modem blues

[Antonio Olivares]

--- Jimmy Montague <rhetoric101 at att.net> wrote:

> I'm baaaaaack!
> 
> Now I've got Fedora bootloader working, I've got a
> holnuther problem: 
> FC5 doesn't detect my modem. I've queried every
> location offered in the 
> KPPP menu and shot craps every time.
> 
> The device is an external USR hardware modem. It's
> plugged into a USB 
> port. Xandros detected the modem at location "Comm
> 8", if that means 
> anything here. How can I get Fedora to find the
> hardware and use it?
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Jimmy
> 
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Jimmy,
   Become superuser 
$ su -
psswd: *****
# wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf

will scan the modem ports till it finds a valid ones. 
After it finds it use that one in KPPP.  Refer to 
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/post-install.html

for help/other issues when using wvdial.

Regards,

Antonio

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