PCI modem blues:
Dial-up modem in Network-Admin not functional in Feisty
"Feisty is for LAN/WLAN users only.."
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-tools/+bug/94304
pppd broken in 7.04
"If you install kernel-2.6.17-10-generic you can use your modem fine in
Feisty..the Edgy I am using with a modem (successfully) is 17-11"
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2616236
pppd dials, then quits
"these stupid PCI modems are for the most part useless"
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=550664
A Challenge to Edgy and Feisty Dialup Modem Users
"comment out the ‘auth’ line in /etc/ppp/options and create an empty
/etc/resolv.conf ..wvdial .. adding S19=0 to the init2 string"
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=391956
"I think I'll take your advice and stick with Ubuntu 6.06. It is
working perfectly"
That said, my external 56K has been fine on 6.10 - 7.04
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Rik Tindall, InfoHelp Services <http://www.infohelp.co.nz> on virus-free
Ubuntu GNU/Linux 7.04 freeOS, 2.6.20-15-gen kernel, GNOME 2.18.1 desktop
OpenOffice.org 2.2.0 suite, Mozilla.org Firefox 2.0.0.3 web browser and
Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 email, gEdit 2.18.1 webeditor, gFTP 2.0.18 fileXfer
