On Tue, 22 Dec 1998, Patrice Bertrand wrote: > Hi, I have installed Linux on a Winbook laptop. Everything works but my > PCMCIA modem and I dont' understand why... My PCMCIA card is a made by > Creative Labs and is fax-modem 28,800 bauds. I've tried to read the > HOWTO-PCMCIA. It doesn't help and it is too complicated anyway... > What I've done till now : > I have installed the Linux base system from scratch with floppies > I understand that the PCMCIA, if I follow the steps during installation, is > normally done. > I have set up a PPP connection > But when i type "pon", nothing happens and i go back to the prompt. > Just one thing : my sound card is dead, i don't want to replace it so when i > place the card in it's drive, i cannot hear the beep sound... But this > shouldn't have any king influence. > > So what am I supposed to do? To i have to run something like : mount > /dev/modem /moden or what? > Thanks for your help... >
Two things: 1) /dev/modem is usually a symlink to the actual tty port being used. If your setup is looking to /dev/modem and /dev/modem isn't pointing to the correct tty, that's your problem. BTW, you might be better off using the actual port (ie /dev/ttyS1, etc), because if an app accesses (and therefore puts a lock on) /dev/modem and another app accesses the actual port, the second app won't see the lock and then you've got two apps trying to use the modem at the same time and one or both will start coughing up blood. 2) If you've got minicom installed, try using it to verify that your modem is working. If you don't have minicom, try echo ATDTsome_phone_num_you_can_hear_ring > /dev/ttySwhatever_port_your_modem_is_on If you hear the phone ring, pick it up and see if it sounds like a modem. If it doesn't ring, you know you're still not dialing out. -- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC! "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought"
