A couple of weeks ago, Sevatio wrote: "It turned out that I needed to modify /etc/devfs/conf.d/modem.conf to reflect the use of ttySLT0 instead of ttyS0."
I kept it because I have the same prob. with a family member's machine, but haven't been back to it since to check out what he meant. Maybe it could hint at the right place to look? HTH Brian On Fri, 2002-05-03 at 21:41, Krist van Besien wrote: > I have a Lucent winmodem wich worked flawlessly until I went to Mandrake 8.1. > > I recompiled the rpm, installed it, and when I doe a modprobe lt_serial the > necessary modules get loaded, /dev/tts/LT0 and /dev/modem automagically apear > and I can dial out. No problem there. > > My problem is that the modules aren't loaded by themselves by the kernel when > an application tries to access /dev/modem, as was the case when I was still > on Mandrake 8.1. So I can't, as I used to do, just fire up kppp as a normal > user, and get on the internet. I need to open a terminal first, su -, and do > the modprobe. > Then kppp stops complaining about the modem not being there. > > > My modules.conf contains the following lines: > > # lt_drivers: autoloading and insertion parameter usage > alias char-major-62 lt_serial > alias /dev/tts/LT0 lt_serial > alias /dev/modem lt_serial > alias /dev/ttySLT0 lt_serial > # The next line is a syntax example, rarely needed, to automate parameter > usage > during lt_drivers insertion. See documentation for details > # options lt_modem vendor_id=0x115d device_id=0x0420 Forced=3,0x130,0x2f8 > # section for lt_drivers ends > > >From this I would expect lt_serial to be loaded automatically once someone > tries to access /dev/modem. This does not happen. > > In > > /etc/devfs/conf.d > > There is a file named ltmodem which contains. > > # /dev/ttySLT0 and /dev/modem symbolic links to /dev/tts/LT0 > REGISTER ^tts/LT0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL symlink $devname modem > UNREGISTER ^tts/LT0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink modem > > >From here I get that when anyone tries to access /dev/modem (when it is not > yet there), that lt_serial ought to be loaded, which ought to trigger the > creation of the /dev/modem symlink. > > This is not happening. Anybody know why? > > TIA > > Krist > > > > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Krist van Besien [EMAIL PROTECTED] > internet technology consultant tel: +31-6-50235002 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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