Hi Chris, Thanks your reply. I did manage to get my problem fixed, surprising even myself! It took some fiddling, but I'm connected. I'm using Fedora at the moment, but think I might change to another distribution after I get use to the Linux environment. Having used Windows forever, Linux is quite a change. It took me some time to get use to the file system and the program installation. Xiao
From: Chris O'Halloran <cmoman(a)gmail.com> Reply-To: Waikato Linux Users Group <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> To: Waikato Linux Users Group <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Subject: Re: [wlug] slmodem problem Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 23:19:29 +1200
Hello Xiao,
Have you made any progress since you posted. I think I have had some success getting one of these modems to go but a quick google around suggests there might be a bit of fiddling around to get it going. ie the latest versions may require a kernel compilation which for a beginner might be a bit difficult.
When using linux and a dial up connection, by far the easiest and possibly technical superior way to go is to use an external modem, one that plugs into your serial connection (if your motherboard isn't ultra modern). It is possible that everytime you install or upgrade your kernel your'll kill your modem connection and without an internet connection, it becomes difficult or bothersome to diagnose resolving your modem problem.....
I note that there is a workshop day being proposed in a weeks time. Maybe you'd like to bring your computer along there to see if is can be resolved.
But think about the external modem option. My experience with the slmodem package is that it might not gracefully quit after disconnection from the dial up service and basically requires a reboot to work. Of course, this this might not apply to your situation.
When posting, try to include a few details of your hardware and what linux distribution you are using. A popular distribution within WLUG is Ubuntu, a Debian derivative. I myself have switched to Kubuntu (A KDE orientated version of Ubuntu) having used SuSE linux for a few years.
A useful command for itemising some of your hardware might be ~$:lspci
Cheers
Chris
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