On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:58:05 +1200 Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:38:18 +1200 > Steve Holdoway wrote: > > > On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:12:59 +1200 > > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > > > > This is getting to be almost a religious war, worse than > > cups/printers/Krishna (: > > > > Can we get a few basic facts straight, and work forwards from this? > > > > 1. ppp ( and whatever front end you stick on it ) works perfectly. > > agreed! (althogh sometimes its options need tweaking) > > > 2. Most winmodems don't work, or work in a crippled manner. > > and others work perfectly with the correct driver. > > > > > Can I suggest that the OP posts a single email that states ( again? ) > > > > a. type of modem > > Agere winmodem - this usually works fine with the LTmodem driver - i > have had two laptops with this modem. I am fortified by the fact that it > dials and negotiates (squeals) but then doesn't authenticate. Dialling > and squealing means that at the very least the driver is inserted in the > kernel and produces enough of a pseudo serial device to get the modem > dialling and connecting. If someone would post the logs generated by ppp > it would help. Also the lspci output and the appropriate dmesg output > when the driver loads. > > > b. ISP trying to connect to. > > > > From his email address I'd say ihug. > > > I am certain that it's all been done before, and a quick solution can be > > reached to this epic by starting from this point. > > > > Steve > > -- > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > OK, From google, first match for agere linux ihug )... 1. ( In response to our old friend "eBhakta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> so you probably set this one up Nick! ) Read the Readme in /usr/share/doc/ sl-modem-source Then cd /usr/src/ tar jxf sl-modem.tar.bz2 cd /modules/sl-modem/drivers/ make clean make make install modprobe slamr for fun: dmesg | grep slamr slmodemd --countrylist slmodemd --NEW_ZEALAND /dev/slamr & creates the ports wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf edit /etc/wvdial.conf , including addition of Carrier Check = no Dialout with wvdial &
