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Mandrake and Conexant winmodem
Went to Conexant Site, downloaded HCF driver, installed per the instructions. HCFConfig says my modem is to be found under /dev/ttySHCF0. Go to Mandrake Control Center Hardware Configurator, and Winmodem shows up under ?Other. No module is shown when I click on it. Go to Network Config section tell it to autodetect Winmodem and it does not find it. Tried telling it detect regular modem and pointed it to /Dev/modem and that did not work either. Go back into Hardware Config in Mandrake Control Center, check the option at the bottom to autodetect modem, and now a modem shows up in list, but nothing appears when I click on it. Winmodem still showing up under ?Other. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the rpm several times, but with same result. I would appreciate some other things to try at this point . (Yes I am already considering getting an external modem) :) , but would like to get the winmodem running if I could...its a challenge, and I'm weird that way!!
Cheers, Phil |
Haha, you'll kick yourself for this, it's so easy, and I've done it before.
Just install Kppp from the KDEbase on your cd, and tada, a nice easy dialer which'll work fine :) The MCC never seemed to work for me, but Kppp's fine. Just know if your isp uses PAP or CHAP. Any problems, try running hcfpciconfig again, as root or otherwise. :) |
You should have a symbolic link, /dev/modem pointing /dev/ttySHCF0
Linux is case sensitive, so /Dev/modem will fail. # Modem and connection troubleshooting Is it a PCI card? Find info about PCI cards with /cat/proc/pci Modem NHFs Modem HOWTO Linmodems.org Conexant/Rockwell modem HOWTO Troubleshooting ISP Connection Problems Connecting to AOL with Linux # Mandrake links Mandrake home page Mandrake Users website Easy urpmi config for Mandrake urpmi mini-HOWTO Easy software management: Red Carpet Maximum RPM rpmfind You didn't install the developmental packages? As root, command: urpmi gcc Install Midnight Commander by commanding: urpmi mc |
KPPP did the trick, although had to go hunting for it on cd 3. Posting this thru Mozilla. Woohoo!! .:) :)
Thank you!! BTW is there a Linux mail client that will let you view mail headers on the server and choose which to download? Cheers, Phil |
If you're using IMAP Evolution does this. Maybe KMail too, but not sure.
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Why hunt for .rpm files on cds when you can use the Install Software link in your menu or MCC to launch RpmDrake which knows exactly what rpm is where and will install it with one click? :)
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I tried using the MCC Software installer but it did not find KPPP in the list. I suspect that the Software Installer from the menu is the same program. Not sure if this is a feature of Mandrake 9.1
Cheers Phil |
You didnt? It should be the same thing (turn off embedded mode in the MCC to see it's identical). Maybe you told it you didnt have a cd at install, and thus it removed that cd as a valid source for rpms. Check the Software Sources Manager to see if the cds are all still listed. :)
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rm /dev/modem
ln -s /dev/ttySHCF0 /dev/modem The install script should have that done for you IIRC Become a non-newbie by RTFM :D Download these and :study: Linux Newbie Administrator Guide Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition |
fancypiper--
Maybe I'm just real thick, but I need to know exactly what I type on the command line, and in what directory in need to be in when I type it to make this work. |
I am ssuming you are in X and your user's account. Open an x terminal and type these commands. I pasted my x term contents so you could see the prompt changes
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IT WORKED!!!!
I am now browsing the internet for the first time using Linux.... this is truly a historical moment......:D Thanks fancypiper Can I also just say that I love LinuxQuestions.org!....there I said it. |
:cool: I felt the same way but I tossed the crap modem in the trash can and bought a cheap $14 external modem. Flashing LEDs just can't be beat. :D
I know it will work on all OS I want to try. Peace of mind, knowing I have real honest-to-GNU hardware, not stuff that steals my cpu cycles. I can use those better with ./configure;make;make install any day. :D |
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