----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles-Roberts" To: "Hoyt Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 13:16 Subject: Re: Installing modem.
> Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Charles-Roberts" > > To: "Hoyt Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 09:50 > > Subject: Re: Installing modem. > > > > > > > >>Hoyt Bailey wrote: > >> > >>>I recieved my USR5610B and replaced the Intel winmodem. Turned on the > >>>computer and it dialed the ISP in Windows. So I said hey this is going > > > > to > > > >>>be easy. Went to U.S. Robitics website and no debian driver only RH, > >>>Mandrake, & SUSE. Ok I can do rpm. downloaded rpm driver put it on a > > > > CD > > > >>>and booted debian. Did ^alt F1 read man rpm & man alien. No problem > >>>mounted CD issued alien -i </cdrom/<pkgname> ran ok w/no errors. > > > > Checked > > > >>>for files 3commdn and found the following: > >>>/usr/share/doc/3commdn > >>>/usr/share/doc/3commdn/changelog.Debian.gz > >>>/usr/share/doc/3commdn/copyright > >>>/usr/doc/3commdn > >>>/usr/dpkg/info/3commdn/.postinst > >>>/usr/dpkg/info/3commdn/.list > >>>/usr/dpkg/info/3commdn/.prerm > >>>/usr/dpkg/info/3commdn/.conffiles > >>>/usr/dpkg/info/3commdn/.md5sums > >>>Read the copyright file and there is a statement (Not Installed). Went > > > > back > > > >>>to X & read the log XFree86 no indication of modem. Tryed to start > >>>connection -No-. Any Suggestions? > >>>Regards; > >>>Hoyt > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >>Hoyt; > >>PS my earlier reply. > >>There may not be a /dev/ttyS4 defined. > >>If not, do this command: > >>ls -al /dev/ttyS* > >>note the minor/major numbers from ttyS0 to ttyS3 > >>do command 'mknod .... See 'man mknod' > >> > >>HTH > >>Charles > >> > >> > >> > > > > I have a problem with mkno its written in debian(not clear). I issued the > > following commands > > mknod -m TTYS4 c 4 68 (invalid mode) > > mknod -m MODE TTYS4 c 4 68 (invalid mode) > > mknod -m=MODE TTYS4 c 4 68 (invalid mode) > > That was all the options mentioned. Could you provide the correct command. > > > > Why the hell are you using CAPITAL letters? DID you read 'man setserial' > & 'man mknod'? > > the command is: > mknod /dev/ttyS4 c 4 68 > > You may have to chmod to correct user. Usually the 'Group' user is > dialout. Add what ever user will be using this device to /etc/group > 'dialout'. > > > On your first post the command: > > setserial -G /dev/ttyS4 NOTE the capital 'S' > > should ^ be an 'S'? or were you refering to ttyS4? > > As usuall confused; > > What do you think? Read 'man setserial'. > It is the 'S' in /dev/ttyS4. If you had issued the command > 'ls -al /dev/ttyS*' you would have seen for yourself th capital 'S'. I did and copyed the previous 3 exactly except for the 68. > > > Hoyt > Maybe I am a little harsh!!! Maybe English is not your mother language! It is but man pages are written in linux (var debian) not english. > Maybe you have no experience with linux!! True, the man pages are not > easy to read. Very little. > But, the man pages get easer with practice READING them. You must try. > You must think. You must try to help yourself. It is not good for > someone to hold you hand. You will never learn anything that way. > > If you are going to use Debian you had best learn to READ READ READ READ > READ. And to THINK THINK THINK THINK. You MUST learn a lot about the 'cli'. > > Anyway, I use this very same moden with Debian & I will help you get it > working. It works very good for me. > > HTH > Charles > > PS. Is the debian-user mailing list still messed up where if one post to > the list one gets a lot of virus for microsoft? > > > > Thanks for the info the man setserial I didnt read. I havent gotten any viruses or spam either. Apparantly many do but Norton & Spam Defender are protecting me pretty well. Regards; Hoyt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
