On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Michelle Sihdu wrote:
> What I tried to do was to set up a PPP-connection from
> my linux first by using linuxconf, that didn't work.
> The modem wasn't calling and the /var/log/messages
> said nothing but:
> tcgetattr: input/output error(5)
> Wich I also don't understand.
>
> So I thought, forget ppp and get the modem work,
> at least call. I tried with minicom, the same result,
> a quiet modem.
Your instinct to get the modem working with minicom before ppp is exactly
right.
One issue to be aware of is that Linux does not support so-called
"Winmodems" that require Windows software drivers. These modems are pretty
common, especially in newer bundled systems. This could account for the
modem working in Windows but not Linux.
Check your modem model against the Linux compatibility database at
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html.
> After that I started to look at the packages and by
> misstake I removed ppp: rpm -e ppp
>
> So I reinstalled it from my cd, and started by
> reading the README files.
> In /usr/doc/ppp-2.3.4-1/README.linux it sais, step 1:
> from the top level of the directory of pppd run:
> ./configure
...
Ignore the installation instructions in the README; it assumes you are
installing from the source code, not a package-based distribution. While
in the directory of .rpm files on your installation CD-ROM, do 'rpm -Uvh
ppp-2*.rpm' to reinstall the package.
BTW, the latest version (currently 2.3.10) can be found in RPM format at
ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp/.
> Perhaps I should mention that I am using the modem from
> windows, COM2, and it works fine. From linux I have used
> /dev/cua1
FWIW, try to use the /dev/ttyS1 device instead of the cua (or
'/dev/modem') device. The cua devices are being phased out.
Good luck!
Geof Goodrum
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