RE: Some one says that X3 does not work in Italy Rather X3 (dial without dial tone detection) is commonly needed in Italy to compensate for low line voltages. But a placement effect in the Init2 string has been reported before. THanks, MarvS On 10/22/07, Spam Killer <e.fedele@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi all > sorry, I know that I am a bit late :D > But you know, I wasn't able to get my modem working and therefore I did not > want to bore you with my troubles. > I thought that you were supportive enough and that I should have made the > rest :D > Well, after some time spent trying to solve my issue I finally gave up. > Now I have once again the incumbence to send a fax, so I've decided that it > is time to let my modem understand who's the master and who's the servant :D > After some googling and some trial and error, I finally succeeded and I > thought that my experience could be useful for someone else. > I am using TelecomItalia as a provider, I am in italy, and this is my > wvdial.conf file (on my opensuse 10.2) > > [Dialer Defaults] > Modem = /dev/ttySL0 > Modem Type = Analog Modem > Baud = 460800 > Init1 = ATZ > init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 X3 +MS=90 > Init3 = > Init4 = ATM1L1 > Carrier Check = no > ; Area Code = > ISDN = 0 > Phone = 7017017010 > Username = username > Password = password > Ask Password = 0 > Dial Command = ATDT > Stupid Mode = 1 > Compuserve = 0 > Force Address = > Idle Seconds = 300 > ; DialMessage1 = > ; DialMessage2 = > Auto DNS = 1 > > The only thing that I've changed since the last time we met on this mailing > list, are the init2 and init4 strings. > I do not know if the init4 string is really needed, but what makes the > difference is the X3 and +MS=90 at the end of the init2 string. > In the previous attempts, I put the X3 in the middle of the init2, right > after S0=0. > Seems that it only works at the end. > Some one says that X3 does not work in Italy, well maybe so, but it works > for my house :D > > Thanks to you all guys, now off to the next step, send a fax! > Bye > > > Marvin Stodolsky wrote: > Enrico > > Double check which config file yuo are using. > > $ sudo wvdial > uses the default /etc/wvdial.conf , while > $ sudo wvdial --config wvtest > uses the wvtest. Make sure the one you are using has the X3 > > Also try starting from Kinternet, which is a front end to wvdial > > MarvS > > > On 8/31/07, Spam Killer <e.fedele@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Marvin Stodolsky ha scritto: > Enrico > > Failure in dialtone detection is a typical in Italy, due to low phone > line Voltages. > Try putting an X3 (dial anyway) in Init2 as follows: > init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 X3 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > > The error remains :'( > > If necessary to maintain a CONNECT, there can be additionally added to > Init2 > +MS=90 > as the default +MS=92 is flaky at some providers or at worst, + MS=32 > > Is this just to avoid connection losses? > > Please read the documentation in the SLMODEMD folder. > > I will read it agin and carefully. > > and do copy to the List. I do not have a FAX experience. > > MarvS > > Thanks > Enrico > > > On 8/31/07, Spam Killer <e.fedele@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Marvin Stodolsky ha scritto: > > > Italians, > > Please help SK with any local issues, He is using Open SuSE > > SK > > Do > $ sudo gedit wvtest > Delete the ; > and on those lines replace the <xxxx> with your dialout info. > Add a line: > Carrier Check = no > Save > Try dialing out with > $ sudo wvdial --config wvtest > > If there is a failure, look at the suggestions at the wvdial.txt > sample provided in the SLMODEM folder. > > The snd-atiixp-modem driver sometimes seems to die thought still loaded. > If this occurs. Just stop slmodemd with > Crtl-C > > Then unload the driver > $ sudo modprobe -r snd-atiixp-modem > reload > river > $ sudo modprobe snd-atiixp-modem > and proceed as before. > > > Well, my /etc/wvdial.conf file looks this way now: > > [Dialer Defaults] > Modem = /dev/ttySL0 > Modem Type = Analog Modem > Baud = 460800 > Init1 = ATZ > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > Init3 = > Carrier Check = no > ; Area Code = > ISDN = 0 > Phone = 7017017010 > Username = MyUserName > Password = MyPassword > Ask Password = 0 > Dial Command = ATDT > Stupid Mode = 1 > Compuserve = 0 > Force Address = > Idle Seconds = 300 > ; DialMessage1 = > ; DialMessage2 = > Auto DNS = 1 > > Note that I had to manually change > Modem = /dev/modem > > to > Modem = /dev/ttySL0 > > because wvdial said that it could not find /dev/modem. > > > When all tests OK, Look at the /etc/wvdial.conf SuSE provides. > You can copy your functional lines from wvtest into it. > Then dialout will work when started by Kinternet or by a simpler > $ sudo wvdial > > > When I run this command, I receive the following output: > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0 > --> Cannot get information for serial port. > --> Initializing modem. > --> Sending: ATZ > ATZ > OK > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > OK > --> Modem initialized. > --> Idle Seconds = 300, disabling automatic reconnect. > --> Sending: ATDT7017017010 > --> Waiting for carrier. > ATDT7017017010 > NO DIALTONE > --> No dial tone. > --> Disconnecting at Fri Aug 31 09:37:13 2007 > > > > MarvS > > Thanks, Enrico > > > > > > > > >
