[ale] Need Advise

[Enrique Nieves]

Thanks to all for the tips.  I did run as root while trying the several
options I mentioned in my previous e-mail, and I did check the /dev/modem
link.
EN

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrin" <haswes at mindspring.com>
To: ale at ale.org
To: "phrostie" <pfrostie at yahoo.com>; <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 9:24 PM
Subject: RE: [ale] Need Advise


> Have you tried running it as root?
>
> Run Kermit on it.
> You just do the following.
>
> 1. su - root
> 2. Kermit  ( you may need to install it)
>
> At the Kermit prompt you do the following next.
>
> 3. set line /dev/<Whatever it is>   ( You know sometimes
> /dev/modem is just a symbolic link )
>
> In some case you need to tell it what modem you have.
> 4. set modem USR   (in this case )
> 5. set carrier-watch off
>
> After you have done set carrier-watch 0ff  you can talk
> directly to the modem.
> by just pressing c
>
> Now you can do
> 6. at (or ) AT
> You should get and OK back if the modem is set-up correctly
> and you have the right port.
>
> After all that you can pull out a modem book and take a look
> at all the AT commands.  Have fun.
> Does this remind anyone of BBS days?
>
>
> Adrin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: phrostie [mailto:pfrostie at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 9:18 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] Need Advise
>
>
> i think the most common problem that i've come across have
> been with the
> /dev/<name>  on some systems it's /dev/ttyS1 on others is is
> /dev/modem on
> some it was /dev/cua<something> .
> whatever dialer you are using you need to make sure that it
> is pointing at
> your hardware correctly.
>
> On Friday 24 May 2002 19:12, you wrote:
> > Hi everyone, I'm new to the list, so forgive me if this is
> not the correct
> > forum for my question.  I'm a newbie to Linux, and
> enjoying the freedom
> > from Microsoft.
> >
> > I just installed Mandrake 8.1 in my old PC (Acer Aspire)
> AMD K6, 233 Mhz,
> > 128 RAM, 6 gig hard drive.  Everything is working great,
> except for the
> > modem (. . . it's not a Winmodem).  The entire machine is
> running on Linux
> > (Mandrake 8.1).  I took out entirely the previous OS,
> Windows 98.
> >
> > I'm getting a "modem is busy" signal, every time.
> >
> > The phone line is working, and the modem is new.  The
> modem is a U.S.
> > Robotics 56K, PCI, V90/V92, internal, model 5610B.  It is
> advertised as
> > Linux compatible.
> >
> > So far I've tried the following:
> >
> > 1-checked the true address of the serial port by comparing
> what I see with
> > the command lspci and setserial. Both addresses are the
> same.
> >
> > 2-Checked the IRQ, and it's the correct one
> >
> > 3-Checked BIOS and disabled plug-n-play.
> >
> > 4-re-installed Mandrake
> >
> > 5-moved the card to another PCI slot
> >
> > I'm running out of options, and would appreciate any
> advise.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > EN
>
> --
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> and danced the skies on Linux silvered wings.
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