Edison, After shutting down a call with Ctrl-C, and stopping slmodemd with Ctrl-C Unload and reload the driver before trying another dialout # modprobe -r snd-intel8x0m # modprobe snd-intel8x0m Then the modem setup # slmodemd -c INDONESIA --alsa modem:1 and # wvdial MarvS On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 11:16 PM, Edison <edison@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I already tried to break CTRL-C and then wvdial again for many times, > but it still give me Timed out while dialing. Trying again. Even after I > run the slmodemd again after I break (CTRL-C) it. > > The only solution I got so far is to delete the /etc/wvdial.conf and the > wvdialconf again as 'su - '. Or else I never get any other message > rather than Timed out while dialing, no matter how many times I CTRL-C > wvdial and slmodemd. > > > Thanks, > > Edison > > -----Original Message----- > From: Antonio Olivares [mailto:olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 9:58 AM > To: Edison > Cc: Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Fedora 8 with built in alsa modem > > On 6/29/08, Edison <edison@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> This is strange for me. I connected for once. I have to do wvdialconf >> and then add all the lines such as: >> +MS=90, Stupid Mode = yes, Auto DNS = yes, Carrier Check = no >> .... And I got connected. >> >> But after I start my computer again, I always get this line: >> Timed out while Dialing. Trying again. > Just CTRL+C and try > # wvdial > again >> >> I had to erased wvdial.conf and do the wvdialconf all over again to be > >> connected again. > No need to do this. There is no purpose to erase wvdial.conf and > recreate it again. Save it once and when it is working like you want > save it and make a backup copy as root user $ su - > password: > # cp /etc/wvdial.conf /etc/wvdial.conf.bak >> >> And if I start my computer again, there is nothing in my wvdial.conf. >> All the things I write is gone. >> > Did you save it as root? or as regular user? >> >> What happened? Do I have to do the wvdialconf all the time? > No you do not have to do it every time. Besides running Fedora as my > linux system I also run slax live cd either from usb or cd, and I save > wvdial.conf, resolv.conf and use them again everytime. This way I do > not have to retype them again. >> >> PS. May I ask how to put the connecting sound to be heared? Because I >> want to know if I get the dialing or not. >> > Sometimes dialing can be heard, somettimes not. I have had these > experiences throughout. These depend on the modem of course. I do not > know if this will help you, but you can try and putting in a command > > SetVolume = 2 > > in /etc/wvdial.conf > to see if you can hear the modem dial. If it bombs out with an error > remove the line. > >> >> Regards, >> >> edison >> > > Hope this helps. Edison, please try to respond to the previous thread > that you have. Opening new threads with very close subjects does not > help newbies out that might have your modem and want similar advice. > This way they can view the archives in a nicer way. I hope that you do > not mind me asking you to do this, but it does make a difference. > > Regards, > > Antonio >
