Modem
 

OK...Linux sees my modem when I look at PCI - Devices through the control center......but for some reason I says it can't open it to dial in kppp. Can someone please help me with this..I am so close to finishing this thing. All I need this pc do to is connect to the internet via dial-up connection. I've read through all this stuff...it has helped but there is one missing piece. in kppp under devices it shows /dev/modem but when I query it it says unable to open modem. So i went through all the other devices it shows and it says modem busy when I try to query it. Plus I have no idea of what an x terminal. I am Linux dumb..help me.

:newbie: :cry: :cry: :Pengy: :confused: :mad: :(

do u install its driver?

make clean
make ham
make install

Can you find anything with terminal in it's name by right or middle clicking on the desktop? In any menus? Can you find an icon anywhere that looks like a TV or monitor? That is an x terminal.

Post the result (just for your modem) of cat /proc/pci so we can tell if you have a real modem or a winmodem.

# 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
The Unofficial PCTel Linux Driver page
The kppp Handbook
Dial-up Networking Configuration Using KDE's Kppp
Troubleshooting ISP Connection Problems

# Redhat links
RedHat Linux Manuals
Maximum RPM
rpmfind
Easier software management: apt4rpm - Red Carpet
RedHat 8.0 Tips & Tricks

# Redhat 7.3 down configuration commands
setup leads to several configuration tools

# Redhat 7.3 up configuration commands
Configure soundcard:
redhat-config-soundcard
Configure X server:
redhat-config-xfree86
Configure network:
redhat-config-network

# Redhat 9.0
Redhat 9.0 Upgrading the kernel
Building a custom kernel

I've read through all that stuff and I'm still lost. I don't understand how Linux knows what my modem is but doesn't have the driver. I need to learn how to unzip this driver file I've got and install it. But like I said on my other post when I double click on the install files or .configure or make.in files they just opne in text form...so I'm lost!