I'd put an ampersand after that wvdialconf command or be prepared to have my speech synthesizer hosed. x On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, John wrote: > First, a reminder. I'm not blind, I'l here to learn what problems the blind > have and how they're addressed. However, I have been using Linux for some > years. > > Sound is ordinarily quite easy. I install Linux, and on the first boot kudzu > leaps in and asks if I want to configure my sound card. I say, "Yes," and it > does. > > Configuring the modem itself is generally almost as easy. Login as root and > run this command > wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf > > There will be lots of messages, hopefully some of them resulting from it > finding and testing your modem. > > The result will be a file called /etc/wvdial.conf which should contain > something like this: > [Dialer Defaults] > Modem = /dev/ttyS0 > Baud = 115200 > Init1 = ATZ > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0 > ; Phone = <Target Phone Number> > ; Username = <Your Login Name> > ; Password = <Your Password> > > > Remember, not those particular values, but like that. > > To this you can add something like this: > [Dialer isp] > Username = summer > Password = shooter > Phone = 92503951 > Inherits = Dialer Defaults > [root@gw root]# > > > Connecting might be as simple as issuing the command > wvdial isp > > where isp matches the word after "Dialer" above. > But then, it might not be so simple, but this is a good start. > > > > On Monday 19 August 2002 20:42, Darragh wrote: > > At last I have a perfectly working Red Hat Linux installation fully > > accessible thanks to Speak up. Now that I have it working I'd like to be > > able to read Email, visit web pages, listen to MP3's. Unfortunately to do > > this I have to know how to set up my Modem and sound card. Can any one > > help? I'm using a 56K hardware modem and a - Typhoon digital sound card. > > > > > > -- > > > Cheers > John. > > Please, no off-list mail. You will fall foul of my spam treatment. > Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at > http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >