Ryan, To check whether your 537 modem emits audible sounds meanwhile having set sound_enabled=1 in /etc/init.d/537_boot you may always test with the following efax command: $ cd efax $ ./efax -i M2L3 -vewinchmart Regards, - http://vouters.dyndns.org:8080/ Philippe Vouters (Fontainebleau/France) Le mardi 30 juin 2009 à 22:02 +0200, Philippe Vouters a écrit : > Ryan, > > Providing your computer running Linux does emit audible sounds AND your > modem is actually connected to the phone line, you should at least hear > it attempting to dial your ISP phone number. > Kind regards, > - > http://vouters.dyndns.org:8080/ > Philippe Vouters (Fontainebleau/France) > > > Le mardi 30 juin 2009 à 21:02 +0200, Philippe Vouters a écrit : > > >From the URL link I sent you, I can read the following: > > ATM Speaker control > > M0 Speaker always off > > M1 Speaker on until carrier detected > > M2 Speaker always on > > M3 Speaker on only while answering > > > > So replace in your /etc/wvdial.conf the line: > > Init3 = ATM1L3 > > by > > Init3=ATM2L3 > > and you ought to hear a sound from your modem board. Prior to this > > suggested change, make sure your computer is indeed able to produce > > audible sounds. For this, just introduce your preferred music CD into > > your CD/DVD computer peripheral. > > - > > http://vouters.dyndns.org:8080/ > > Philippe Vouters (Fontainebleau/France) > > > > > > Le mardi 30 juin 2009 à 19:48 +0100, Ryan a écrit : > > > Philippe. > > > > > > I changed /etc/wvdial.conf so it includes the line: > > > [Modem0] > > > > > > I do not use a country code when dialling the phone number (or so the > > > Windows XP settings lead me to believe). > > > > > > Next, I changed (with some difficulty; I had to use the command $ sudo nano > > > /etc/init.d/537_boot) /etc/init.d/537_boot so the code appears like: > > > > > > case "$1" in > > > start | b) > > > if ! ( modprobe $serial sound_enabled=1); then > > > { > > > if ! ( insmod -f $serial ); then > > > { > > > > > > And rebooted my computer. Then I ran wvdial again with still the same > > > result: > > > > > > ryan@Ryan:~$ sudo wvdial > > > [sudo] password for ryan: > > > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.55 > > > --> Initializing modem. > > > --> Sending: ATZ > > > ATZ > > > OK > > > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > > > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > > > OK > > > --> Sending: ATM1L3 > > > ATM1L3 > > > OK > > > --> Modem initialized. > > > --> Sending: ATDT08440575000 > > > --> Waiting for carrier. > > > ATDT08440575000 > > > NO DIALTONE > > > --> No dial tone. > > > --> Disconnecting at Tue Jun 30 19:39:45 2009 > > > > > > And I heard no noises from the modem. > > > > > > > > > Can you help further? > > > Ryan > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Philippe Vouters > > > To: Ryan > > > Cc: Marvin Stodolsky > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 6:39 PM > > > Subject: Re: can you try this coredrv.c ? > > > > > > > > > Ryan, > > > > > > Your /etc/wvdial.conf should looks like this, with ATDT: > > > > > > [Modem0] > > > Modem = /dev/modem > > > Baud = 115200 > > > SetVolume = 3 > > > Dial Command = ATDT > > > Init1 = ATZ > > > Init2 = AT+GCI=3D > > > Init3 = ATM1L3 > > > Carrier Check = no > > > FlowControl = CRTSCTS > > > #Stupid Mode = yes > > > [Dialer Defaults] > > > Username = [MyUserNameIsHere] > > > Password = [MyPasswordIsHere] > > > Phone = 08440575000 > > > Init1 = ATZ > > > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > > > Inherits = Modem0 > > > > > > Without [Modem0], you will not "Inherits = Modem0" > > > > > > Next AT+CGI=3D : 3D is the code for France. Refer to the readme.txt file > > > in intel-536-537/ directory for the correct code for your country. > > > > > > Next as you have set "Init3 = ATM1L3", you might edit depending on your > > > Linux distribution either /etc/init.d/537_boot or /etc/rc.d/init.d/537_boot > > > and modify > > > the shell code so it appears the following: > > > > > > case "$1" in > > > start | b) > > > if ! ( modprobe $serial sound_enabled=1); then > > > { > > > if ! ( insmod -f $serial ); then > > > { > > > > > > Note that you ought to only do this to troubleshoot your modem and in order > > > to > > > listen to the noise it produces. Permanently keeping this modification might > > > prevent you in the future from listening to your favorite music using your > > > Linux computer > > > meanwhile being connected on Internet. > > > > > > Doing the above will help you ear check the NO DIALTONE error message > > > produced by your modem > > > in your phone line configuration. Please note the above does not apply to a > > > 536EP Intel's modem, > > > but is entirely specific to the 537 modems family. > > > > > > Hoping this gives you some hints on what to do to troubleshoot the problem. > > > - > > > http://vouters.dyndns.org:8080/ > > > Philippe Vouters (Fontainebleau/France) > > > > > >
