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| Thread ID: 44263 | 2004-04-13 21:29:00 | External modem with linux help | sam m (517) | Press F1 |
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| 229072 | 2004-04-13 21:29:00 | Hello, I am wanting to set up my external modem (dynalink v1433vqe) with Xandros. I only need it connected for faxing purposes but it has to be reliable. At the moment I have an internal 56k winmodem installed. I have left it in there but unplugged. I have connected the dynalink to COM 2. Now when I try and install it using the 'applciations - internet - connection wizard' it does not recognise my modem. I found this (www.nztravel.co.nz) which got my hopes up. When I tried this command I get File exists. Using the control center | hardware information | Hardware Type = modem | it shows this : device = /dev/tts/1 modemID = 33600 When I analyse the link (www.nztravel.co.nz) I notice that the device is different. I have tried varying the command without success but I am totally in the dark what all that means. ideas please cheers sam m |
sam m (517) | ||
| 229073 | 2004-04-13 22:15:00 | try this. ln -sf /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem then run the interent connection wizard. |
ilikelinux (1418) | ||
| 229074 | 2004-04-14 04:42:00 | tks for reply, tried your suggestion (and variations) without success. any other ideas. I have reinstalled this modem in the Windows world and I had to d/load and install driver. Do I have to do the same in the Linux world? sam m |
sam m (517) | ||
| 229075 | 2004-04-14 04:57:00 | That should have made it go. All the software looks for "/dev/modem" so you need a soft link pointing to the actual port. What does ls -l /dev/modem give now? If it isn't right, the "force" (from "-sf" didn't work. So rm /dev/modem would getr rid of it, and you could try again to make it. (with " ln -s" rather than "ln -sf"). There ought to be a wizard type thinmg to set it up ... |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 229076 | 2004-04-14 05:15:00 | Tks Still no luck but the learning curve is great! I tried your suggestion of ls -l /dev/modem and got this: lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 10 2004-04-14 16:10 /dev/modem -> /dev/ttyS1 Does this make sense? |
sam m (517) | ||
| 229077 | 2004-04-14 05:16:00 | also... does it matter that I have the other winmodem still installed. ( I have only unpugged it from phone line) |
sam m (517) | ||
| 229078 | 2004-04-14 05:33:00 | well, the crteation of the symbolic links worked. | ilikelinux (1418) | ||
| 229079 | 2004-04-14 05:34:00 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ in reply to lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 10 2004-04-14 16:10 /dev/modem -> /dev/ttyS1 |
ilikelinux (1418) | ||
| 229080 | 2004-04-14 05:46:00 | > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > in reply to > > lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 10 2004-04-14 16:10 /dev/modem > - > /dev/ttyS1 and that means? Just wondering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do I really need to do anything? Maybe I am making too much out of this . Looking around on different forums most comments are that it SHOULD just work . If this is the case then maybe I need to find me a decent linux fax program, install it and configure THAT program to the modem . If this is the case, what would be the equivalent to Winfax in the Linux world? cheers sam m |
sam m (517) | ||
| 229081 | 2004-04-14 06:50:00 | >and that means? /dev/modem is linkingto /dev/ttyS1 . >If this is the case, what would be the equivalent to Winfax in the Linux world? Nevr used Winfax, but try kfax . |
ilikelinux (1418) | ||
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