Hi Robert, Glad to hear it's working! You can set the modem type to 'user defined'. When prompted for a modem port, if possible, enter /de/ttyAGS3. If you cannot enter a custom port, a preliminary 'ln -s /dev/modem /dev/ttyAGS3' as root will let you use /dev/modem as a modem port. Best, Bjorn. --- marigold7 <marigold7@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Dear Bjorn, > > thank you very much for your hints. I have done the > automatation and I am > happy in using the modem. > > Today, I installed gfax (in association with efax > and an other file), but I > am in trouble whether the 11c11040 modem is a > faxmodem? I am asked for the > modem port [modem, ttyS0, ttyS1, ttyS2, ttyS3, cua1, > cua2] and for the modem > typ [ATT (Dataport, Paradyne), Motorola (Power > Modem, 3400 Pro...), > QuickComm (Sprint II), USR (Courier, Sportster), > Mulit-Tech (for bit > reversal), User Defined]. > > Do you have a good suggestion what is to do here? > > With best wishes, > > Robert > > > > Bjorn Wielens wrote: > > > > Hi Robert, > > Yes, some of this stuff can be automated. > > For example, there is a line in one of the > > /etc/sysconfig/ files (file is called 'kernel', I > > think) that lets you list additional modules your > > kernel should load on boot. You can add agrmodem > and > > agrserial there. > > > > It is not necessary to do the 'ln -s' commands > every > > startup, you can just edit your dialler's config > to > > change to the /dev/ttyAGS3 port... so in > > /etc/wvdial.conf, it would read > 'Modem=/dev/ttyAGS3' > > as opposed to pointing to one of the links you > create > > with 'ln -s' > > > > If you're particularly adventurous, you might want > to > > write an init script that loads the drivers and > > creates the symlinks for you. (see > > /etc/init.d/skeleton for a bare-bones sample of an > > init script) > > > > With regards to eth0, it will need to be brought > down > > every time you want to dial. You could perhaps > write a > > small 3-line bash script that does this, then > dials, > > and when you press a certain key combo, > disconnects > > the modem and brings eth0 back up. > > > > If my memory serves correctly, the following > should do > > it: > > > > #!/bin/sh > > sudo ifconfig eth0 down > > wvdial && sudo ifconfig eth0 up > > > > since && tells bash to wait for wvdial to finish > > before running the following command. > > Alternatively, you could be lazy and just yank the > > network plug whenever you need to use the modem :) > > > > Bjorn. > > > > > > --- marigold7@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > >> Dear Bjorn, > >> > >> thank you for your hints. I am not experienced in > >> using > >> firefox. I have > >> overseen the option for unchecking 'work > >> offline'. Now my modem works > >> and I am writing you with my > >> new laptop. > >> > >> May I ask you one more question? Do I really need > to > >> start > >> with all the > >> following commands: > >> $ sudo modprobe agrmodem > >> $ sudo modprobe agrserial > >> $ sudo ln -s /dev/ttyAGS3 /dev/ttySAGR > >> $ sudo ln -s /dev/ttyAGS3 /dev/modem > >> > >> $ ifconfig > >> $ sudo ifconfig eth0 down > >> > >> Typing requires some time and this would be the > case > >> for > >> every modem > >> usage. > >> > >> Can I put all the commands into one line? Or is > it > >> possible > >> to modify > >> any script so that all this stuff is loaded at > the > >> beginning? > >> > >> With best wishes, Robert > >> > >> > >> > >> Unbegrenzter Speicher, Top-Spamschutz, 120 > >> SMS und eigene E-MailDomain > >> inkl. > >> > > > http://office.freenet.de/dienste/emailoffice/produktuebersicht/power/mail/index.html > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is > at giving junk email the > > boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on > Options in Mail and switch to > > New Mail today or register for free at > http://mail.yahoo.ca > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A-AW%3A-AW%3A-11c11040-modem-with-agrsm-ubuntu8.04.1-2.6.24-19-generic.tar.gz-and-othre-kernels-tp18841034p18982562.html > Sent from the Linux Winmodem Support - Discussion > mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.
