----- Original Message ----- From: "Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "debian-user" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 21:55 Subject: Re: Installing modem.
> Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > finished I attempted to transfer /var/log/demsg to floppy and received the > > file does not exit message. Knowing it had to be there I issued 'startx' and > > received the X is running message. So I did a 'killx' and another 'startx' > > which booted directly into KDE bypassing GUI login Then I went to console > > and reissued the command to transfer /var/log/demsg to floppy and file not > > found message appeared. Called Konk(sp) and moved to /var/log and demsg was > > present ckicked on same and transfered it to floppy. That is the long way > > around. When I clicked on the logout symbol I returned to command line. > > Regards; > > Hoyt > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 64 Oct 16 09:25 /dev/ttyS0 > > crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 65 Oct 16 09:28 /dev/ttyS1 > > crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 66 Mar 14 2002 /dev/ttyS2 > > crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 67 Mar 14 2002 /dev/ttyS3 > > > Oo-kay-y, but how does this info about dmesg existing in X but not in > console and copying said file to floppy relate to your modem issues? > I dont know, but I thought it strange that KDE knows about the modem and apparantly other things dont. > Not finding any info on minicom just means that it's not installed. In > that case, I'd probably just work with pppconfig until I got frustrated > enough to bother with getting minicom installed for an additional > testing tool. > I'll do that but it will likely bring up a score of other problems. > You say "ttyS3 is different from ttyS0 & ttyS1"; um, yes. They're > different files. Maybe you mean something else when you say they're > "different"? > Yes, from dmesg: Serial driver version 5.05c (2001-07-08) with MANY_PORTS SHARE_IRQ SERIAL_PCI enabled ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A Redundant entry in serial pci_table. Please send the output of lspci -vv, this message (12b9,1008,12b9,00d3) and the manufacturer and name of serial board or modem board to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ttyS04 at port 0xd000 (irq = 19) is a 16550A I have sent the requested message to the sourceforge.net. with a cc to this list. > Why are you trying to transfer dmesg to floppy? Without knowing the > exact command you used, as whom, in what directory, it's hard to say > what might have gone wrong with your copy attempt. > Because somewhere in the diddleing I came across dmesg as the log file which I didnt know and thought it might have something that would help. > What happens with the command: > echo "ATDT555-1234" > /dev/ttyS3 Nothing absolutely nothing and I can hear my modem sending. Dont have another number I can call. > > This should cause the modem (assuming it's on COM4 in Windows-speak) to > dial the phone number 555-1234). > > -- > Kent > Regards; Hoyt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
