Wayne, The wvdial package appears to not be installed: The dialer utility package WVDIAL does not appear to be installed on your System. Please read Modem/DOCs/wvdial.txt For the modem to work you need to download SLMODEMD.gcc4.3.tar.gz as scanModem reports below. Support type needed or chipset: slmodemd An ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) modem driver: provides Low Level support enabling contact with the modem hardware. For all BUT Conexant chip soft modems (using hsfmodem software) complementary High Level support is through a Smartlink utility: slmodemd Download from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/ the package SLMODEMD.gcc4.3.tar.gz having a compiled slmodemd. Unpack under Linux with: $ tar zxf SLMODEMD.gcc4.3.tar.gz and read instructions therein. But briefly, the modem is setup with command: sudo slmodemd -c YOUR_COUNTRY --alsa modem:1 reporting dynamic creation of ports: /dev/ttySL0 --> /dev/pts/N , with N some number Read DOCs/Smartlink.txt and Modem/DOCs/YourSystem.txt for follow through guidance. Regards, Antonio On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Wayne Lakso<wlakso@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > country = usa > > gnome ppp does not detect this modem > > Thank you, > Wayne Lakso > Minneapolis
