Why can't I use my external modem with minicom even if the port is well configurd in minicom?
Do I have to do anything else in shell?
Is this a "real" external modem, or is it a USB "win-"modem? (Just because it's USB does not mean it's a win-modem, but there's a high chance of it.)
Are you doing this as root or as a normal user? If a normal user, you might need to add your user to the "dialout" and/or "dip" group. (I always forget which one is necessary - you'd think "dialout", but then, why can't I remember that if that's the case? Maybe I'm just senile.)
At the command prompt, does "echo ATDT555-1234 > /dev/ttyS1" (replace the number with your cell phone #, or another number you can hear ringing, and replace the "/dev/ttyS1" with the appropriate device name) cause that phone dialed to ring? ("echo ATZ > /dev/ttyS1" should quit.)
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Kent
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