John,
In http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/post-install.html I explained how to
obtain a log of a debug session which briefly goes as follows:
-add to /etc/ppp/options a line
debug
-open an additional terminal.
-just before starting wvdial, start in the additional terminal:
sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog | tee debugging.log
(a word of caution here: your Ubuntu has the info on syslog, not on
messages)
-now start wvdial as usual, wait for its death, and finally
-stop the tail command with CTRL-C
Do you see any string LCP on the tail window near the failure?
Please send us the file debugging.log
All that was to explain how to grab that small part of the huge file
syslog, contributed to syslog while testing wvdial. There are zillions
of other ways to do it, some simpler for a trained user, and I do not
know you...
It may point at a general problem with slmodemd and kernel 2.6.22-14
I am sweating with that for nearly a month now with somebody who has a
problem which MAY BE the same as yours.
Unfortunately my machine has a Conexant modem and the user whom I try to
help lives 3,000 km from me, with no phone access where he has a LAN
access so I have no way to work "hands on".
Do you know or do you need help to positively verify that the file
/usr/bin/slmodemd which you use is the one supplied by SLMODEMDetc.. and
NOT the one plugged there by Ubuntu's slmodem-daemon mechanism?
Jacques
Syntactics wrote:
Need help
The wvdial.conf file appears to contain the correct values.
The problem is that it connects on occasion. The changes are better
late at night. I know the line works well because my other laptop
running windows, connects immediately and stays connected any time of
day.
I went through the Linmodem "Post Install Problems" page offered by
Jacques G., including the trouble shooting section, trying all the
possibilities, but no success.
I don't know what else to do to test or debug.
Farther down is a line containing <<<< Succeeded >>>>>.
Below it is the session script. It happened to succeed.
Anyway.... the usual routine is as follows....
Starting with slmodemd in one terminal:
smaknj@Smaknj-Laptop:~$ sudo slmodemd -c CANADA --alsa hw:0,6
SmartLink Soft Modem: version 2.9.11 Feb 17 2008 09:31:10
symbolic link `/dev/ttySL0' -> `/dev/pts/1' created.
modem `hw:0,6' created. TTY is `/dev/pts/1'
Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination.
Followed in a second terminal with:
smaknj@Smaknj-Laptop:~$ sudo wvdial
WvDial<*1>: WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56
WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.
WvDial<*1>: Initializing modem.
WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATZ
WvDial Modem<*1>: ATZ
WvDial Modem<*1>: OK
WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
WvDial Modem<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
WvDial Modem<*1>: OK
WvDial<*1>: Modem initialized.
WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATDT4218500
WvDial<*1>: Waiting for carrier.
WvDial Modem<*1>: ATDT4218500
Pauses here.....
WvDial Modem<*1>: NO CARRIER
WvDial<Warn>: No Carrier! Trying again.
WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATDT4218500
WvDial<*1>: Waiting for carrier.
WvDial Modem<*1>: ATDT4218500
Pauses here.....
WvDial Modem<*1>: NO CARRIER
WvDial<Warn>: No Carrier! Trying again.
WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATDT4218500
WvDial<*1>: Waiting for carrier.
WvDial Modem<*1>: ATDT4218500
Pauses here.....
WvDial Modem<*1>: NO DIALTONE
WvDial<Err>: No dial tone.
WvDial<*1>: Disconnecting at Sun Feb 17 23:13:18 2008
smaknj@Smaknj-Laptop:~$ ... finishing here.
Contents of File /etc/Wvdial.conf:
[Dialer defaults]
Auto DNS = yes
Stupid Mode = on
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
#Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +MS=34
#Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +MS=90
Modem Type = Analog Modem
ISDN = 0
Phone = 4218500
Modem = /dev/ttySL0
Username = aaaaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Carrier check = no
Password = xxxxxxxxxx
Baud = 115200
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Succeeded >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Script started on Sun 17 Feb 2008 11:32:17 PM MST
]0;smaknj@Smaknj-Laptop: ~smaknj@Smaknj-Laptop:~$ sudo wvdialconf wvdial.conf
Editing `wvdial.conf'.
Scanning your serial ports for a modem.
Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0 S1 S2 S3
WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- SmartLink Soft Modem
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe.
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
Found a modem on /dev/ttySL0.
wvdial.conf<Warn>: Can't open 'wvdial.conf' for reading: No such file or directory
wvdial.conf<Warn>: ...starting with blank configuration.
Modem configuration written to wvdial.conf.
ttySL0<Info>: Speed 460800; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"
]0;smaknj@Smaknj-Laptop: ~smaknj@Smaknj-Laptop:~$ sudo wvdial
WvDial<*1>: WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56
WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.
WvDial<*1>: Initializing modem.
WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATZ
WvDial Modem<*1>: ATZ
WvDial Modem<*1>: OK
WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
WvDial Modem<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
WvDial Modem<*1>: OK
WvDial<*1>: Modem initialized.
WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATDT4218500
WvDial<*1>: Waiting for carrier.
WvDial Modem<*1>: ATDT4218500
WvDial Modem<*1>: CONNECT 46667
WvDial<*1>: Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.
WvDial<Notice>: Starting pppd at Sun Feb 17 23:33:44 2008
WvDial<Notice>: Pid of pppd: 8648
WvDial<*1>: Using interface ppp0
WvDial<*1>: pppd: [18]˜[06][08]8˜[06][08]
WvDial<*1>: pppd: [18]˜[06][08]8˜[06][08]
WvDial<*1>: pppd: [18]˜[06][08]8˜[06][08]
WvDial<*1>: pppd: [18]˜[06][08]8˜[06][08]
WvDial<*1>: local IP address 205.206.150.196
WvDial<*1>: pppd: [18]˜[06][08]8˜[06][08]
WvDial<*1>: remote IP address 205.206.120.50
WvDial<*1>: pppd: [18]˜[06][08]8˜[06][08]
WvDial<*1>: primary DNS address 209.115.142.9
WvDial<*1>: pppd: [18]˜[06][08]8˜[06][08]
WvDial<*1>: secondary DNS address 209.115.142.132
WvDial<*1>: pppd: [18]˜[06][08]8˜[06][08]
This time it connected, but this is not the norm.....
Caught signal 2: Attempting to exit gracefully...
WvDial<*1>: Terminating on signal 15
WvDial<*1>: pppd: [18]˜[06][08]8˜[06][08]
WvDial<*1>: Connect time 20.3 minutes.
WvDial<*1>: pppd: [18]˜[06][08]8˜[06][08]
WvDial<*1>: pppd: [18]˜[06][08]8˜[06][08]
WvDial<*1>: Disconnecting at Sun Feb 17 23:54:00 2008
]0;smaknj@Smaknj-Laptop: ~smaknj@Smaknj-Laptop:~$ eit
bash: eit: command not found
]0;smaknj@Smaknj-Laptop: ~smaknj@Smaknj-Laptop:~$ exit
exit
Script done on Sun 17 Feb 2008 11:54:29 PM MST
