Hi,
I have a Toshiba Satellite M70 with an slmodem. Kanotix comes with slmodem, which I'm using. I've been able to run slmodem and it creates the link /dev/ttySL0. However, if I try to connect using either wvdial or kppp, it always gives me "no dial tone" although I'm sure that the modem is working as I dual-boot and windows can use the modem without any problems.

Here's the output of my attempt at connecting:

root@Kano:~# wvdial
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: AT&F
AT&F
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT3660077
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT3660077
NO DIALTONE
--> No dial tone.
--> Disconnecting at Sat Apr 1 14:17:18 2006

My wvdial.conf file is as follows:

[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Password = a
Phone = 3660077
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Baud = 460800
New PPPD = on
Modem = /dev/ttySL0
Init = AT&F
ISDN = 0
Username = a
Carrier Check = no

Thank you for your help (PS. I don't need a username / password but I set them to a and a).

If your slmodem driver is a 2.9.x version you need to start the daemon in a terminal before the dialer will work.

Note: don't try putting it in a script to run at startup.

slmodem has been a pain on the notebook at some time or other depends on kernel and slmodem version. Read over this post and see if you can manually off-hook the modem. Once the /dev/ttySL0 is active goto your alsamixer or aumix or kmix. In alsamixer you will need to issue the command as ' alsamixer -c1 ' for the second sound device which is what the modem is using slmodem. Same for others I believe. Just run ' man aumix ' for help.

Once you have it open, one should be called hook or something. Toggle it by hitting the M key. If no dailtone check volume in the other list. Note not all behave this way I have seen not list a volume level in that subchannel.

Also you have the baud at 460800. It needs to be 115200. And also no hardware carrier as well. Software xon/xoff is okay I beleive. Its been a while since I found a small external pocket modem to use on the notebook or use my cell phone as a modem as well.

Brian1


Brian1

Thanks Brian1. I tried it out but it still didn't work. I then rebooted and tried it out again again and it worked. I'm going to try reboot / hibernating my machine and see if it still works

Glad to be of help. Not sure what became the issue. Only real change on my system is the kernel. Maybe the slmodem drivers need updated for new kernels. Some big changes since 2.6.14 has been going on.

Brian1

That does seem to be true. The 2.9.10 driver worked for me from 2.6.11 through 2.6.14. When I upgraded to 2.6.15 it wouldn't build anymore. I had to find the 2.9.11 driver.

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working I tried using both alsamixer -c1 and also kmix and I set the hook on in both of them as well as the modem speaker. However, I noticed something strange. Right after it dials and fails and gives me the "no dialtone" message, I noticed that it reset the alsamixer settings and that the hook is turned off as well as the modem speaker. Any ideas? Thanks for your help.

Any ideas why these settings are being modified whenever it tries to connect and possibly being the reason that it keeps giving me "No Dial Tone"?

You can try the soution at linmodems.technion.ac.il/travelmate800.ubuntu.slmodem.html
Well, to sum up the whole thing: it says you should use the line "Init2 = ATQ0 X3 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"

(X3 makes wvdial dial without waiting for the dial tone...)

I hope it will help...

oops sorry i didn't read the whole thing very well...
i should first learn to read, then write, then answer on forums!

Just a quick update. It seems that I've been able to get it back and working. Basically, I don't do anything with alsamixer. I just rmmod snd_intel8x0m and modprobe it and then run the slmodem daemon. This seems to be especially true if you're coming out of hibernation (swssus) (1) kill the slmodem daemon 2) rmmod 3) modprobe 4) restart the daemon 5) kppp). I had read somewhere that it has to be loaded after snd_intel8x0, so it should work if you rmmod and then modprobe. Also, if it tells you that snd_intel8x0m is busy, it's usually firefox (from my experience), so close firefox and try again. I'm posting now from a dial-up connection.