My replies are interspersed. Since the original message (in brief: "my modem
doesn't work") didn't go to linux-newbie, I've included it completely in
this cc to there, in case there are others who can offer additional help.
At 11:06 AM 1/22/99 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>1. What does /dev/modem point to ("ls -l /dev/modem")?
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>lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jan 22 10:14 /dev/modem ->cua3
Good. This is right.
>2. What are the listings of /proc/interrupts and /proc/ioports?
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>(" i don't underatand what commands do i need to type to do this?")
"more /proc/ioports" and "more /proc/interrupts" will do.
>3. What does setserial say about the modem port ("setserial /dev/ttyS3")?
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>(" yet agin what commands do i need to type to do this?")
I included the command the last time (underscored with ^^^ this time).
>more info
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>i have a newcom 56k internal fax modem v.90 it's a isa card
>when i load windows98 it say it's on com4
Two things you need to find out about this card are:
1. Is it s "Winmodem"? Winmodems are, to simplify a bit, cheap modems that
work ONLY with Windows. If that's what you have, no amount of help will get
your modem working with Linux; it just isn't possible. You have to look at
the modem documentation to figure this out.
2. Is it Plug-and-Play? If it is, you will need to use the Linux PnP tools
to configure it. I don't know the details of this, but there is a HowTo or
mini-HowTo on the topic (liik in /usr/doc on your system or at URL
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX-3.html#ss3.1 .
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>i just want to get online w/ linux
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>w/ most people all they do is goto control panel set their modem to it's com
>load minicom and boom that's it?
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>in minicom i put it back to /dev/modem cause /dev/modem is a link and it will
>jump to my com port where my modem is... but just to try i put it on
>/dev/ttyS3 and still it did not dial or turn on my modem.
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>as for the ppp interface it gives me options
>it's set to dev/modem but in it's dropdown list it has like 3 to 4 more
>options i can pick i can't recall them at this time sorry. ex.. ("/dev/ttyS3
>ect.....")
The use of /dev/modem is NOT your problem (based on your answer to #1
above). Something else is ... don't yet know what, but my replies above
suggest several possibilities.
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