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hi all,
i have just installed mandrake linux 9 and cant get the grin off my face this is cool software!!
however im having a prob with my internal modem (conexant hsf). i downloaded and installed the driver from http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv/hsf/ and all went ok. but when i try to dialup, my modem makes a weird put-put-put noise and i eventually get a 'no dialtone' message from kppp. the modem works fine from windows xp and i cant understand why it isnt working under linux ... im guessing i have to change the modem commands but arent sure which settings to change to what!
would really appreciate any help with this
I would try dialing with a dialer other than kppp. Technically, kppp is just a frontend for pppd, but it tends to bypass some of your regular modem settings and do things its own way (which is often, but not always, a good thing). Try Mandrake's basic console dialer (probably pppd) or, better yet, wvdial. You can do it in a terminal window like xterm if you want to keep X running.
Distribution: RH 6.2, Gen2, Knoppix,arch, bodhi, studio, suse, mint
Posts: 3,304
Rep:
maybe make sure you've tried all the drivers available
for that type of modem.
getting a winmodem working in linux is usually tricky.
the hardware makers will not relase info on them, and
people have to hack the stuff out.
You must force modem dial up, because it not recognize the phone line.If you use Kppp try:
Kppp>modem>modem_commands>Initialization string 2=ATX3.
I have same problem and it worked!
Bye!
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