my time is somehow limited... That's why I paid for "official" Mandrake hoping I would get some E-mail support. Oh yes. Besides, IMHO default configuration should work or at least be not too far from working one. And - yes, I do know about help button ;) in more than just one or two different systems... Didn't find right answer there but sure tried before asking Support (which didn't answer) and now asking this group. As well as did several web searches and found lot's of questions about the same problem but quite few real answers... My guess is that lot's of potential Linux users might be scared away and not asking/trying anymore after being unable even do this simple thing - connect to their Internet providers using default (or close to default) configuration and methods. Thanks for trying to help, anyway. Harry At 09:42 00.07.09.e -0400, you wrote: Harry I might also help us to know what ISP you use. You can not simply take the word of the person you spoke to at your ISP that PAP is "acceptable". They either use the PAP protocol or they don't. 5 will get you 10 that if you tried each of the other settings as well as increasing the time-out value you Would find one that worked and from your log that is your problem. As for FAQ, when you were setting up your connection did you happen to notice a button in the bottom corner of the window labled Help and if you did, did you bother to use it.? Charles :-) - Original Message - From: "Harry Bush" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2000 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems At 12:48 00.07.09.. +0200, Paul wrote: On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Dariusz S Stochmal wrote: I have installed Mandrake Linux 7.1 for the first time. [...] During connection process, there is a brief handshaking going on, and then my connection will drop and error appears PPPD Demon Died Unexpectedly. This has come up before on the list. Set your timeout value (or something like that) higher, from 60 to 400 seconds or so. That apparently is helping many people I have absolutely the same problem, and unfortunately increasing timeout value to 400 doesn't help. Connection seems to start normally, then it pauses for a while and brokes telling daemon has died suddenly. Kppp's diagnosis is just "Sorry. Can't help you here" (how clear, isn't it...) PPP Logfile tells something also not fully understandable for me: Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: By default the remote system is required to authenticate itself Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: (because this system has a default route to the internet) Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: but I couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to use to do so. Jul 8 14:14:18 linu2 pppd[4560]: (None of the available passwords would let it use an IP address.) Username and password is definitely OK, I have repeatedly tested them. Installation now is US English to avoid possible locale problems (there are plenty of them in other parts of Mandrake). I haven't changed any other kppp parameters besides Account name, Provider phone No., two DNS server addresses given by provider, my username and password. Now temporarily also timeout value which didn't help. All other parameters set by Mandrake installation seem to be OK. Dialing and modem handshake is OK. I use DHCP. Provider confirms that PAP is allowed, however they don't have any Linux specialists to help me. Modem is decent external USRobotics. All hardware works OK on the same machine with Windows NT 4.0. Besides, I can easily connect same provider using same username and password in WinNT environment on the same machine. Unfortunately Mandrake support is very slow to respond - if ever, don't know, haven't received yet any reaction from them, being registered Mandrake Essential 7.1 and Powerpack 7.0 user. Two questions, one for each system, both are still unanswered. (so folks CD's from Cheapbytes are absolutely as valuable as "official" box...) There is no FAQ on Mandrake website either, even for 7.0 not to speak about 7.1 . Seems that popularity is playing bad scaling games with Mandrake... So hopefully somebody who has already solved this dialup problem will please explain what to do. One thing is sure - there definitely _is_ nasty Dialup problem in Mandrake with default installation and it is more complex than just modem or timeout settings. I have seen more then few people asking in networks about this "suddenly dying" pppd but no working answers beyond "man pppd" - which might be good way but not for the very first s
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
I too have been battling a modem install under 7.1 all weekend. Tried all the timeout tricks on this list, tried the noauth option - still no go. In the end i had to download a program called qppp i think it was, and that did the trick once it was configured. But using either ppp under Linux conf, or gnome ppp, ( i installed from 2 cd iso set - maybe kppp does not come on that ? ) the ppp daemon died always. I think it seemed to be a problem with the PAP config, howver that seems to work fine under the program i downloaded. Any other battles like this ? Barry Premeaux wrote: Dariusz S Stochmal wrote: I have installed Mandrake Linux 7.1 for the first time. During installation it detected my external modem, and it did setup my internet connection. My problem is that when I login into kde desktop, and use kppp tool (there is a icon on the desktop which says Internet and it looks something like Windows dialup connection) to dial to internet I can't connect. During connection process, there is a brief "handshaking" going on, and then my connection will drop and error appears "PPPD Demon Died Unexpectedly". Anybody with any ideas ? Is there other way for me to connect to Internet ? Regards, Dariusz S Stochmal E-mail 1: [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-mail 2: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page:http://www.stochmal.com/ Look under the Kppp Setup, you will find a wait time for the daemon. The default setting is something like 30 seconds. I extended the time to 120 seconds which which worked well for me. -- Barry :-)
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I was fooling with the networking configurater and all of a sudden from having a perfect Kppp modem set up I started getting exactly as described below. So I went back in and took out all of the network config stuff and rebooted and voila! I have my connection back. My suggestion is to go into Drakconf and make sure all of the networking config is blank with the exception of your NIC card config. The "routing and gateway" try blank as well as anything else. I have'nt figured just how but somehow the loop back or something is trying to talk to itself. PPP0 can be configured too if you want. Steve Elliott wrote: I too have been battling a modem install under 7.1 all weekend. Tried all the timeout tricks on this list, tried the noauth option - still no go. In the end i had to download a program called qppp i think it was, and that did the trick once it was configured. But using either ppp under Linux conf, or gnome ppp, ( i installed from 2 cd iso set - maybe kppp does not come on that ? ) the ppp daemon died always. I think it seemed to be a problem with the PAP config, howver that seems to work fine under the program i downloaded. Any other battles like this ? Barry Premeaux wrote: Dariusz S Stochmal wrote: I have installed Mandrake Linux 7.1 for the first time. During installation it detected my external modem, and it did setup my internet connection. My problem is that when I login into kde desktop, and use kppp tool (there is a icon on the desktop which says Internet and it looks something like Windows dialup connection) to dial to internet I can't connect. During connection process, there is a brief "handshaking" going on, and then my connection will drop and error appears "PPPD Demon Died Unexpectedly". Anybody with any ideas ? Is there other way for me to connect to Internet ? Regards, Dariusz S Stochmal E-mail 1: [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-mail 2: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page:http://www.stochmal.com/ Look under the Kppp Setup, you will find a wait time for the daemon. The default setting is something like 30 seconds. I extended the time to 120 seconds which which worked well for me. -- Barry :-) -- Dennis-Registered Linux User #180842
Re: [newbie] Modem problems
Edison Gica wrote: I setup my external modem and it was identified by LM however everytime I connect it always gives me "PPP timed out". Thanks for ur help. edison Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Try select "Configuration", then"Device" and increase the "Timeout modem" time set by default; then in "PPP" do the same in that "Timeout" box as well. I was forced to choose at least 120 seconds for both, now everything works fine! Corrado.
RE: [newbie] Modem problems
Either you don't have your chat script properly set up... you may be VERY close... Or your ISP is using chap/pap authentication and you have not set it up. -JMS -Original Message- From: Edison Gica [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 6:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Modem problems I setup my external modem and it was identified by LM however everytime I connect it always gives me "PPP timed out". Thanks for ur help. edison Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] Modem problems
I setup my external modem and it was identified by LM however everytime I connect it always gives me "PPP timed out". Thanks for ur help. edison Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] modem problems under 6.1
I am using a newcom 33.6ifxc modem, I set up the ppp connection and when I try to connect says modem is busy. Is my modem just not compatible under this software or do I need to edit a configuration file? __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [newbie] Modem Problems
WINMODEMS are NOT supported by Linux and never will be... See their web page -Original Message- From: Jon Schwartze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 9:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems hey man, I'm having the exact same problem as you. What kind of modem do you have? I have a WINMODEM, and an Internal PCI modem, both of which..Dont work (of course the winmodem wont work, thats why I bought the PCI one). I've been on this list a few days now, and everybody I have asked says to buy an External modem. Preferably U.S. Robotics Hope that helps :) JON *Linux-Mandrake 6.5* Abdoul Da Man wrote: I did everything you guys said, now I have "modem busy" with Kppp. When I do a "uname -r", I get "2.2.5-15BOOT" When I do a "uname -m", I get "i686" when I cat /etc/mandrake-release I get "Linux Mandrake release 6.1 (Helios)" I have a Gateway pentium III 450 and windows98 and Linux and 64MB of RAM. and I changed the config.sys so to boot either from linux or windows by using "loadlin vmlinuz..." I will appreciate all help.
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
You think!? If you would have readthen you'd see thats why I bought a PCI
modem...I
know the winmodem wont work, and never will
Thanks for your input though
JON
"{{{ J.P.}}}" wrote:
WINMODEMS are NOT supported by Linux and never will be... See their web
page
-Original Message-
From: Jon Schwartze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 9:16 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
hey man,
I'm having the exact same problem as you. What kind of modem do you have?
I have a
WINMODEM, and an Internal PCI modem, both of which..Dont work (of course
the winmodem
wont work, thats why I bought the PCI one). I've been on this list a
few days now,
and everybody I have asked says to buy an External modem. Preferably U.S.
Robotics
Hope that helps :)
JON
*Linux-Mandrake 6.5*
Abdoul Da Man wrote:
I did everything you guys said, now I have "modem busy"
with Kppp.
When I do a "uname -r", I get "2.2.5-15BOOT"
When I do a "uname -m", I get "i686"
when I cat /etc/mandrake-release I get
"Linux Mandrake release 6.1 (Helios)"
I have a Gateway pentium III 450 and windows98 and Linux
and 64MB of RAM.
and I changed the config.sys so to boot either
from linux or windows by using "loadlin vmlinuz..."
I will appreciate all help.
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
After reinstalling 6.1 the other day, I had the same problem-- modem busy. . Cause: I had forgotten to add #setserial /dev/modem uart 16550A port 0x6200 irq 11 as directed in my modem's user manual (Actiontec 56k PCI call waiting modem) to my /etc/rc.d/rc.local file. I don't know what the numbers mean except the irq, but they might be different for you. On Tue, 18 Jan 2000, you wrote: I did everything you guys said, now I have "modem busy" with Kppp. When I do a "uname -r", I get "2.2.5-15BOOT" When I do a "uname -m", I get "i686" when I cat /etc/mandrake-release I get "Linux Mandrake release 6.1 (Helios)" I have a Gateway pentium III 450 and windows98 and Linux and 64MB of RAM. and I changed the config.sys so to boot either from linux or windows by using "loadlin vmlinuz..." I will appreciate all help. -- Logging Out...
[newbie] Modem Problems
I did everything you guys said, now I have "modem busy" with Kppp. When I do a "uname -r", I get "2.2.5-15BOOT" When I do a "uname -m", I get "i686" when I cat /etc/mandrake-release I get "Linux Mandrake release 6.1 (Helios)" I have a Gateway pentium III 450 and windows98 and Linux and 64MB of RAM. and I changed the config.sys so to boot either from linux or windows by using "loadlin vmlinuz..." I will appreciate all help.
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
hey man, I'm having the exact same problem as you. What kind of modem do you have? I have a WINMODEM, and an Internal PCI modem, both of which..Dont work (of course the winmodem wont work, thats why I bought the PCI one). I've been on this list a few days now, and everybody I have asked says to buy an External modem. Preferably U.S. Robotics Hope that helps :) JON *Linux-Mandrake 6.5* Abdoul Da Man wrote: I did everything you guys said, now I have "modem busy" with Kppp. When I do a "uname -r", I get "2.2.5-15BOOT" When I do a "uname -m", I get "i686" when I cat /etc/mandrake-release I get "Linux Mandrake release 6.1 (Helios)" I have a Gateway pentium III 450 and windows98 and Linux and 64MB of RAM. and I changed the config.sys so to boot either from linux or windows by using "loadlin vmlinuz..." I will appreciate all help.
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems!!!
i don't have a winmodem and im getting that same problem! argh! does someone know why "the modem is busy" when we try to get it working? ive got a us robotics isa modem
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
Hi, I just want to say that Winmodem are not supported by Linux and they will NEVER be supported. I read that in a HOWTO about configuring modems in Linux... Whatever, I don't suggest you to buy another modem, choose rather a faster connection. By the way, I'm new here :) Jonathan Jon Schwartze wrote: hey man, I'm having the exact same problem as you. What kind of modem do you have? I have a WINMODEM, and an Internal PCI modem, both of which..Dont work (of course the winmodem wont work, thats why I bought the PCI one). I've been on this list a few days now, and everybody I have asked says to buy an External modem. Preferably U.S. Robotics Hope that helps :) JON *Linux-Mandrake 6.5* Abdoul Da Man wrote: I did everything you guys said, now I have "modem busy" with Kppp. When I do a "uname -r", I get "2.2.5-15BOOT" When I do a "uname -m", I get "i686" when I cat /etc/mandrake-release I get "Linux Mandrake release 6.1 (Helios)" I have a Gateway pentium III 450 and windows98 and Linux and 64MB of RAM. and I changed the config.sys so to boot either from linux or windows by using "loadlin vmlinuz..." I will appreciate all help.
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
Follow John's suggestions first. After figuring which COM port you are using, setup KPPP according to the following: /dev/ttyS0 = COM1 /dev/ttyS1 = COM2 /dev/ttyS2 = COM3 /dev/ttyS3 = COM4 HTH, Matt From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 09:36:36 -0500 On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, you wrote: I just purchased an Actiontec modem that says it is good for dos, win 3.1, 95, nt and linux. I installed according to the instructions using kddp. When querying the modem I either receive that the modem cannot be found or its busy. I've reloaded linux twice so far. Anyone have any ideas. I'm at wits end. Internal? If so, what com port do you have it on? Also, if it's on com 1 or com 2, do you have the on-board com ports enabled in BIOS? If so, and you're using one of those com ports for the internal modem, you need to disable the one that's duplicating the internal modem. i.e. your modem is using com 2, you need to disable the on-board com 2. Also, if using com3 or com4, you could have an IRQ conflict as com1 3 share an IRQ and com2 4 share an irq. Either relocate the IRQ for the internal modem or disable the conflicting COM port. If it's an external, ignore everything I just said. :-) John __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
Yeah, try a steamroller then buy a U.S. Robotics. You won't be sorry. - Original Message - From: Jennifer Ricki Wise [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 11:32 PM Subject: [newbie] Modem Problems I just purchased an Actiontec modem that says it is good for dos, win 3.1, 95, nt and linux. I installed according to the instructions using kddp. When querying the modem I either receive that the modem cannot be found or its busy. I've reloaded linux twice so far. Anyone have any ideas. I'm at wits end. Thanks Jennifer
[newbie] modem problems
I am running Mandrake 6.0. I have tried repeatedly, but unsuccessfully to get my modem working. My modem is on Com4 under Windows, but I cannot find it under Linux. I try to find it on /dev/ttyS3. I do get a modem ready when I do a query, but there are no ATI commands. I have tried changing the CR/LF, but that doesn't work either. What should I try next. My modem is not a win modem. Thanks
Re: [newbie] modem problems
On Sat, 04 Sep 1999, you wrote: I am running Mandrake 6.0. I have tried repeatedly, but unsuccessfully to get my modem working. My modem is on Com4 under Windows, but I cannot find it under Linux. I try to find it on /dev/ttyS3. I do get a modem ready when I do a query, but there are no ATI commands. I have tried changing the CR/LF, but that doesn't work either. What should I try next. My modem is not a win modem. Brand and model of modem? Also, is it a PCI modem? If so, it may not be a WinModem TM US Robotics but it may be an HSP or other type of "Sofware" modem. John
Re: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola VoiceSufer?
Before you do anything fancy for the sound card, try this: LILO Boot: linux 1 When booted, type bash#] sndconfig Civileme James Schofield wrote: ok, I have been trying everything I can think of to get this and my SB64pci working.. (Both are PNP) No go. I notice that my mandrake install did not install isapnptools when I went looking for it. I might try a reinstall. But I also found this out in WINDOHS! My modem is at Com3 IRQ 11 and my sound card is sharing a pci IRQ 9 with my LPT2 port which is also pci.. I have been told that pci devices sharing irqs is not a problem with win.. what about linux? James -- Rejoice, the wait for Windows 2000 is over! http://www.ms-windows-2000.com/
Re: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola VoiceSufer?
At 04:58 PM 8/18/99 +, you wrote: Before you do anything fancy for the sound card, try this: linux 1 When booted, typesndconfig Civileme ok, I will give that a try.. but what does the run level 1 do for me that a std boot would not? James
Re: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?
Dan Brown wrote: From: Joseph Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting, I thought I was using 2.2.?? (linux-mandrake 6.0(venus)) and it gives me the choice of cuaX and ttySX from the kppp dialer. Interesting... Linus's release notes for the 2.2.x kernel say that it's stopped supporting the cua devices. Does mandrake make links instead? I thought the cua's were just there for backward compatibility cases, and they were going to be removed completely in 2.4.x or some such. - Theo
[newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?
Does anyone know of any Known problems installing this modem on Linux? I can get it to detect that there is a modem - but it cannot seem to operate it. ttys2 is com3 correct? that is what the settings are in Windows Com3 irq2 ANyone successfully installed this modem, can give me a hand?? Thanks James
Re: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?
At 11:37 16/08/99 -0400, you wrote: Does anyone know of any Known problems installing this modem on Linux? I can get it to detect that there is a modem - but it cannot seem to operate it. ttys2 is com3 correct? that is what the settings are in Windows Com3 irq2 ANyone successfully installed this modem, can give me a hand?? Thanks James Irq2 is your interrupt controller. I normally disable one of the com ports in bios and use that for the modem ie ttyS1/irq3 (com2 in dos). hih nick@nexnix
RE: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?
James, If memory serves my correctly the Voice Surfer is an external modem?? If so then use the kppp dialer and under the Device tab select the cua2 not the ttys2 (cua is for and external device) Regards, Joseph Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Company Cleveland, OH -Original Message- From: James Schofield [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 11:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer? Does anyone know of any Known problems installing this modem on Linux? I can get it to detect that there is a modem - but it cannot seem to operate it. ttys2 is com3 correct? that is what the settings are in Windows Com3 irq2 ANyone successfully installed this modem, can give me a hand?? Thanks James application/ms-tnef
Re: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?
James Schofield wrote: Does anyone know of any Known problems installing this modem on Linux? I can get it to detect that there is a modem - but it cannot seem to operate it. ttys2 is com3 correct? that is what the settings are in Windows Com3 irq2 ANyone successfully installed this modem, can give me a hand?? Thanks James at a command line ( terminal ) type man setserial. Alan -- === [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Coming to you with Linux-Mandrake 6.0
Re: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?
At 04:56 PM 8/16/99 +0100, you wrote: Irq2 is your interrupt controller. I normally disable one of the com ports in bios and use that for the modem ie ttyS1/irq3 (com2 in dos). hih nick@nexnix Thanks for the suggestion nick, but the win98 that I am running on my primary drive (there are two in the machine) is running without a flaw(I know I know.. hard to beleive!) soo I am not interested in making bios changes with the com ports and rearranging devices on my machine. I would rather just like to get Linux to work correctly with the Modem on Com3 irq2 ttys2 would be the device I know.. Some have suggested I play with minicom first to get the modem working there.. then when I have.. I can get back into Kppp and set it up. James
Re: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?
Joseph Gardner wrote: If memory serves my correctly the Voice Surfer is an external modem?? If so then use the kppp dialer and under the Device tab select the cua2 not the ttys2 (cua is for and external device) Not so. It doesn't matter whether you're using internal or external devices; if you're using kernel 2.2.x, you need to use ttyS*, because the kernel's done away with the cua* devices. If you're using 2.0.x, you can use cua*, but ttyS* is a better choice, because it leaves the door open for upgrades. -- Dan Brown, KE6MKS, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
RE: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?
Interesting, I thought I was using 2.2.?? (linux-mandrake 6.0(venus)) and it gives me the choice of cuaX and ttySX from the kppp dialer. Regards, Joseph Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Company Cleveland, OH -Original Message- From: Dan Brown [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 1:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer? Joseph Gardner wrote: If memory serves my correctly the Voice Surfer is an external modem?? If so then use the kppp dialer and under the Device tab select the cua2 not the ttys2 (cua is for and external device) Not so. It doesn't matter whether you're using internal or external devices; if you're using kernel 2.2.x, you need to use ttyS*, because the kernel's done away with the cua* devices. If you're using 2.0.x, you can use cua*, but ttyS* is a better choice, because it leaves the door open for upgrades. -- Dan Brown, KE6MKS, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. application/ms-tnef
Re: [RE: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?]
Joseph Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: James, If memory serves my correctly the Voice Surfer is an external modem?? If so then use the kppp dialer and under the Device tab select the cua2 not the ttys2 (cua is for and external device) Regards, Joseph Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Company Cleveland, OH === I run my USR on ttyS0 and it works just fine. My understanding (admittedly rather limited ;o)) is that ttyS is replacing cua, interanl or external. Someone please correct me if I goofed. 8^) -Original Message- From: James Schofield [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 11:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer? Does anyone know of any Known problems installing this modem on Linux? I can get it to detect that there is a modem - but it cannot seem to operate it. ttys2 is com3 correct? that is what the settings are in Windows Com3 irq2 ANyone successfully installed this modem, can give me a hand?? Thanks James - Attachment: application/ms-tnef MIME Type: application/ms-tnef -
Re: [RE: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?]
Michael Scottaline wrote: Joseph Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If memory serves my correctly the Voice Surfer is an external modem?? If so then use the kppp dialer and under the Device tab select the cua2 not the ttys2 (cua is for and external device) I'm not sure who gave you that information, but it's decidedly incorrect. In earlier kernels, there WAS a difference between the setups done for ttyS* and cua* devices. However, cua* devices have been deprecated by the 2.2.x line of kernels -- check your logs when using them, you'll see warnings that list the application that is using the device. So please, everyone, stick to ttyS* devices and just throw cua* stuff out of your mind. I run my USR on ttyS0 and it works just fine. My understanding (admittedly rather limited ;o)) is that ttyS is replacing cua, interanl or external. Someone please correct me if I goofed. 8^) Does anyone know of any Known problems installing this modem on Linux? I can get it to detect that there is a modem - but it cannot seem to operate it. ttys2 is com3 correct? that is what the settings are in Windows Com3 irq2 ANyone successfully installed this modem, can give me a hand?? Use setserial like this and you should be up and running: setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq 9 IRQ 2 cascades to IRQ 9, so that's what you need to tell it to use. Once you get it running, just add the setserial line to the end of your /etc/rc.d/rc.local and it'll be run automatically each time you boot. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Modem problems. - Motorola Voice Sufer?
Dan Brown wrote: From: Joseph Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting, I thought I was using 2.2.?? (linux-mandrake 6.0(venus)) and it gives me the choice of cuaX and ttySX from the kppp dialer. Interesting... Linus's release notes for the 2.2.x kernel say that it's stopped supporting the cua devices. Does mandrake make links instead? 2.2.x issues warning shots in the system logs about the use of cua* devices. 2.4.x will probably just do away with the things (though I haven't seen any patches on the kernel list for it). -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Modem problems. Looks like a bug in Mandrake 6.0
You may try the new knetwork upgrade kdenetwork-1.1.1final-7mdk.i586.rpm . It is on the Mandrake Updates site. Brian Yes, I was able to dial out at will mutiple times. Even after rebooting. The modem is PNP (no jumpers). I am assuming this is a bug because I notice other folks reporting similar problems on linux related news groups. Looks like a trend to me. So what do you think?
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
- Original Message - From: sinx [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems Ok, is it not a winmodem, and not a pci bus modem, it's isa. When I did the 'setserial /dev/ttyS2' it said irq4, I noticed though, that my modem is on irq10, is that the problem? How can it be changed? You may leave it on irq 10. Looking at man setserial gives us an answer. Using setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq 10 should do it. Then try setserial /dev/ttyS2 and you should see that it shows irq 10. Then try kppp again using /dev/ttyS2 as the modem device. If it works, you can add the line setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq 10 to /etc/rc.local or create a new file called /etc/rc.serial and put it there so it runs at startup every time. If you create rc.serial, make certain that the file permission are the same as rc.local. Hoyt
RE: [newbie] Modem Problems
Does every thing in the /etc/ dir get run at boot up ??? Regards, Joseph Gardner -Original Message- From: Hoyt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 11:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [newbie] Modem Problems - Original Message - From: sinx [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems Ok, is it not a winmodem, and not a pci bus modem, it's isa. When I did the 'setserial /dev/ttyS2' it said irq4, I noticed though, that my modem is on irq10, is that the problem? How can it be changed? You may leave it on irq 10. Looking at man setserial gives us an answer. Using setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq 10 should do it. Then try setserial /dev/ttyS2 and you should see that it shows irq 10. Then try kppp again using /dev/ttyS2 as the modem device. If it works, you can add the line setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq 10 to /etc/rc.local or create a new file called /etc/rc.serial and put it there so it runs at startup every time. If you create rc.serial, make certain that the file permission are the same as rc.local. Hoyt application/ms-tnef
[newbie] Modem problems. Looks like a bug in Mandrake 6.0
When I install Linux-Mandrake, I set up the modem first under KPPP. The device is set to ttyS1. Then I set up the rest of my PPP seatings. I then am able to successfully dial my ISP. The modem (sportster 56K internal) works GREAT! The next step in setting up mandrake is setting up the sound. So I type /usr/sbin/sndconfig and the system automatically detects my sound card and sets it up. Then it says that the file /etc/conf.modules already exists and backs it up as /etc/conf.modules.bak. That's it. My PnP SB16 sound card is setup and works GREAT. Now the modem doesn't work after setting up the sound card. I keep getting "modem is busy" and I can't dial out. The sound card and the modem DO NOT share the same resources. I did not EVER have this problem in Mandrake 5.3. I deleted /etc/conf.modules and replaced it with /etc/conf.modules.bak and renamed it accordingly. The modem still don't work. Even after rebooting. What do I need to do to fix this mess? Postman
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
you've got a winmodem. - Original Message - From: sinx To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 2:55 PM Subject: [newbie] Modem Problems I just installed Madrake 6.0, running KDE, I used kdeppp and tried to setup my modem, which is a U.S. Robotics 56k Internal Fax Modem, on COM3, but I couldn't seem to set it up right, I always got errors like "modem is busy" or "can't open modem" Does anyone know what settings I should use for the modem? Or if I have to download some linux drivers for it? Thanks.
[newbie] Modem Problems modem is busy
I just installed Mandrake 6.0 last night. I tried setting up my internet stuff under KPPP. I couldn't get the modem to work. The modem is a US Robotics 56K internal (not a winmodem). It is set to run on COM3. I always get errors that say "modem is busy". I have tried all the possible devices (/dev/ttyS0, S1, S2, .) to see if that would work. I tried changing the IRQ (setserial /dev/ttyS2 IRQ :1, 2, 3, and so on..) and Still nothing. I was using Mandrake 5.3 for the past few months on this same machine until last night without a problem. All I did was put the CD in and installed. The modem worked on the first try. And Windows 98 has no problem too. This is not an upgrade that I did. I slicked the partition and installed Mandrake 6.0 from scratch. I don't see a whole lot of troubleshooting documentation about this problem (online or offline). Can anyone point me in the right direction? What do I do? Postman
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
first off, turn off HTML msgs under Tools / Options / Send tab / check Plain Text under Mail sending format. These are instructions for changing the format in Outlook Express, which your msg identified it was created under. Now, everyone can read your message w/out squinting and going blind. Plain text format allows more people to read your msg and help you. I say this not to start flamage, but because it was once pointed out to myself. To the problem. Is this a Winmodem, a HSP modem, a softmodem ar any othersuch PCI bus modem. If so your screwed. Get another modem. Likely the proplem is that it is PnPray. So, at the command line try "setserial /dev/ttys2" or try "modemtool". I have a USR 33.6 ISA modem (great modem) and I instead switched off the PlugnPray and hard set it to Com 3 (which is ttys2 in linux) Irq 4 and all devices played nice. Then go back in to Kppp and let it query the modem on /dev/ttys2. Brian "My God, it's full of penguins!" -Original Message- From: sinx [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 3:41 PM Subject: [newbie] Modem Problems I just installed Madrake 6.0, running KDE, I used kdeppp and tried to setup my modem, which is a U.S. Robotics 56k Internal Fax Modem, on COM3, but I couldn't seem to set it up right, I always got errors like "modem is busy" or "can't open modem" Does anyone know what settings I should use for the modem? Or if I have to download some linux drivers for it? Thanks.
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
Ok, is it not a winmodem, and not a pci bus modem, it's isa. When I did the 'setserial /dev/ttyS2' it said irq4, I noticed though, that my modem is on irq10, is that the problem? How can it be changed? -Original Message- From: Ripcrd6 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Modem Problems first off, turn off HTML msgs under Tools / Options / Send tab / check Plain Text under Mail sending format. These are instructions for changing the format in Outlook Express, which your msg identified it was created under. Now, everyone can read your message w/out squinting and going blind. Plain text format allows more people to read your msg and help you. I say this not to start flamage, but because it was once pointed out to myself. To the problem. Is this a Winmodem, a HSP modem, a softmodem ar any othersuch PCI bus modem. If so your screwed. Get another modem. Likely the proplem is that it is PnPray. So, at the command line try "setserial /dev/ttys2" or try "modemtool". I have a USR 33.6 ISA modem (great modem) and I instead switched off the PlugnPray and hard set it to Com 3 (which is ttys2 in linux) Irq 4 and all devices played nice. Then go back in to Kppp and let it query the modem on /dev/ttys2. Brian "My God, it's full of penguins!" -Original Message- From: sinx [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 3:41 PM Subject: [newbie] Modem Problems I just installed Madrake 6.0, running KDE, I used kdeppp and tried to setup my modem, which is a U.S. Robotics 56k Internal Fax Modem, on COM3, but I couldn't seem to set it up right, I always got errors like "modem is busy" or "can't open modem" Does anyone know what settings I should use for the modem? Or if I have to download some linux drivers for it? Thanks.
Re: [newbie] Modem Problems
sinx wrote: I just installed Madrake 6.0, running KDE, I used kdeppp and tried to setup my modem, which is a U.S. Robotics 56k Internal Fax Modem, on COM3, but I couldn't seem to set it up right, I always got errors like "modem is busy" or "can't open modem" Does anyone know what settings I should use for the modem? Or if I have to download some linux drivers for it? Thanks. I just had a similar problem with the same type of modem. I had to set the jumpers on the modem for com 2 irq 3 to get linux to use it. Now Winblows 95 wont install it on COM 2. So change the jumpers to COM2 IRQ3 and set kppp to use /dev/ttys1 and you should be okay.
Re: [newbie] modem problems.....
On Sun, 13 Jun 1999, Brian Erikson wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Envelope-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: 9906140913181894500@ebb I think it might work if you try cua0 or cua1 depending on if it is on serial port 1 or 2 respectively. That is the only selection that works with my external modem. Are you sure you can't use ttyS0 and ttyS1 instead? /dev/cua? devices are obsolete and have been replaced with ttyS devices. If they don't work, did you do anything odd to them (disable the serial ports in BIOS or something like that)? LLaP bero
Re: [newbie] modem problems.....
Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: Are you sure you can't use ttyS0 and ttyS1 instead? /dev/cua? devices are obsolete and have been replaced with ttyS devices. If they don't work, did you do anything odd to them (disable the serial ports in BIOS or something like that)? LLaP bero I will have to go back and check. Seems I just tried in sequence till I got one to work which, if my memory isn't really fried, was cau1 for serial port 2 on my motherboard. Oh wait, that is the one for the mouse. Now I am confused. I checked on my test system running Mandrake 5.3 and you are correct, I have it set as ttyS1, not cua1. Now I need to check on this machine. BTW, I have another machine set up with a PCMCIA modem and haven't yet figured out how to get it going with Mandrake 6.0. Any hint on what device to use? Brian
