On Friday 07 November 2003 18:43, Aidan Dunne wrote: > Hello, > I would be greatfull if you could tell me > how to get the modem working on my presario. > Everything else works but this. If I could get this > working I could also get the wife to use it at home at > least. Small steps.
I used to have a presario. I managed to get the winmodem working under Mandrake 8.1. Here are some notes I made in 2002 and some new comments added this evening for your benefit. This might help and it might not. A presario is not necessarily a presario. Good luck. Configuration: I have a winmodem modem in my Presario 12XL500 laptop. It is a Conexant HSP MicroModem 56K (rev 1) per "lspci -vv | more" By Googling around I found a helpful website at http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv/ that is dedicated to helping you get your Conexant winmodem working as a linmodem. http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/ (Linux friendly - cool) It turns out that I have a Conexant HSF type modem. I followed the directions provided for that type driver on the website. The only thing I needed that was not directly mentioned was: $ su - $ rm -f /dev/modem $ ln -s /dev/ttySHSF0 /dev/modem I ran these commands after rpm'ing in the drivers for Mandrake 8.1 and after running hsfconfig. hsfconfig reported having made /dev/ttySHSF0. Testing: Going back and forth between HS and dial-up I rebooted with my PCMCIA lan adapter ejected. I then ran kppp from the Mandrake 8.1 desktop (the icon called Internet; sphere with orbiting star). Voila. Internet access the old fashioned way. See how GUIs teach you non-transferrable skills? I learned the reboot was unnecessary. I eject the PCMCIA LAN adapter. Run kppp and dial ISP. surf on dial-up. Disconnect. Inject PCMCIA Lan Adapter. beep-beep. surf on DSL. -- Mike Mueller 324881 (08/20/2003) Make clockwise circles with your right foot. Now use your right hand to draw the number "6" in the air. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
