Didn't work. I even went back to my original login account because I remember typing 'ls -l /dev/ttyS*' and getting "lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 10- 2006-07-10 09:17 /dev/ttySLO->/dev/pts/1" Now when I run that command as root I get "no such file or directory" This can't be good. Did I somehow move the modem to a tmp file?
Anyway I'm attaching the output of what you told me to run along with some of the e-mail certified sent me so you will have some idea of what they had me do. Could it be that because I've created tmp files in two different accounts, its trying to write to both? I'm off to a chess tournament this weekend. Back Monday. I hope you don't desert me!
Found a modem on /dev/ttySL0.
Modem configuration written to tmp.wv.
ttySL0<Info>: Speed 460800; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"
[root@localhost ~]# modprobe snd_intel8x0m
[root@localhost ~]# /usr/sbin/slmodemd -alsa
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1155
snd_pcm_hw_open) open /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p failed: Device or resource busy
error: alsa setup: cannot open playback device 'hw:1': Device or resource busyerror: cannot setup device `hw:1'
Here are some emails:
> > Thank you for your request. Can you first check that you're modem is
> > currently working. Please type the following in a terminal:
> >
> > wvdialconf tmp.wv
> >
> > This will write details about the modem to the file tmp.wv You should
> see a
> > line with "Found a modem on /dev/ttySL0." towards the end of the command
> > output. Please edit tmp.wv with your ISP settings. e.g.,
> >
> > Modem Type = Analog Modem
> > Phone = 5551234
> > Username = psyduck
> > Password = ducks
> >
> > You may need to comment "Modem Type = Analog Modem" by using a semicolon,
> ";
> > Modem Type = Analog Modem", if get very slow speeds or unable to connect
> to
> > your ISP. Once edited, save the file and type following to connect to
> your
> > ISP.
> >
> > wvdial --conf tmp.wv
> >
> > If the modem connects successfully, please check that you are able to
> browse
> > the web as wvdial should automatically setup network routing.
> >
> > The snd_intel8x0m driver module automatically loads at boot and should be
> > loaded if you found a modem when using wvdialconf, you can confirm this by
> > typing "lsmod | grep intel".
On the test system I have next to me, adding the user to the group owning the
modem device didn't help, neither did adding the user to the root group help.
Got the modem working under a normal user after setting the permission on
/dev/pts/1 to 777. Please try typing the following as root (after the pound
sign, the lines w/o pound sign is an example of the output):
# ls -al /dev/ttySLO
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2006-07-10 09:17 /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/1
# chmod 777 /dev/pts/1
It may be different on your system for where /dev/ttySL0 is linked to, on my
system it's linked to /dev/pts/0 so please change the permission (chmod) on
the correct device for your system.
Try typing "wvdialconf tmp.wv" as a normal user and let us know your results.
Just remove the files and start over. A "rm -f *tmp.w*" should work fine. I
assume you are doing all of this from a command prompt, is this correct? When
Gilbert suggested using the syntax '--config=/dir/to/tmp.wv', he did mean for
you to type this verbatim. He was trying to tell you to insert the path
information into the command. So, to create a config file you should use
wvdialconf like this: "wvdialconf myWvdial.conf". This will create a
configuration file called myWvdial.conf. Now edit this file. I suggest using a
simple text editor like nano or pico. You want to insert a phone number, your
username and your password. The number by itself without any other characters
will work great. Also, make sure to remove the < > characters and just have
the your information in the provided fields. You can now try to dial out.
Something like this should work:
"wvdial --config myWvdial.conf" or "wvdial
--config=/full/path/to/myWvdial.conf
