Wade....when you decided that your modem was on com2 and
therefore changed the configuration to ttys1, did you disable
the motherboard com2 in the system bios?
Alan
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>
> Hi All,
>
> I am still without a connection to the internet. I am starting to wonder if
> I perhaps should consider re-installing? Everything seems to be working
> just beautifully. I still am lost as to what I am missing to get my modem
> to work (no it is not a winmodem). I have a Creative labs Modem Blaster 56K
> v.90/K56 type modem.
>
> What have I done thus far;
>
> I have set 'kppp'
> configured my modem and connection using 'LinuxConf'
> and 'NetConf'
> I have checked my ppp0 configuration in 'ifup'
>
> I have also gone root and run;
>
> less /var/log/messages
>
> which generated over 2000 lines of output (I haven't even been online with
> it yet :))
>
> I was unable to find anything helpful to me there.
>
> Then I made the only change that resulted in any change and that was I
> reset the com port
> aka ttyS2 I changed to ttyS1 and I got some movment. After which when I
> tell kppp to dial instead of the old message that said "looking for modem"
> it now says "initializing modem" which seemed at first like an improvement
> however I have yet to figure out what else it is requiring.
>
> Also when I run /sbin/ifup ppp0 it reports "taking longer than expected to
> complete"
> failed to activate ppp0 with error 8 & error 9
>
> Also I have changed the init string from the old ATZ to;
> AT&FE0V1S0=0&C1&D2+MR=2;+DR=1;+ER=1;W0
> as per recommendations from "Ask Mr. Modem".
>
> Similarly when I run mount /dev/cdrom2 I get
> 'is not a valid block device
> return 32
> "
> checking permissions
> "
> "
> "
>
> I guess I am wondering, if I reinstall can I do a better job at configuring
> my modem and my second cdrom etc from DrakX with a fresh install?
> Also I think I used the supermount option, and from what I have read here
> it may be better for me to not use that option.
>
> Thanks for any and all input.
>
> b/web
> Wade
>
> PS - Did I say I LOVE this OS?
