Eric, re: /home/eric/.wvdial.conf<Warn>: Ignoring malformed input line: ";Do NOT edit this file by hand!" Don't use GnomePPP, which is evidently reading some /home/eric/.wvdial.conf file, rather than your intended wvdial.rc. I presume that the modem was found by: $ sudo wvdialconf wvdial.rc which you then edited into [Dialer Defaults] Modem = /dev/ttySL0 Baud = 460800 Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 ISDN = 0 Modem Type = Analog Modem Phone = IPphone Username = LoginName Password = LoginPassword Carrier check = no New PPPD = yes Just use: $ sudo wvdial --config wvdial.rc MarvS On Dec 7, 2007 7:18 PM, Eric <dragon.wind@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks for the help I have got the modem working ussing > > > open terminal > " sudo slmodemd -c AUSTRALIA --alsa hw:0,6 " > open second terminal > " sudo wvdial --config wvdial.rc " > > [Dialer Defaults] > Modem = /dev/ttySL0 > Baud = 460800 > Init1 = ATZ > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > ISDN = 0 > Modem Type = Analog Modem > Phone = > Username = > Password = > Carrier check = no > New PPPD = yes > > > > but when I try to conect using GNOME PPP > > the log said > /home/eric/.wvdial.conf<Warn>: Ignoring malformed input line: ";Do NOT edit this file by hand!" > WvDial<*1>: WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56 > WvDial<Err>: Cannot open /dev/ttySL0: Permission denied > WvDial<Err>: Cannot open /dev/ttySL0: Permission denied > WvDial<Err>: Cannot open /dev/ttySL0: Permission denied > >