Hi all,
I'm running Knoppix(Debian unstable) off the HD on a Gateway Solo 9300 laptop with ease. However, when I inserted my old 3Com XJ1560 PCMCIA modem in place of my PCMCIA Ethernet card, it wasn't getting working properly. I ran Kudzu to see if I could tweak it a bit, and instead, I deleted the config. Ugh. Now on startup, I'm getting the two beeps, one high, then one low, that means Debian doesn't like it, and I can't figure out any way to reconfigure it (discover, etc.). In Kppp, I can't see /dev/modem, but I can see /dev/ttyS2. On /dev/ttyS2, I get "modem busy" messages. I can reset it, but it won't accept any init strings.

Any nuggets of wisdom for an "intermediate newbie"??

------ In Kppp, I can't see /dev/modem, but I can see /dev/ttyS2. On /dev/ttyS2, I get "modem --------busy" messages. I can reset it, but it won't accept any init strings.

Without info on your old configurations, it may be that your modem link has been erased. if your modem is on ttyS2, you may have to rebuild it with
ln -s ttyS2 modem
from within your /dev directory. you should then be able to see a /dev/modem link.
then pppconfig should autodetect your modem and walk you through your setup.

this is supposing that your modem is linux compatible???

hope this helps some.

keep at debian. i've found it the best there is for using and LEARNING linux without going into slack or linux-from-scratch.

Thanks very much for the response. My first problem, after a lot of hair pulling, is solved. When I compiled PPP into the kernel (2.4.24), I just couldn't get it working. I backed down to v2.4.22 & compiled PPP as a module, and now the modem is recognized. Now I'm at the same point in Linux as in WindowsXP!! :-)

The problem is that this modem worked fine when I was in the U.S. I recently moved to Europe, and when I try to connect, either with Kppp or wvdial, the modem is not recognizing the dial tone, so I am getting a 'no dial tone' error. For this modem model, www.modemhelp.com, a kinda outdated site, recommends adding the string 'AT+GFI=59' (for Italy). Either I'm adding it incorrectly (likely), or there is another dimension to the situation. Will adding the correct country necessarily resolve this problem?

Any replies would be greatly appreciated. I've included the initial initialization (without the modemhelp suggestion), the same with their suggestion, and the printout of the modem query. Thanks in advance!!

*********************************
OK
ATM1L1
OK
ATDT7010187187
NO DIAL TONE
*********************************
ATZ
OK
AT+GFI=59
ERROR
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ATQ0V1E0 - OK
AT+GMM - COMMAND NOT SUPPORTED
AT+FCLASS=? - 0,1,2.0
AT#CLS=? - COMMAND NOT SUPPORTED
AT+GCI? - Current selected country is: US/Canada (1)
AT+GCI=? - List of countries available:
1 US/Canada
ATI1 - 771A
ATI2 - OK
ATI3 - TB201, V.90 Modem
Regulatory revision 1.1


ATI7: Configuration Profile...
Product type US/Canada PC CARD
Product ID: CCXJ1560
Options V32bis,V.34+,x2,V.90
Fax Options Class 1/Class 2.0
Clock Freq 96.0Mhz
EPROM 256k
RAM 64k
Regulatory revision 1.1
FLASH date 4/22/98
FLASH rev 2.01.123
DSP date 2/9/98
DSP rev 4.7.29
*********************************

Solved!!
I think I got the answer from www.vee90.net, a great modem site. I looked at a ton of sites & suggestions to get the concept.

In my case, I changed the initial string, ATZ, to ATX0, and away I went. There are other options, depending on one's problem & modem, but this worked for me. i suspected it wasn't the country code, as my friend has a modem here with only a U.S. entry.